An engineer at Leonardo UK named Maria Kelly got her discrimination case tossed after she complained about trans women using the bathroom at work. The tribunal decided the defense contractor handled everything legally when they let transgender employees pick their facilities, and the judge said Kelly could have just used single-occupancy bathrooms if she felt uncomfortable. Leonardo has around 9,500 workers, and Kelly was literally the only person who made a fuss about the policy.
Kelly plans to appeal because she thinks the court botched the legal analysis, especially after that Supreme Court ruling from the spring that defined women as a biological sex under equality law. Employment lawyers are pointing out that workplaces are stuck trying to figure out bathroom access rules after that decision, and the government still needs to drop official guidance on the whole mess.
Kelly plans to appeal because she thinks the court botched the legal analysis, especially after that Supreme Court ruling from the spring that defined women as a biological sex under equality law. Employment lawyers are pointing out that workplaces are stuck trying to figure out bathroom access rules after that decision, and the government still needs to drop official guidance on the whole mess.
