Religious function including professors, teachers and even a cemetery personnel. Additional exemptions are not only necessary but could lead to adverse consequences for discrimination protection. If nondiscrimination provisions protecting the workers from discrimination on the job will not infringe upon the religious beliefs of employers. Employers already have these ample protections under the First Amendment and explicit statutory exemptions. The courts have also not been shy of playing bees in the rights liberally. The Supreme Court noted that the u. S. Constitution gives a special solitude to the rights of religious organizations. The Supreme Court has also recognized that the government has a unique and compelling interest in protecting against employment discrimination. Writing for the majority in hobby lobby, Justice Alito rejected the possibility that discrimination and hiring might be a religious practice to a scapegoat legal sanction. He wrote the decision today provides no s
An Army Aviation Restructuring Initiative both of those combine to be 6 billion. If we dont get those reforms. Were going to have to find 6 billion, and find another half a billion for brac, thats who it costs every year for excess infrastructure. If we dont get those things, were going to have to find that money somewhere. Great thank you. For navy and marine corps, it is slowing down the growth of pay and compensation. Its we simply have to do that. We are at the point where were choosing between keeping people or getting them the tools that they need to do their job. And i think that the proposals that have been put forward are reasonable, theyre sound. And from talking to sailors and marines around the world they are the thing that concerns them the most is certainty. And the concern about sequester and whether they will have the tools to do the job that they joined the navy and marine corps to do. Congressman, in addition you heard me with the compensation reforms, i agree with br
Screeria nigeria. Followed by King Abdullah ii of jordan speaking before the european parliament. The u. S. Commission on civil rights held a hearing monday about Workplace Discrimination against lesbian gay, bisexual and transgender employees. Well go back to the panel. Well now proceed. I want to first introduce the panelists in the second panel. Our first panelist is mr. Roger congratulation, president and general counsel for the center of equal opportunity. Our second panelest is kate kendall. Our third panelist is miss sara warblough. Our fourth panelist is miss stacy simmons. And our fifth and final panelist for the second panel is miss winnie stockleberg. Ill ask you all to raise your right hand teen swear and affirm that the information youre about to provide to sues true and accurate to the best of your knowledge and belief. Is that correct thank you. Mr. Clegg . You have the four. Event minutes. Thank you very much. I appreciate the opportunity to testify today. My name is ro
Passage of such legislation to prohibit on the basis of discrimination on the basis of sexual or orientation or gender identity in the same way that title vii of the Civil Rights Act of 64 prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or National Origin. In conclusion, Workplace Discrimination is a pervasive issue that prevents employees from meaningfully contributing their talents to our nations workforce. Workers who encounter antilgbt sentiments or actions are faced with a perilous choice of either hiding their lgtb identity in the workplace or risking discriminatory treatment and harassment by disclosing their lgtb identity. While eeoc protection take shape and agencies issue guidance it will take time for employers and employees to recognize the Legal Protection available. We hope that more data will be collected as we await a new legal precedent or legislation will set this matter unequivocally in the path. On behalf of the task force i would like to thank t
Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes. In what was an instantly iconic moment today america was introduced to Caitlyn Jenner. Call me caitlyn with a portrait by annie lebowitz. Bruce jenner went to the Surgeons Office in Beverly Hills thinking the facial feminization surgery would take about five hours. Caitlyn left the office in Beverly Hills after the procedure had taken roughly ten hours n. A video on vanity fairs website Caitlyn Jenner described her thoughts the. I was running a way from a lot of things. Very, very proud of the accomplishment. I dont want to diminish the accomplishment. The last few days doing the shoot was about my life and who i am as a person. Bruce always had to tell a lie. He was always living that lie every day. He always had a secret from morning until night. Caitlyn doesnt have any secrets. As soon as the vanity fair cover comes out, im free. Caitlyn jenners first tweet, im so happy after such a long struggle, to be living my true self. Cant wait for y