Dinsmore attorney Allison Goico, chair of the Firm’s Labor & Employment Department, was quoted in a recent Law360 article analyzing the EEOC’s new position on restroom access in federal workplaces.
The article discusses the EEOC’s decision allowing federal agencies to restrict access to single‑sex restrooms and similar facilities based on an employee’s sex assigned at birth. While the ruling applies only to federal employers, some note that it may influence how these issues are discussed and interpreted more broadly.
Allison L. Goico, an employer-side attorney who heads up Dinsmore & Shohl LLP’s labor and employment department, said companies in the private sector should stay the course for now.
“From my perspective, if you’re a private sector employer, you’re going to want to keep handling it as you’ve been handling it to date,” Goico said. “This guidance doesn’t move the needle enough to change the status quo for employers in the private sector.”
She also highlighted that because courts are increasingly applying independent review to agency interpretations, it’s too early to tell how courts may view the EEOC’s position.