Workplace investigators conduct investigations of all kinds. One that raises special issues involves pronoun misuse. A November 2024 report from the UCLA School of Law Williams Institute found that 82% of transgender employees experienced discrimination or harassment in the workplace at some point in their lives because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.[1] Sixty-five percent of transgender employees reported experiencing verbal harassment based on their sexual orientation or gender identity, including being persistently misgendered.[2]

Transgender and gender-nonconforming employees may face unique challenges that their cisgender counterparts do not, including being referred to by the incorrect pronouns. Pronouns—such…

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