The Department of Labor proposed a new rule this week that would make it easier for employers to discriminate against workers who they say violate their religious beliefs, including members of the LGBTQ community, pregnant women who are not married, and others. The proposed rule, published Thursday in the Federal Register, purports to “clarify the scope and application of the religious exemption” in the Equal Opportunity Clause, making it easier for employers who contract with the federal government to claim religious exemptions in their hiring and firing decisions. The ACLU says that the rule would persecute marginalized workers under the guise of religious freedom. BREAKING: The Department of Labor just proposed a rule that aims to let government contractors fire workers who are LGBTQ, or who are pregnant and unmarried, based on the employers’ religious views. This is taxpayer-funded discrimination in the name of religion.
The Trump Administration Is Trying To Make It Easier To Fire Unmarried Pregnant Women
Abigail Weinberg, Mother Jones
Thu, 08/15/2019 - 3:22pm
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