CFC final rule retains troubling discrimination prohibition

CFC final rule retains troubling discrimination prohibition

New regulations were proposed a year ago for the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC-the program that encourages federal workers to designate part of their salary to…

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LGBT federal contracting executive order: the dog that didn't bark?

LGBT federal contracting executive order: the dog that didn’t bark?

Advocates for LGBT rights have long been pressing Congress and the administration for action to prohibit job discrimination on the bases of sexual orientation and…

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HHS contraceptives mandate lawsuits

HHS contraceptives mandate lawsuits

This dispute is far from over. New lawsuits continue to be filed, and courts continue to rule, albeit slowly–and the very strong trend of vindicating…

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A Christian law school in Canada, or not?

A Christian law school in Canada, or not?

The evangelical university in British Columbia, Trinity Western University (TWU), is planning to open a Christian law school to take its place among the more…

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Catholic health insurance avoids contraceptives mandate

Catholic health insurance avoids contraceptives mandate

The HHS contraceptives mandate requires all employer health plans (unless they have retained their grandfathered status) to cover all FDA-approved contraceptive services, including IUDs and…

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The religious hiring freedom: (more than) 50 years old!

The religious hiring freedom: (more than) 50 years old!

The fiftieth anniversary of the signing by President Lyndon B. Johnson of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, our nation’s premier civil rights law, is being…

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Obama administration acknowledges religious hiring

As a candidate for president, in July, 2008, Barack Obama announced that, while he would continue the faith-based initiative started by President Bush, he would…

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Settlement in Lown v. Salvation Army

Settlement in Lown v. Salvation Army

At long last, the case of the employees who sued the New York City Salvation Army, alleging religious job discrimination, is over. On March 18,…

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Mississippi RFRA update

Mississippi RFRA update

On April 3, 2014, Governor Phil Bryant signed into law the Mississippi Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), just a month or so after a social-media…

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Elane Photography: no redress from SCOTUS

On April 7, 2014, the US Supreme Court decided not to take up the case of Elane Photography, the small photography business that ran afoul…

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