Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to adopt an amendment to S Amdt 2012 to S 815 that exempts religiously-affiliated employers from the prohibition on employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.

Highlights:

• Exempts certain employers from the provisions of S 815 in the following circumstances:
• The employer is partially or entirely owned, controlled, or managed by a particular religion or by a particular religious corporation, association, or society;
• The employer is officially affiliated with a particular religion or with a particular religious corporation, association, or society; and
• The employer’s curriculum is directed toward the expansion of a particular religion.

• Specifies that the exemption applies regardless of whether the employer or employee in the employment position at issue engages in secular or religious activities.

Full Bill Text

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