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Butler Snow LLP

Discriminatory or Just Cheap? Eleventh Circuit Panel Rules that Employer-Sponsored Health Plans Must Cover Gender-Affirming Care;...

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In its 2020 decision in Bostock v. Clayton County, the United States Supreme Court ruled that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits covered employers from discriminating against employees based on their...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

Summer's Hot Debate: Does a Self-Funded Group Health Plan Cover Gender-Affirming Care?

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As the temperatures continue to rise, regulations and litigation related to employer-sponsored group health plans have followed suit. As these new rules continue to evolve, we are often asked whether a self-insured group...more

Laner Muchin, Ltd.

Eleventh Circuit Finds Gender-Affirming Surgery Exclusion in Governmental Employer’s Health Plan Violated Title VII

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held that a governmental employer’s health plan violated Title VII by applying an exclusion for services and supplies associated with gender reassignment surgery. The Court relied on the Supreme Court’s decision in Bostock v....more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

New HHS Rules Will Provide Greater Protections Against Gender Identity Discrimination

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The Obama administration continues to use its executive authority to expand societal inclusion of transgender individuals. On September 3, the Department of Health and Human Services issued proposed rules under Section 1557...more

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