Posted on Mar 1, 2023
U.S. Labor Department axes Trump-era expansion of anti-bias exemptions
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..."Jenny Yang, the director of the Labor Department's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, in a statement said withdrawing the rule would ensure that the exemption is "applied to the facts and circumstances of each contractor."
The withdrawal of the rule was opposed by religious advocacy groups, some religious colleges and universities, and many Republicans in Congress.
In public comments, they said the Trump-era rule created a clearer standard that would encourage religious employers to become federal contractors and was more in line with recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings involving religious liberty.
The Labor Department on Monday said the rule was actually out of step with those decisions, creating inconsistencies in the way courts and the department applied religious exemptions."
..."Jenny Yang, the director of the Labor Department's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, in a statement said withdrawing the rule would ensure that the exemption is "applied to the facts and circumstances of each contractor."
The withdrawal of the rule was opposed by religious advocacy groups, some religious colleges and universities, and many Republicans in Congress.
In public comments, they said the Trump-era rule created a clearer standard that would encourage religious employers to become federal contractors and was more in line with recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings involving religious liberty.
The Labor Department on Monday said the rule was actually out of step with those decisions, creating inconsistencies in the way courts and the department applied religious exemptions."
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