Judge rules that federal agency can't enforce abortion rule in Louisiana and Mississippi

Federal Judge Blocks Rule Requiring Employers to Accommodate Employee Abortions

A federal judge in Louisiana has blocked enforcement of a rule in two states that required employers to provide accommodations to employees who want to undergo elective abortions, with the judge siding with plaintiffs who argued that abortions aren’t “medical conditions” that employers must facilitate. U.S. District Judge David Joseph announced the ruling in an order filed on June 17 at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisia…

Judge rules federal agency can't enforce abortion rule in Louisiana, Mississippi

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops was granted temporary relief from federal rule requiring time off and other accommodations for abortions.

Trump-Appointed Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Biden Abortion Rule For Employers In Two States

A judge temporarily blocked a federal rule in two southern states that would have required employers to provide time off for employees seeking abortions.

Judge rules feds cannot force Louisiana, Mississippi to offer workers accommodations for abortions

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the rule that include abortions as pregnancy-related conditions under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.

Judge rules federal agency cannot force Louisiana, Mississippi to offer employee accommodations for abortions

A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction to block a federal rule that would have required two states to provide workers with accommodations to obtain abortions.

Judge pauses federal rule requiring employers give abortion-seekers time off in Louisiana, Mississippi

By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — A judge paused in two Southern states a new federal mandate that employers give workers seeking elective abortions time off to obtain and recover from the procedure. US District Judge David C. Joseph in a Monday order partially halted the new rule being implemented by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, saying the agency had exceeded the authority given to it by Congress in putting forward the regulation. T…