An executive order on free speech and religion signed March 4 by President Donald Trump could have implications on religious exemptions to federal workplace anti-discrimination laws, supporters and opponents of the order told Bloomberg BNA.
The order doesn’t expressly affect current federal rules that provide discrimination protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity. But it contains language instructing Attorney General Jeff Sessions to provide guidance to all agencies on “interpreting religious liberty protections in Federal law.”
Guidance on the meaning and application of the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act in the employment discrimination context “could end up being a ...
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