New Bill Will Add Additional Burden To Employers
A Bill has now passed in the Senate, 38 – 0 (S-2488/A-3451) on December 19, 2007 that will make it unlawful for an employer to discriminate against employees because of “religious practices.”
The importance of this bill is that it goes beyond protecting an employee from being discriminated against because of their religion, and specifically protects them from discrimination based on “religious practice.” Given the lack of opposition to this Bill, it is likely that the Governor will sign it into law shortly.