Discrimination Against Employee for Same Sex Marriage Name Change Covered by Title VII: N.D. Ohio | Practical Law
The US District Court for the Northern District of Ohio upheld the claims of an employee who alleged that he was terminated for changing his name due to his same sex marriage, holding that an employee can sustain a claim for gender discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) on the basis of mistreatment due to non-conformity with traditional gender stereotypes.