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Fired After Gender Reassignment Surgery? 4 Steps To Take To Combat The Discrimination

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If you were fired after undergoing gender reassignment surgery, you may have been the victim of workplace discrimination. If that's the case, you need to seek legal representation as soon as possible. Employers do not have the right to discriminate against employees based upon their sexual or gender orientation. However, it is important that you take steps to protect your rights. Here are four things you need to do if you believe you were fired due to your gender reassignment surgery. 

Get the Reason in Writing

If you've been fired from your job and you feel that your gender orientation had something to do with it, get the reason in writing. Don't expect your employer to cite their discrimination, though. If they're like most employers who've discriminated against employees due to gender orientation, they'll list other reasons for your termination. Once you have the reason in writing, you'll be able to look for information to argue against their reasoning.

Don't Wait to Get Your Records

If you believe gender discrimination was behind your termination, don't wait to get your employment records. You have the legal right to get copies of everything in those records. Your employment records will include documentation about your work history, including promotions and awards. It will also include copies of any employment evaluations you received while you were employed there. You can use those records to undermine any negative reasons your employer gave for your termination. 

Voice Your Grievances

If you were terminated from your employment after undergoing gender reassignment surgery, don't remain silent. Use this time to write a formal grievance letter to your employer. Avoid using any hostile or inflammatory language. Adding anything like that may undermine your ability to file a wrongful termination claim. If you've already obtained employment legal representation, have your attorney go over the letter before you send it to the human resources department of your former employer. They can make sure you haven't included anything that could jeopardize your case. 

Document Similar Situations

Finally, if you were fired after undergoing gender reassignment surgery, document similar situations in the workplace. This is especially important if your employer used the time you took off work for surgery as a reason for termination. If other employees took time off work for surgery but weren't terminated, make note of those instances. 

Don't let discrimination deprive you of your livelihood. If you were fired from your job after undergoing gender reassignment surgery, talk to an employment law attorney near you right away.

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13 July 2020