Wednesday, August 18, 2021

Hobby Lobby ordered to pay $220K to transgender employee the company barred from using women's bathroom

The seemingly insane world we live in now! Human rights acts are very expansively interpreted possibly going far beyond the lawmakers intent! Judges make a name for themselves by awarding the highest monetary award ever for emotional stress!

This happened in the state of Illinois where the self-educated Abraham Lincoln started his political career!

What is the solution going forward? A human of all or any gender still needs a bathroom! Single bathrooms for all genders with separate accommodations for different genders? Three bathrooms?

Why Hobby Lobby changed the personnel records to reflect the gender change was a huge mistake! Hopefully lessons learnt to other employers!

"... "Hobby Lobby changed Sommerville's personnel records and benefits information to reflect her female identity," wrote Illinois Second District Appellate Court Justice Mary Seminara-Schostok. "However, Hobby Lobby refused to allow Sommerville to use the women's bathroom at the store. ...
Hobby Lobby lost the lawsuit in 2019 and appealed to the appellate court.
On Friday that court affirmed the earlier decision that found the company was violating the Illinois Human Rights Act.
The three-justice panel said the $220,000 award was the highest ever for emotional distress. ..."

Hobby Lobby ordered to pay $220K to transgender employee the company barred from using women's bathroom - TheBlaze

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