{"id":2130761,"date":"2023-12-21T13:14:14","date_gmt":"2023-12-21T18:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trans-ex-employee-sues-company-union-for-refusing-to-pay-for-cosmetic-breast-removal-surgery\/"},"modified":"2023-12-21T13:15:15","modified_gmt":"2023-12-21T18:15:15","slug":"trans-ex-employee-sues-company-union-for-refusing-to-pay-for-cosmetic-breast-removal-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trans-ex-employee-sues-company-union-for-refusing-to-pay-for-cosmetic-breast-removal-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"Trans ex-employee sues company and union over denial of payment for breast removal surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrans-ex-employee-sues-company-union-for-refusing-to-pay-for-cosmetic-breast-removal-surgery%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2130761&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Transgender Employee Files Lawsuit\u200d Against Former Employer for Denying Payment for Breast Removal Surgery<\/h2>\n<p>A transgender\u200b resident of\u2063 Chicago is \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/n-m-widower-sues-alburquerque-over-sanctuary-city-policy\/\" title=\"N.M. widower sues Alburquerque over sanctuary city policy\">taking legal action<\/a>\u2063 against her former employer, alleging that the company\u2064 and union refused to cover the costs of her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trans-man-beats-trans-woman-at-ivy-league-womens-swim-meet\/\" title=\"Trans Man Beats Trans Woman At Ivy League Women\u2019s Swim Meet\">breast removal surgery<\/a>. This groundbreaking case has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/infographic-key-revelations-of-the-twitter-files\/\" title=\"INFOGRAPHIC: Key Revelations of the \"Twitter Files\"\">gained significant attention<\/a> and is now the subject of\u200c a federal lawsuit.<\/p>\n<p>Morgan Mesi, the courageous individual at the center\u2064 of this controversy, is determined to fight \u200cfor her rights and challenge the discriminatory practices she faced. Despite the fact that the surgery \u200dwas deemed necessary for \u200dher well-being, the\u200d company and union dismissed \u200bit\u2063 as a mere &#8220;cosmetic&#8221; procedure.<\/p>\n<p>According to a \u200creport by WFLD-TV, Mesi&#8217;s lawsuit highlights\u200c the\u200c importance of inclusivity and equality in the workplace. By denying coverage for her medically necessary surgery, the company and \u200cunion have \u2062not only \u200cviolated her\u200c rights\u200b but \u2063also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/following-backlash-over-racist-comments-san-francisco-school-board-commissioner-votes-to-admonish-herself\/\" title=\"Following Backlash Over \u201cRacist\u201d Comments, San Francisco School Board Commissioner Votes to \u201cAdmonish\u201d Herself\">perpetuated harmful stereotypes<\/a> and discrimination against the transgender\u2062 community.<\/p>\n<p>This \u200dcase serves as a powerful\u200d reminder that everyone deserves access to the \u2063healthcare they need, regardless of their gender identity. Mesi&#8217;s bravery in taking legal action will undoubtedly pave the\u2064 way for\u2062 progress \u2064and bring\u200b attention to the ongoing struggles\u2063 faced \u200bby transgender individuals in the workplace.<\/p>\n<h3>Source:<\/h3>\n<p>The\u2063 post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trans-ex-employee-sues-company-union-refusing-pay-cosmetic-breast-removal-surgery\/\">Trans \u2064Ex-Employee Sues Company, Union for Refusing to Pay for &#8216;Cosmetic&#8217; Breast Removal Surgery<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western\u2063 Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What are the\u2063 legal rights\u200d of transgender individuals in the workplace regarding healthcare coverage \u200cfor necessary\u200c procedures?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  A\u200c transgender resident of Chicago is taking legal action against her former employer, alleging that the company and \u200cunion refused to cover the costs of her \u2062breast removal \u2064surgery. This\u2064 groundbreaking case has gained significant attention and is now the \u200bsubject of \u200ba\u2063 federal lawsuit.<\/p>\n<p>Morgan Mesi, the courageous individual at the \u2062center of \u2063this\u2063 controversy, is determined to fight for her \u200drights and \u2064challenge the discriminatory practices she faced. Despite the fact that the\u200d surgery\u200b was deemed \u200cnecessary \u2064for her well-being, \u2064the company and union dismissed it as a mere &#8220;cosmetic&#8221; procedure.<\/p>\n<p>According\u200d to a report \u2062by WFLD-TV, \u2064Mesi&#8217;s lawsuit highlights the importance of inclusivity and equality \u200cin the workplace. By denying coverage\u2063 for her medically necessary surgery, the company and union have not only violated her rights but\u200b also perpetuated harmful stereotypes and discrimination \u200dagainst the transgender community.<\/p>\n<p>This case serves as\u200b a powerful \u2063reminder that everyone deserves access to the healthcare they need, regardless of their \u2062gender identity.\u200d Mesi&#8217;s bravery in taking legal action will undoubtedly\u2062 pave the way for progress and bring attention to the ongoing struggles faced\u2064 by transgender individuals in \u2064the workplace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Chicago transgender resident is suing her former employer and union in federal court for denying coverage of her breast removal surgery. The lawsuit claims that Morgan Mesi was denied payment for the procedure, which the company deemed as &#8220;cosmetic.&#8221; WFLD-TV reported on the case<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2195,"featured_media":2130762,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2130761","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2130761","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2195"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2130761"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2130761\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2130762"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2130761"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2130761"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2130761"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}