Pennsylvania panel updates anti-discrimination regulations
Source: Associated Press
Pennsylvania panel updates anti-discrimination regulations
By MARK SCOLFORO
December 8, 2022
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A state panel on Thursday narrowly approved new definitions of sex, religious creed and race in Pennsylvania’s anti-discrimination regulations, with three members appointed by Democrats in favor and two Republican appointees voting no.
The Independent Regulatory Review Commission signed off on the set of definitions that concern the types of employment, housing, education and public accommodations discrimination complaints that can be brought before the state Human Relations Commission.
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The regulation defines “sex” as including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, sex assigned at birth, gender identity or expression, affectional or sexual orientation, and differences in sex development.
“Race” discrimination includes ancestry, national origin, ethnic characteristics, interracial marriages and association, traits such as hairstyles that are historically associated with race, and national origin or ancestry.
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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/religion-pennsylvania-discrimination-race-and-ethnicity-state-government-5bc3a78505518f4a0d98a0fa1365cbbb
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