Bisexual Chicago Transit Worker Advances Bias, Retaliation Suit

The Chicago Transit Authority must face a painter’s claims that he was retaliated against for complaining he was harassed by coworkers after disclosing he’s bisexual.

The agency was wrong that the only protected activity the former employee cited was his Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charge, which was filed too long prior to his termination to establish a causal link, the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois said. The man also allegedly lodged multiple “official reports” with a CTA project manager after his EEOC filing, complaining about an LGBTQ+ pride lanyard and other items he found offensive that ...