A federal judge has blocked the Biden administration from imposing two rules on Catholic employers—one requiring employers to accommodate workers who undergo abortions, and the other mandating recognition of transgender pronouns and restroom access for employees who identify differently from their birth sex.
The ruling is a major victory for Catholic employers who argued that the regulations violated their religious beliefs.
U.S. District Judge Daniel Traynor, based in North Dakota, issued a preliminary injunction on Sept. 23, halting enforcement of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) guidance related to the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act….