October 22, 2020
The lawyers for an Alaska legislative librarian who sued over the state's refusal to cover her gender transition-related surgery are walking away with an attorney fees award of more than double the total settlement, according to paperwork filed in Alaska federal court.
June 16, 2020
An Alaska state worker who claimed her health insurance plan's refusal to cover gender transition-related surgery violated federal anti-discrimination law has agreed to settle her suit for $70,000.
March 09, 2020
An Alaska federal judge has ruled that a state health plan's blanket refusal to cover gender transition surgery ran afoul of federal anti-discrimination law, finding the policy treated individuals differently based on the sex they were assigned at birth.
October 31, 2019
An Alaska federal judge said Wednesday that he won't pause a state legislative librarian's Title VII benefits lawsuit while the U.S. Supreme Court decides if federal law protects trans people from employment discrimination.
October 22, 2019
A transgender librarian is asking a federal judge not to pause her case claiming Alaska's health plan violates federal anti-discrimination law by refusing to cover gender reassignment surgery, arguing she shouldn't have to wait for the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether Title VII forbids gender identity-based bias.
October 08, 2019
A transgender librarian's suit alleging Alaska's health plan violates federal anti-discrimination law by refusing to cover gender reassignment surgery should be put on hold until the U.S. Supreme Court decides whether Title VII forbids bias based on gender identity, an Alaska federal judge has said.
July 02, 2019
A transgender librarian with the Alaska State Legislature has told a federal judge that the state's health plan violates federal anti-discrimination law by refusing to cover gender reassignment surgery because the exclusion of transgender individuals is unlawful sex stereotyping.
June 05, 2018
A transgender librarian with the Alaska State Legislature sued the state on Tuesday, alleging it violates federal discrimination laws by refusing to pay for gender reassignment surgery through state-run health plan AlaskaCare.