Two Magic Circle Firms Offer Staff Gender Reassignment Surgery Cover
The pair are the first magic circle firms to cover gender reassignment surgery for transgender staff under their private medical insurance schemes.
March 27, 2019 at 07:47 AM
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Clifford Chance and Linklaters have become the first Magic Circle firms to offer gender reassignment surgery for transgender staff under their private medical insurance schemes.
Linklaters said in an announcement today that the move was aimed at supporting staff with gender dysphoria, a medical condition where a person experiences discomfort and distress from a mismatch between their biological sex assigned at birth and their gender identity.
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