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US DOJ Adds its Interpretation of Title VII to List of Federal Entities Recognizing Protection for Transgender Rights

The United States Justice Department (DOJ) recently announced that it will interpret Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as protecting transgender employees from discrimination in the workplace.  In a December 15, 2014 memo to U.S. Attorneys, Attorney General Eric Holder stated that he has “determined that the…