Mumpower

Comptroller Jason Mumpower (center) meets with the State Funding Board

A former employee of the Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury is alleging that leaders in the state office forced her to resign the day after she informed them that she was changing her name and preferred pronouns as part of a gender transition.

According to a lawsuit filed in federal court on Monday, the plaintiff worked as a field staff auditor for the comptroller for more than 14 years until January 2022. She alleges in the lawsuit that supervisors forced her to resign because of her gender transition.

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