Staff Reports
Two Republican attorneys general are taking legal action to stop a new rule by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) that they say could impose a national abortion regime. Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill and Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch have jointly filed a lawsuit contesting a regulation mandating employers to accommodate employees' abortion requests under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.
The attorneys generally contend that this regulation contradicts the populace's desires and encroaches upon employers' religious freedoms.
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The lawsuit seeks to challenge a rule that would require employers to accommodate employees' abortions under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. The two GOP attorneys general are pursuing an injunction to halt the enforcement of the rule, designed to enact the mandates of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act enacted by Congress in 2022. They contend that the newly implemented rule is unconstitutional and illustrates bureaucrats' tendency to reinterpret acts of Congress according to their preferences.
The attorneys general posit that the new rule would necessitate employers in states like Louisiana and Mississippi, where abortion is largely prohibited, to facilitate abortions or risk facing federal lawsuits seeking monetary compensation and injunctive measures.
The attorneys general believes that the rule threatens to derail commonsense measures for pregnant women in the workplace and could override the will of the people or the religious liberty of the employer.
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill stated in a news release that the new action by the EEOC is unconstitutional and an example of bureaucrats rewriting acts of Congress to their own liking. She emphasized that the administration's overreach must be challenged to protect pregnant women. Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch also expressed concern; they assert that despite endeavors to support women in the workplace during pregnancy and postpartum, the Biden administration is poised to enforce a nationwide abortion framework, thereby nullifying the Dobbs decision and superseding states' authority in abortion policy formulation.
The lawsuit filed by Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill and Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch argues that the new rule by the EEOC goes against the will of the people and the religious liberty of employers. It seeks to challenge the rule that would require employers to accommodate employees' abortions under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. This legal action highlights the conservative perspective on protecting the rights of employers and the will of the people in implementing abortion policies.
