The Washington State law guide states the following; They, being the transitioning employee's co-workers may have misconceptions about the need to transition or appropriate behavior towards transgender co-workers. As is the case with sexual harassment, employers are responsible for non-discrimination, maintaining a non-hostile work environment, establishing clear policies on gender identity and expression, and educating all employees as to the policies.Co-workers may need guidance on appropriate use of names and pronouns; restroom use policy; discretion as to an employee’s transgender status; and, of course, the unacceptability of harassment and discrimination against their transgender co-workers.It is recommended that a part of any workplace transition process or policy include some type of counseling or planning sessions about the employers' policy, the expected behavior per the company policy and answering any concerns that the transitioning employee may have. The need for this is to gain a better understanding of the transitioning employee's capability to deal with those same types issues within the workplace the employer will face in administrating an inclusion policy of this type. This way there is a mutually agreed upon understanding between the transitioning employee and employer of what the company policy is, but it also can be a very valuable source of support for the employee knowing that their company is going to be there for them in this time of their journey or new life. The benefit of this for the company is twofold, it protects the company from discrimination lawsuits but more importantly it provides a fair and supportive workplace that builds stronger and motivated workforce that promotes fairness. Bringing in a consultant to provide training on gender identity sensitivity and awareness has been helpful to many companies, and the WSHRC is compiling a list of such resources for employers. Some very good LGBT organizations such as the Human Rights Campaign, Equal Rights Washington and The National Center for Transgender Equality which is the only organization focused exclusively on promoting federal policy that benefits the transgender community, all can help in developing good solid valid inclusion policies based on the current laws. The HRC also has a CEI index that rates corporations based on their LGBT inclusion policies, these ratings are very difficult to achieve but well worth the effort. 