Illinois appellate court rules Hobby Lobby discriminated against trans employee in restroom access case
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metroweekly.comunanimously found that Hobby Lobby had unlawfully discriminated against Meggan Sommerville more than a decade ago when it refused to allow her to use the women’s bathroom at its store in East Aurora, Illinois.According to the court’s findings, Hobby Lobby continued to bar her from the women’s restroom despite Sommerville informing the retail giant that she had socially transitioned and intended to use the women’s bathroom at the store, and despite submitting documentation, including a letter from her medical provider, verifying that she had transitioned.
Sommerville occasionally used the women’s bathroom at the store, at which point Hobby Lobby issues her a warning and even encouraged other employees to report her if she used the women’s.
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