Overview
- The order requires access to women-only facilities based on gender identity regardless of whether a person has undergone genital surgery, reflecting New Jersey anti-discrimination law.
- King Spa must provide at least one hour of independent training on gender identity and expression for all employees and adopt a non-discrimination policy in its handbook.
- Plaintiff’s counsel will receive confirmation when every employee completes the training, including a list of names, according to the legal filing.
- The spa’s updated policy allows guests to use the locker room that matches the gender on their government-issued photo ID, with options for private use or skipping communal areas for those uncomfortable.
- The changes follow a 2022 incident involving Alexandra ‘Allie’ Goebert and a confidential settlement in August that included compensation for distress, paralleling a similar ruling in Washington State involving Olympus Spa.