His injunction blocks the enforcement of parts of the 2022 Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.
District Judge Daniel Traynor ruled this week that a Catholic employers’ association would likely win their lawsuit against government-mandated abortion and birth control accommodations for employees, issuing a preliminary injunction to block a new policy implemented by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
In 2022, Congress passed the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, a federal law that requires employers to alter job duties or give time off to workers with “limitations related to… pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions.” This past April, the EEOC updated its policies under this law to extend these protections to employees who have an abortion or go for in vitro fertilization treatments.
The Catholic Benefits Association and the Catholic Diocese of Bismark, North Dakota, sued the EEOC for its rule expansion, arguing that it would force them to violate their religious beliefs. Judge Traynor agreed, ordering the EEOC to block the implementation of its new policies until the plaintiffs’ lawsuit concludes.
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- For federal judges as they hear cases challenging federal regulations regarding free speech and freedom of religion.
- For the president, vice president, and members of the administration as they pursue rules surrounding abortion and birth control.
Sources: Reuters, CNN
