The Trump Administration has proposed expanding the definition of religious exemption in the hiring policies of federal contractors, which critics said could prompt discrimination against LGBTQ employees and unmarried mothers, among others. The act states that such a law must further a “compelling government interest” and must be tailored to minimize the burden on individual religious practices. Civil rights activists and lawmakers warned that the Department of Labor policy created a loophole broad enough to allow the 42,000 US firms with federal contracts to fire or not employ people who do not share their faith or follow their religious practices. In an interview on Fox News Sunday, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer defended President Donald Trump’s executive order banning transgender individuals from serving openly in the military, saying it was “very clear” what he
The Trump Administration has proposed expanding the definition of religious exemption in the hiring policies of federal contractors, which critics said could prompt discrimination against LGBTQ employees and unmarried mothers, among others. Civil rights activists and lawmakers warned that the Department of Labor policy created a loophole broad enough to allow the 42,000 US firms with federal contracts to fire or not employ people who do not share their faith or follow their religious practices. In an interview on Fox News Sunday, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer defended President Donald Trump’s executive order banning transgender individuals from serving openly in the military, saying it was “very clear” what he