Employers Must Honor Preferred Pronouns, Bathrooms for Employees Identifying as Transgender: Feds

Using incorrect pronouns or failing to allow employees to use their chosen bathroom could leave employers liable for harassment.

Signage identifies the men’s and women’s restrooms at a business in Chattanooga, Tenn., on Jan. 13, 2023. Jackson Elliott/The Epoch Times

The Biden administration has rolled out a set of new guidelines, under which an employer would be deemed liable for harassment for referring to a worker by an unwanted pronoun or requiring the worker to use a restroom that aligns with his or her biological sex.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published the new workplace harassment guidelines on Monday after approving them in a party-line 3–2 vote on Friday. The new document enshrines gender identity as a category protected against harassment, just like sex, race, religion, or disability.