TOPIC | Legal
HR Cohort: Maintaining Faith in the Workplace —A Look at the Legal Landscape Today
Guest Speaker: Bob Pruitt, Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF)
Introduction
- What you are is God’s gift to you. What you become is your gift to God.
- Hans Urs von Bathasar
- Keep the doors open to the Gospel in the workplace and the marketplace by educating, equipping, and engaging with Christian business leaders.
- Are you allowed to share your faith in the Workplace?
- Yes; we can have faith events in the workplace.
- Workplace counselor, bible study, communion, hand out bibles, prayer meeting, etc.
Four Points to Remember While Sharing Faith in the Workplace
- The activity must be voluntary.
- There are no repercussions if they do not participate.
- Provide notice of the activity beforehand.
- Recommendation: Include a statement somewhere in your corporate documents.
Supreme Court Cases Discussed
- Groff v. DeJoy, First Liberty Institute
- 303 Creative v Elenis, Alliance Defending Freedom
- 6.28.24 | Loper Bright Enterprises et al v. Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce et al (The demise of the legal deference, known as Chevron deference, to the Administrative State.)
Equal Employment and Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
- Issuance of new guidelines regarding Civil Rights.
- Implications of these guidelines on your business.
- EEOC’s Power Grab Related to Pregnant Workers Fairness Act: Christian Employers Alliance Calls on EEOC to Rescind Administrative Power Grab via PWFA
- Potential implications of the upcoming election on these guidelines.
Related Resources & Solutions
- Covenant Choice for Small Groups: 7.15.24 | New Health Insurance Product Launched for Christian-Owned, Private Small Businesses
- Transgender Mandate: 3.4.24 | Statement On Court Ruling to Permanently Halt Enforcement of Biden Administration’s Transgender Mandates on CEA Members
- Abortifacient Mandate: 5.15.19 | CEA Receives Permanent Injunctive Relief from ACA Abortion Mandate