Southwest Airlines says it will appeal a Texas federal judge’s unusual order requiring three of its senior lawyers to attend “religious liberty training” by a prominent conservative Christian legal group.
Southwest in its statement did not elaborate on the basis for its appeal.
The ruling may be unprecedented, and the choice of ADF to conduct the training is troubling given its history of advocating a conservative Christian viewpoint, according to David Lopez, who was general counsel of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission during the Obama administration. But Andrea Lucas, a current EEOC commissioner appointed by Trump, said the case highlighted that many companies view workers’ religious liberty as an afterthought.
“Every company should respect religious liberty and diverse viewpoints in the workplace,” Campbell said in a statement. Southwest and the union are appealing that decision, which also required the airline to notify employees of their right to express their religious views on social media.
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