Trump DOJ Signals Pullback on Defense of Pregnant Worker Rule

The Justice Department has signaled plans to withdraw from defending the EEOC’s pregnant worker accommodation rule, which was challenged by Catholic groups opposed to provisions related to abortion and other medical services that violate their religious tenets.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission isn’t “in a position to provide substantive argument” on pending summary judgment motions in the consolidated cases, the DOJ said in a Monday filing to the US District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. The motion also sought an unopposed stay of a Wednesday status conference in the lawsuits against the EEOC’s final rule under the Pregnant ...