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Judge lets over 8,000 Catholic employers deny worker protections for abortion and fertility care
Read full article: Judge lets over 8,000 Catholic employers deny worker protections for abortion and fertility careA federal judge is allowing more than 8,000 Catholic employers nationwide to reject government regulations that protect workers seeking abortions and fertility care.
Texas sues Biden again to block federal protections for transgender workers
Read full article: Texas sues Biden again to block federal protections for transgender workersThe Texas Attorney General is following his familiar playbook by taking the case to a federal judge with a record of rulings against the Biden administration’s agenda.
Judge dismisses lawsuit challenging federal rules to accommodate abortions for workers
Read full article: Judge dismisses lawsuit challenging federal rules to accommodate abortions for workersA lawsuit challenging federal rules entitling workers to time off and other accommodations for abortions lacks standing, a federal judge in Arkansas ruled on Friday.
17 states challenge federal rules entitling workers to accommodations for abortion
Read full article: 17 states challenge federal rules entitling workers to accommodations for abortionSeventeen states are challenging new federal rules entitling workers to time off and other accommodations for abortions.
Convenience store chain where Biden bought snacks while campaigning hit with discrimination lawsuit
Read full article: Convenience store chain where Biden bought snacks while campaigning hit with discrimination lawsuitA convenience store chain where President Joe Biden stopped for snacks this week while campaigning in Pennsylvania has been hit with a lawsuit by federal officials.
New rules for Pregnant Workers Fairness Act include divisive accommodations for abortion
Read full article: New rules for Pregnant Workers Fairness Act include divisive accommodations for abortionWorkers are entitled to time off and other job accommodations for abortions under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, according to finalized federal regulations published Monday.
Federal agency files lawsuit against Houston ISD, alleges pay discrimination based on sex
Read full article: Federal agency files lawsuit against Houston ISD, alleges pay discrimination based on sexThe U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a lawsuit against the Houston Independent School District, accusing them of pay discrimination based on sex.
These women want careers as truck drivers. They say they can’t get a job because of their gender.
Read full article: These women want careers as truck drivers. They say they can’t get a job because of their gender.The Dallas-based trucking company, Stevens Transport, said they do not discriminate against women and the complaint is based on a “misunderstanding.”
Former Aces' player Hamby files discrimination complaint against team, WNBA
Read full article: Former Aces' player Hamby files discrimination complaint against team, WNBADearica Hamby filed a gender discrimination complaint last week against the WNBA and the Las Vegas Aces, saying her former team and its coach, Becky Hammon, retaliated against her after she informed them she was pregnant.
Government sues Union Pacific over using flawed test to disqualify color blind railroad workers
Read full article: Government sues Union Pacific over using flawed test to disqualify color blind railroad workersThe federal government has joined 21 former rail workers in suing Union Pacific over the way it used a vision test to disqualify workers the railroad believed were color blind and might have trouble reading signals telling them to stop a train.
U.S. civil rights enforcers warn employers against biased AI
Read full article: U.S. civil rights enforcers warn employers against biased AIThe federal government said Thursday that artificial intelligence technology used to screen new job candidates or monitor worker productivity can unfairly discriminate against people with disabilities, sending a warning to employers that the commonly used hiring tools could violate civil rights laws.