Imagine you are a personnel manager of a local government of your choice. One of

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Imagine you are a personnel manager of a local government of your choice. One of your direct reports tells you there is a major personnel situation going on. A male employee named Jim who has been there for five years has suddenly announced he needs to use the women’s restroom, as he is currently identifying as a woman. Upon hearing this, two female employees, Heather and Tiesha, are upset and feel like their rights are being violated because they do not want a male in their restroom. Jim begins to use the restroom despite upsetting his coworkers, stating his freedom to associate with the gender of his choice. Heather and Tiesha confronted him at his desk and asked if he would let them know when he is using the bathroom so they can avoid those times, as it makes them uncomfortable to be sharing the restroom with a male. A verbal dispute ensued, and Jim left the office quite upset. Jim, Heather and Tiesha have all threatened to file complaints with the EEOC. How, as the personnel manager, do you handle this situation and why? Explain your reasoning. Please cite some sources.. Thank you

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I would speak with Jim first because I want to hear his story, why is he considering himself as a woman if he was born a man. If he is going to conduct a surgery to change his gender.

The EEOC makes it illegal to discriminate against someone on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex, therefore Heather and Tiesha cannot discriminate Jim due to sex.

However because Jim is still a man, I will try to encourage him to keep using the men`s restroom because of the fact he was born male.

I would also ask for advice to a fellow college who works at the EEOC office, so he can guide me based on past cases in order to make the right call.

A training will also be provided to all employees about EEOC laws.

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