The Iowa Supreme Court has upheld much of a 2019 jury verdict that found the state discriminated against a transgender prison employee by denying him the use of men’s restrooms and locker rooms
This undated photo provided by the American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa shows former Iowa prison nurse Jesse Vroegh. The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday, April 1, 2022, upheld a February 2019 jury verdict that said a warden discriminated against Vroegh, who is transgender, by refusing to let him to use men's bathrooms and locker rooms at work. The verdict was the first of its kind in Iowa.
“The DOC does everything it can to create a safe and accommodating environment for all its employees,” said the statement provided by spokesman Nick Crawford. Vroegh claimed that discrimination based on sex included discrimination based on gender identity. The court rejected that argument. While the court on Friday upheld that verdict, damages award and payment of more than $348,000 in attorney fees, it denied Vroegh's attempt to pursue a case against the state's insurer, Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield, for denial of coverage for surgery that was recommended by Vroegh's doctors to treat gender dysphoria. Wellmark said its plan did not cover any gender confirmation surgery. That benefit was later covered for state employees beginning in 2017.
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