Takeaways After 4th Circ. Says ADA Covers Gender Dysphoria

Andrew Turnbull spoke to Law360 about the Fourth Circuit becoming the first federal appeals court to rule that the Americans with Disabilities Act protects transgender people who experience gender dysphoria.

“This will have some impact on the accommodation issues, and what it means to accommodate somebody for gender dysphoria,” Andrew said. “If employers were going to question gender dysphoria as a disability before, especially if you’re in the Fourth Circuit, that’s off the table.”

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