17 states sue EEOC over new employer abortion accommodation rule


by KEYT

KEYT— By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — A coalition of Republican attorneys general from 17 states filed a lawsuit Thursday against the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission over a new rule that requires employers to provide abortion accommodations under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. The rule, finalized in mid-April, mandates that most employers offer “reasonable accommodations” to

Breitbart—17 States Challenge EEOC Rule Making Employers Accommodate Workers’ Abortions. Seventeen Republican-led states are suing President Joe Biden's Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for forcing employers across the United States to accommodate workers' abortions.

Bangor Daily News—17 states challenge federal rules entitling workers to accommodations for abortion. LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Republican attorneys general from 17 states filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging new federal rules entitling workers to time off and other accommodations for abortions, calling […]

The Monitor—17 states challenge federal rules entitling workers to accommodations for abortion. LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Republican attorneys general from 17 states filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging new federal rules entitling workers to time off and other accommodations for abortions, calling the rules an illegal interpretation of a 2022 federal law. The lawsuit led by Tennessee and Arkansas comes since finalized federal regulations were published April […]