Posted on 12/16/2022 12:40:41 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A transgender woman in New Hampshire filed a discrimination complaint Friday against the manufacturing company where she works as a machinist, challenging its exclusion of gender-transition health coverage.
The complaint against Barrington-based Turbocam, which makes parts for the HVAC, automotive, aviation and space exploration industries, asks the New Hampshire Human Rights Commission to investigate and cross-file it with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Bernier is represented by GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders, a Boston-based advocacy group.
The complaint alleges that Turbocam and Health Plans Inc., which administers Turbocam’s self-funded health coverage plan, is violating employment nondiscrimination provisions of the New Hampshire Human Rights Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
“I’m proud of my work as a machinist at Turbocam,” said the employee, Lillian Bernier, 31, who joined the company in 2019. She began transitioning in 2020. “Like everyone else I rely on the pay and healthcare coverage from my job to support myself and my family. I’m just asking for fair coverage and to be treated the same as my coworkers.”
Turbocam, which began in the 1980s, is a family-owned business with locations in Europe and Asia that employs over 900 engineers, machinists, technicians and support staff worldwide.
The company “exists as a business for the purpose of honoring God, creating wealth for its employees, and supporting Christian service to God and people,” according a mission statement from its president, Marian Noronha.
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Lesson of the day - never hire freaks
Imagine how much money this machinist would make if he put all that passion and time into making HVAC equipment instead of trying to sue for a quick dollah.
I think I see the problem here.
You are being treated exactly like all the other workers. None of them can get transition surgery either.
A lot of policies have minimal mental illness coverage.
ok, here we go.
A court will soon issue a ruling, that there is a constitutional right to these so called sex change operations, under health insurance plan coverage.
What you and I might think of as optional or elective surgery, will now be said to be mandatory.
nothing to get her panties in a twist about.
Being a tranny speaks for itself; it is a nutcase.
If the Commie judges force them to pay for Bernier’s castration, the company should eliminate the health insurance and give the workers the equivalent in cash.
I saw an interview with a dude who wanted to transition to being a woman. He was going to join the military and burn up his enlistment by using his time to get the psych evals, physicals, surgeries and have the recovery time and would just have to serve a very little actual time and just not re-enlist and be able to walk away with having a taxpayer funded surgery. He had it all planned out.
I would take the easy way out and STOP providing Health Insurance for all employee’s immediately, then give everyone a raise with the money saved Screw this freak
“Lesson of the day - never hire freaks”
He started transitioning after being hired.
No one is or can be trans. To think so is a delusion.
And, if so, health insurance cost will go through the roof...they thought it was bad a few years ago? This would dwarf the obamacare days
In many/most states, gender confusion can not be treated as a mental issue using therapy. The “only” solution to gender dysphoria is a medical solution using hormones and surgery.
IF COMPANY is the insurer-—THE COMPANY can set the rules.
When “her” prostate acts up “she’s “ covered ? How does that work?
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