A Pennsylvania government panel is considering adding extensive definitions of sex, religious creed and race to nondiscrimination regulations.
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania government regulations would be revised with extensive definitions of sex, religious creed and race under a proposal set for a vote Thursday — a change some Republican lawmakers see as an overreach on a subject they think should not be addressed without legislation.
“There are some issues where it’s very clear where the discrimination has happened or hasn’t happened,” said Rachel Wentworth, executive director of the Fort Washington-based Housing Equality Center of Pennsylvania. “But there’s a lot of gray areas, areas where the laws are worded in a way that’s more broad. So we really welcome any type of regulation or guidance which clarifies some of what’s covered under those laws.
“The policy choice of whether Pennsylvania should extend the definition of ‘sex discrimination’ in such a manner remains just that: a policy choice,” Grove said. “As such, it is squarely and exclusively the prerogative of the General Assembly to pursue.” Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf’s press secretary, Beth Rementer, said he favored making changes through state law. “Unfortunately, given Republican led efforts to push legislation that only seeks to discriminate and bully individuals and their refusal to take up commonsense bills, this action through regulation is one more way the administration can protect Pennsylvanians,” Rementer said.
The Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry said it supports “the intent” of the commission’s proposal and that at the group’s request some changes were made, including a two-month delay on implementation. In 2018 the Human Relations Commission announced it would accept and investigate such complaints as sex-based discrimination.
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Pennsylvania panel to vote on proposal defining sex, raceA Pennsylvania government panel is considering adding extensive definitions of sex, religious creed and race to nondiscrimination regulations.
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Pennsylvania panel to vote on proposal defining sex, raceA Pennsylvania government panel is considering adding extensive definitions of sex, religious creed and race to nondiscrimination regulations
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Pennsylvania panel to vote on proposal defining sex, raceHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania government regulations would be revised with extensive definitions of sex, religious creed and race under a proposal set for a vote on Thursday — a change some Republican lawmakers see as an overreach on a subject they think should not be addressed without legislation.
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Pennsylvania panel to vote on proposal defining sex, raceA Pennsylvania government panel is considering adding extensive definitions of sex, religious creed and race to nondiscrimination regulations.
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Pennsylvania Panel to Vote on Proposal Defining Sex, RaceA Pennsylvania government panel is considering adding extensive definitions of sex, religious creed and race to nondiscrimination regulations. The proposal being voted on Thursday is a change some Republican lawmakers see as an overreach on a subject they think should not be addressed without legislation. It would clarify and enshrine into writing a set of definitions regarding the types of employment, housing, education and public accommodations discrimination complaints that can be brought before the Human Relations Commission. Advocacy groups say greater clarity about the terms sex, religious creed and race would be helpful and a step forward.
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