Settlement Will Allow Religious Charities In Florida State Employee Campaign

The Alliance Defense Fund announced on Friday that a settlement has been reached in Association of Faith-Based Organizations v. Lewis, a case in which faith-based charities were seeking the right to participate in the Florida State Employees’ Charitable Campaign. (See prior posting.) Under the agreement, Florida officials have adopted new regulations that allow religious charities to be included in the voluntary payroll deduction program, even when those charities use religious criteria in their hiring of staff members.