The Biden Harris administration is trying to force employers to accommodate and prioritize transgender ideology, raising concerns about women’s safety, overall professionalism and potential Human Resources headaches for companies across the country on the grounds of anti-discrimination.
The Daily Caller reports:
Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit Thursday against the Biden administration’s Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) over an allegedly “unlawful” April policy rewrite that changed the definition of discrimination to include “gender identity.”
The EEOC updated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to require both state and private employers to accommodate transgender employees by allowing men in women’s spaces, forcing the use of “preferred pronouns” and ending sex-specific dress codes. Paxton and the Heritage Foundation are challenging the rewrite, arguing that it violates the Administrative Procedure Act and does not have sufficient standing as the original wording prohibits sex-based discrimination but does not mandate special accommodations for the sexes, according to the lawsuit.
In 2019, a case on sex-specific dress codes made its way to the United States Supreme Court. William Stephens worked at a funeral home for six years as an apprentice, funeral director and enbalmer before announcing a name change to Aimee and that he now identified as a woman. The funeral home’s dress code dictated that women wear skirts to work, and Stephens’ representation argued that he was fired for presenting as a woman at work.
“The Biden-Harris Administration is attempting yet again to rewrite federal law through undemocratic and illegal agency action,” Paxton said in a press release. “This time, they are unlawfully weaponizing the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in an attempt to force private businesses and States to implement ‘transgender’ mandates—and Texas is suing to stop them.”
The suit also argues that the EEOC “has limited rulemaking authority” and therefore should not have been allowed to change the policy. The plaintiffs are requesting the rule to be blocked in its entirety.
The Biden Administration has made his support of the transgender community clear, welcoming controversial transgender Tik Tok star Dylan Mulvaney to the White House to hold an interview, making a formal statement acknowledging “Transgender Day of Visibility” while largely ignoring Easter Sunday.
