Texas Senate Committee Approves Sweeping Religious Exemption Bill
A Texas Senate committee has advanced Senate Bill 17, which allows state-licensed professionals to refuse service that conflicts with their sincerely held religious beliefs.
9th Circuit Hears Arguments About Injunction Blocking Contraception Exemptions
A 9th Circuit Appeals panel appeared dubious about a nationwide injunction halting the Trump Administration’s efforts to expand religious exemptions from the contraception coverage mandate.
EEOC Sues Tennessee Hospital over Employee’s Religious Objection to Flu Shot Requirement
The EEOC has routinely held hospital-employers accountable for refusing to accommodate an employee’s religious objection to flu vaccination requirements. A new case involves a Tennessee hospital accused of declining a previously granted accommodation.
Masterpiece Cakeshop Owner Files New Complaint over Cake Refusal Dispute
We may be headed toward Masterpiece Cakeshop, Round 2, after the cakemaker filed a new lawsuit accusing state officials of engaging in unconstitutional bullying after he was again charged with violating the state’s public accommodation law.
U.S. Labor Dept. Moves to Facilitate Religious Exemptions from Employment Nondiscrimination Laws
Labor Department staff charged with enforcing employment nondiscrimination rules for federal contracts were instructed Friday to “bear in mind” the religious objections of organizations and closely-held businesses.
