As Pride Month 🌈 draws to a close, let's talk about an "issue" that remains controversial: allowing transgender employees to use the restroom 🚾 that matches their gender identity. Yes, the current administration and several federal agencies may be pushing a different narrative, but the law—including Title VII as interpreted by the Supreme Court in Bostock v. Clayton County and numerous state anti-discrimination statutes—are clear.💡 Transgender employees are protected. Denying restroom access consistent with an employee's gender identity can expose employers to legal liability, full stop.❌ State laws across the country reinforce these protections, and prudent employers follow the law and refuse to allow harassment or discrimination based on an employee's LGBTQ+ status.

Will some employees object? Sure, and they're of course entitl ...