Without actual complaints, the back-and-forth over religious exemptions is mostly symbolic. But that symbolism is powerful.
exempted more people and had broader language, saying it included for-profit contractors, and any “employers that are organized for a religious purpose, hold themselves out to the public as carrying out a religious purpose, and engage in exercise of religion consistent with, and in furtherance of, a religious purpose.”
David Berteau, president of the Professional Services Council, a major trade association for government contractors, said no members have complained about needing a religious exemption. He noted that all firms are barred from discriminating in terms of who they serve, and that aside from religious exemptions, all other firms are barred from discriminating in hiring.
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