Legal Opinion
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided April 23, 2015No. Case No. 14-13710PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AMENDED OPINION & ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS
SEAN F. COX, District Judge.
The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (the “EEOC”) brought this employment discrimination action against R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Home, Inc. (“the Funeral Home”) asserting two claims against the Funeral Home. First, it asserts a Title VII claim on behalf of the Funeral Home’s former Funeral Director/Embalmer Stephens, who is transgender and is transitioning from male to female. The EEOC asserts that the Funeral Home’s decision to fire Stephens was motivated by sex-based…
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