5 ways employers can support transgender employees

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As the transgender community continues to battle discrimination, employers can be valuable allies by creating a positive environment that promotes diversity and inclusivity in the workforce.

Transgender employees are already one of the most underserved communities in the workforce when it comes to healthcare benefits.

“Many companies seek to create trans-inclusive benefits packages, but their employees oftentimes don’t use the benefits provided because of fear of harassment in the process of accessing healthcare,” says Soltan Bryce, head of growth at Plume, which helps clients access hormone replacement therapy via mobile devices. “Everything we do centers on the unique needs of the trans community, which employers won’t find with typical benefit programs.”

Read More:Transgender health company Plume jumps into employee benefits space

Amanda Schiavo
Associate Editor

Amanda Schiavo is an associate editor of Employee Benefit News. Follow her on Twitter at @SchiavoAmanda.


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