Labor Department
New Labor Department rule expands religious exemption for federal contractors
By Adelle M. Banks — December 8, 2020
(RNS) — It is the latest development in the long-standing battle over how to balance religious rights with other, particularly LGBTQ, rights.
White House expands birth control exemptions for employers with religious objections
By Adelle M. Banks — November 7, 2018
WASHINGTON (RNS) — The mother provincial of Little Sisters of the Poor, one of the religious groups that has opposed the mandate, welcomed the administration’s new regulations.
Labor Department bolsters religious exemptions from nondiscrimination laws
By Yonat Shimron — August 14, 2018
(RNS) — The directive is yet another sign of the Trump administration’s determination to accommodate people of faith, even if it means letting them refuse to hire LGBT people.
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