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ND committee hears bill to require employers to allow religious rest; panel votes 'do not pass'
Summary
House Bill 1608 would prohibit an employer from denying an employee leave “for rest or worship” on Sunday or “a day the employee recognizes as a religious holiday,” sponsor State Representative Matt Heilman said in testimony to the Industry, Business and Labor Committee.
House Bill 1608 would prohibit an employer from denying an employee leave “for rest or worship” on Sunday or “a day the employee recognizes as a religious holiday,” sponsor State Representative Matt Heilman said in testimony to the Industry, Business and Labor Committee. Representative Heilman said the bill responds to the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 2023 unanimous ruling in Groff v. DeJoy, which the sponsor said clarified the legal standard for “undue hardship.”
The bill drew questions about scope and enforceability from committee members, and several business groups and the state labor agency testified in opposition. Zachary Greenberg, interim commissioner of the North Dakota Department of Labor and Human Rights, told the…
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