- Lopez v. River Oaks
Izza Lopez is a 26-year-old
transsexual woman fromTexas who was involved in an employment discrimination lawsuit.Citation
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title =Lopez v. River Oaks
date =03/13
year =2007
url =http://www.lambdalegal.org/our-work/in-court/cases/lopez-v-river-oaks.html
accessdate = 4/1/2007 Case arguing federal discrimination after a woman has job offer rescinded because she is transexual] In late 2005 Ms. Lopez took a job as a scheduler for at River Oaks Imaging. After giving notice at her current place of employment River Oaks rescinded their job offer. The reason give was her "misrepresentation" of herself as a woman. Born Raul Lopez Jr., she had lived as a woman for many years.cite web |title=Transgender Woman Suing For Alleged Discrimination. |date=2006-12-19 |work=Click2Houston |url=http://www.click2houston.com/news/10569790/detail.html |accessdate=2007-04-01]Lambda Legal has filed a discrimination lawsuit on Lopez's behalf. Lambda Legal's transgender law specialist Cole Thaler is lead attorney. Ken Upton, Lambda's senior staff attorney is assisting him. Citation
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title =Advocate:Transgender woman sues for job discrimination
date =12/19
year =2006
url =http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid40506.asp
accessdate = 4/1/2007 ] The grounds for the lawsuit is that at River Oaks Imaging's actions violate title VII of the civil rights act of 1964.Bibliography
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