Workplace Religious Freedom Act

Last month, the Workplace Religious Freedom Act was introduced in both the US House (HR 1445) and Senate (S 677). The bill, which has broad bipartisan support, would increase the requirements for accommodating an employee's practice of his or her religious beliefs on the job. However, an article in the Gay City News this week argues that the bill could limit the access to health care by gays and women and could otherwise lead to workplace harassment of gays and lesbians.