April 16, 2025
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is barred from enforcing its Pregnant Workers Fairness Act regulations or updated harassment guidelines against thousands of Catholic employers, with a North Dakota federal judge saying a religious group had demonstrated "a credible threat" to its rights.
September 24, 2024
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission can't enforce its Pregnant Workers Fairness Act rule or updated workplace harassment guidelines against members of a Catholic employer organization, a North Dakota federal judge ruled, saying the group demonstrated a credible fear it would be punished for its religious beliefs.
September 06, 2024
A Catholic employer organization urged a North Dakota federal court to block the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's Pregnant Workers Fairness Act regulations and updated workplace harassment guidelines, arguing its members face a looming threat of agency action over a refusal to accommodate abortion and infertility treatments.