When I think of Pennsylvania, it's the Liberty Bell, cheesesteaks, and that putrid football team from Pittsburgh with the fans that wave yellow towels.
I also think of employer-friendly employment laws.
But one of those associations may soon be eroding. (Spoiler alert: not my opinion of the hapless Steelers).
Last week, Pennsylvania's Independent Regulatory Review Commission approved this proposed rulemaking from the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission (PHRC) that would create new/updated employment law definitions of sex, religious creed, and race as used in the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act.
Let's break down the changes:
The proposed regulation provides a comprehensive definition for the protected class of sex, including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, sex assigned at birth, gender identity or expression, affectional or sexual orientation, and differences in sex development.
Concerning religious creed discrimination, the proposed regulation provides a comprehensive definition of the term religious creed, which is consistent with the definition of religion in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Specifically, the proposed regulation explains that the term "religious creed" includes all aspects of religious observance, practice, and belief.
For race discrimination, the proposed regulation provides a comprehensive definition for the term race, including ancestry, national origin, ethnic characteristics, interracial marriage or...
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