Dr. Jillian T. Weiss

Dr. Jillian T. Weiss

Associate Editor

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

Dr. Jillian T. Weiss

Supreme Court: Churches Don't Need To Follow The Law

Filed by Dr. Jillian T. Weiss | January 12, 2012 11:00 AM | 12 comments

Yesterday, 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

Dr. Jillian T. Weiss

Planning for the Third Transgender Law Institute

Filed by Dr. Jillian T. Weiss | January 10, 2012 11:30 AM | 9 comments

It 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

Dr. Jillian T. Weiss

Loved One

Filed by Dr. Jillian T. Weiss | January 05, 2012 10:00 AM | 6 comments

I 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

Dr. Jillian T. Weiss

Lesbian Wins Federal Employment Discrimination Case

Filed by Dr. Jillian T. Weiss | December 13, 2011 3:00 PM | 4 comments

A lesbian employee receives a substantial settlement in a lawsuit claiming that sexual orientation discrimination is sex discrimination.Read More

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Georgia Trans Employee Wins for All the Right Reasons

Filed by Dr. Jillian T. Weiss | December 08, 2011 12:00 PM | 7 comments

A third U.S. appeals court rules in favor of trans employees, and alleviates some concerns raised by the District Court's decision. Read More