Title VII was built for speed. However, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007 could extend the deadline for filing some claims forever, by eliminating the deadline for many Title VII cases involving a wage payment.
In 2003, California became only the third state to enact legislation specifically protecting transgendered employees from workplace discrimination. It did so, moreover, in a clumsy and ill-defined fashion that will likely lead to considerable mischief in the courts in California and a spread of this movement to other states.
California's new law will pose a significant challenge for employers who will now have to assimilate transgendered employees into the workforce. A few large employers have already adopted rules and guidelines for the treatment of transgendered employees.