2nd Circuit Revives Transgender Welder’s Discrimination Case Against Ironworkers Union

A unanimous panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, reversing the dismissal of a Title VII discrimination claim filed by a transgender welder against his union, ruled that failure to exhaust administrative remedies is not a jurisdictional bar and that the district court incorrectly failed to discern an alternative federal ground for the lawsuit under the National Labor Relations Act.  As such, the district court must reconsider both its decision … <Read More>