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Solicitor General recommends that Supreme Court hear Sabbath accommodation case

Posted on December 9, 2019December 10, 2019 by Michael Peabody

The Solicitor General of the United States, Noel Francisco, has recommended that the United States Supreme Court agree to consider a Sabbath accommodation case involving a Seventh-day Adventist. 

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Washington Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Whether State Law Requires Religious Accommodation

Posted on October 30, 2013October 31, 2013 by Michael Peabody

Washington state law prohibits employers from discriminating against employees in compensation or terms or conditions of employment because of age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, race, creed, color, national origin, veteran status, or disability. This case raises the issue of whether a failure to make reasonable accommodation for an employee’s sincere religious beliefs is implied in the statute.

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Workplace Religious Freedom Act of 2013 Introduced in U.S. Senate

Posted on January 15, 2013January 30, 2013 by Michael Peabody

On December 17, 2012 Senator John Kerry (D-MA) introduced “The Workplace Religious Freedom Act of 2013” (S.3686) which would Amend Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of religion specifically in the areas of “garb, grooming, and scheduling.”

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California Senate Judiciary Committee Passes Workplace Religious Freedom Act of 2012

Posted on June 28, 2012June 28, 2012 by Michael Peabody

On June 26, 2012 the California Senate Judiciary passed AB 1964, the Workplace Religious Freedom Act of 2012.

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UPDATE: California State Assembly Passes Workplace Religious Freedom Act

Posted on June 1, 2012June 7, 2012 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

On May 29, the California State Assembly passed the Workplace Religious Freedom Act of 2012 by a vote of 63-6. AB 1964 is now on its way to the Senate.

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Key California Committee Passes Workplace Religious Freedom Act

Posted on April 20, 2012May 24, 2012 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

Photo Credit www.istockphoto.com/ Amelia Johnson [dc]I[/dc]n August 2010, Noor Abdallah, a Muslim woman who worked as a hostess at Disneyland’s Grand Californian hotel complained that Disney had refused to allow her to wear her hijab, or headscarf, which she wore as a sign of modesty in front of her customers. Disney, which had been working…

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Workplace Religious Freedom Bill Finds Revived Interest (Religion News Service)

Posted on May 10, 2010December 20, 2019 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

EXCERPT: May 5, 2010 – WASHINGTON (RNS) — More than a decade after it was first introduced, an on-again off-again bill to protect employees’ religious expression in the workplace is attracting renewed attention that could lead to action on Capitol Hill in coming weeks. . . . “The bill will be introduced to Congress soon…

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Video: Oregon Governor Repeals Ban on Teachers’ Religious Dress

Posted on April 2, 2010 by ReligiousLiberty.TV
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Northwest Religious Liberty Association Honors Oregon Speaker Dave Hunt

Posted on October 16, 2009October 26, 2009 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

Representative Dave Hunt, speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives, was awarded by the Northwest Religious Liberty Association (NRLA) at the Oregon Conference Campmeeting in Gladstone on July 17, 2009 for his legislative sponsorship of the Oregon Workplace Religious Freedom Act, Senate Bill 786 (SB 786) which was signed into law by Governor Ted Kulongoski.  There were…

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Governor signs Oregon Workplace Religious Freedom Act

Posted on July 21, 2009August 16, 2009 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

Northwest Religious Liberty Association Press Release – July 21, 2009 The Stage Was Set On a sweltering Friday summer evening, and just two minutes prior to going on stage before approximately 2,000 Seventh-day Adventist Christians at the Gladstone, Oregon Campmeeting, the Honorable Representative Dave Hunt (D), Speaker of the House of Representatives for the Oregon Legislature,…

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