He might have been talking about transgender military service members, but the tweets sent out by the president might trigger backlash against transgender workers in the civilian workforce, as well.

A report from the Society for Human Resource Management warns Trump’s banning of transgender people from military service could result in ostracism against them in the business world, and employment attorneys are warning employers that they’d better be prepared with training to counter that backlash.

"It is possible that individuals may take the tweets as encouragement to act in a discriminatory manner against transgender individuals. Employers must be aware of their legal obligations to address any potential backlash,” says Nathaniel Glasser, an attorney with Epstein Becker & Green in Washington, D.C.