OPM Offers Guidance on Transgender Workers

hreonline.com – By David Shadovitz

The Office of Personnel Management isn’t the first organization to issue guidelines pertaining to the employment of transgender employees and those in the midst of a transition. But with more than 2 million employees under its wings, it’s unarguably the largest employer to do so — and some believe it could spur other organizations to follow its lead.

On May 27, OPM issued a four-page memo to each of its chief human capital officers, reaffirming the federal government’s commitment to protecting the rights of transgender workers and those in transition, and responding to some of the most commonly asked questions.