Narrow Gay Worker Bias Ruling Risks Harm, Open Issues (Correct)

The largest federal appeals court in the country is expected to rule narrowly for religious employers in the latest battle over whether they have the right to limit hiring to those who fully embrace their beliefs.

The issue before the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit is whether it should affirm that World Vision Inc. discriminated against Aubry McMahon based on her sex, sexual orientation, and marital status by rescinding its offer to hire her as a customer-service representative after she disclosed her same-sex marriage. Attorneys familiar with the case say the appeals panel will decide the case ...