Transgender employees sue Wisconsin, UW System
MADISON - Two transgender University of Wisconsin employees sued state entities Friday in federal court over their refusal to pay for their gender transition surgeries.
The two employees sued the UW System, the Board of Regents, insurers and others with the assistance of the national and Wisconsin arms of the American Civil Liberties Union.
“As a result of (state policies), plaintiffs’ health insurance plans single out transgender employees for unequal treatment by categorically depriving them of all medical care for gender dysphoria, a serious medical condition codified in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders and International Classification of Diseases,” attorneys wrote in the lawsuit filed in federal court in Madison.
A spokesman for Gov. Scott Walker stood by how the state has handled the issue.
Read more: http://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/wisconsin/2017/04/07/transgender-employees-sue-wisconsin-uw-system/100184164/
