Employment Discrimination - Exceptions - Religious Activities of Religious Employers
Sponsor: Kris Fair (District 3)Committee: Economic MattersSubject: Human RelationsStatus: Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters; Withdrawn (as of Nov 13, 2024)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Specifying that the exception for religious employers to certain prohibitions against employment discrimination applies only to the religious activities of the employers.
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Testimony (27)
MGA witness listFAV 9FavorableUNF 17UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Fitzwater, Jessica | Frederick County Executive | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Reynolds-Dominguez, Camilalobbyist | FreeState Justice | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Horton, Cleveland | Maryland Commission on Civil Rights | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Fair, Kris | Maryland General Assembly | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cross, Cashenna | NAACP | Oral |
| FAV | Goldstein, Mathew | Secular Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Fair, Delegate Fairlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Ewing, Emily | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Jasen, Debi | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Sadwin, Rabbi Ariel | Agudath Israel of Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Price, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| UNF | Creed, Terrylobbyist | Maryland Baptists for Biblical Values | Oral |
| UNF | Arshavsky, Svetlana | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Benjaminson, Heather | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Ditraglia, Frank | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | D’Orazio , Daniela | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Katz, Janet | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Love, William | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Pedersen, Stacy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Sirkel, Robin | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Volkmar, Leslie | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | mcavoy, vince | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | sirkel, jess | Individual | Position only |
| INFO | Kraska, Jennylobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
UNFCreed, TerryMaryland Baptists for Biblical ValuesRegistered for: Maryland Baptists for Biblical Values