Dr. Jillian T. Weiss
At a Glance:
Dr. Jillian T. Weiss has been a Project Contributor since September 2008, has written 645 entries and currently lives in Orange County, NY.
Bio
Dr. Jillian T. Weiss has a J.D. and a Ph.D. in Law, Policy & Society. Currently Professor of Law and Society at Ramapo College of New Jersey, she has conducted research involving hundreds of companies and public agencies that have adopted "gender identity" policies. She publishes a popular blog on the subject of Transgender Workplace Diversity, and has numerous research publications on the subject of gender identity, which you can find here
Dr. Weiss is also Principal Consultant for Jillian T. Weiss & Associates, a consulting firm that works with organizations on transgender workplace diversity issues. She has trained hundreds of employees at corporations, law firms, diversity trainers and governmental organizations. Dr. Weiss has worked successfully with Fortune 500 companies and large public agencies during the past few years, including Boeing, HSBC, KPMG, Viacom, and the New York City Department of Homeless Services. Her work has been featured in news stories by the New York Times, Associated Press, the Society for Human Resource Management, Workforce Management Magazine, and HR Executive Magazine.
Dr. Jillian T. Weiss: Recently Filed
Supreme Court: Churches Don't Need To Follow The Law
Filed by Dr. Jillian T. Weiss | January 12, 2012 11:00 AM | 12 commentsYesterday, the Supreme Court laid a wrecking ball to the First Amendment, placing a large shield around religious employers that violate workplace laws, or really, any laws.Read More
Planning for the Third Transgender Law Institute
Filed by Dr. Jillian T. Weiss | January 10, 2012 11:30 AM | 9 commentsIt seems like just yesterday that I volunteered to chair a planning committee in 2010 to create a Transgender Law Institute to be held at the National LGBT Bar Association Conference. And now, we've just started planning the third annual...Read More
Loved One
Filed by Dr. Jillian T. Weiss | January 05, 2012 10:00 AM | 6 commentsI have been off the air the past few weeks, busy with what we in this degenerate age languidly call "caring for your loved ones."Read More
Lesbian Wins Federal Employment Discrimination Case
Filed by Dr. Jillian T. Weiss | December 13, 2011 3:00 PM | 4 commentsA lesbian employee receives a substantial settlement in a lawsuit claiming that sexual orientation discrimination is sex discrimination.Read More
Georgia Trans Employee Wins for All the Right Reasons
Filed by Dr. Jillian T. Weiss | December 08, 2011 12:00 PM | 7 commentsA third U.S. appeals court rules in favor of trans employees, and alleviates some concerns raised by the District Court's decision. Read More






