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Friday, January 8, 2021
Chaos in the Capitol. The calendar may read 2021, but in Washington, D.C., it sure feels a lot like 2020. The spectacle of rioters laying siege to the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, was horrific. The
Buzz sincerely hopes that this moment represents the low point in our current politics, that reckoning and reconciliation can take place, and that our political parties can move forward and work together constructively in 2021 and beyond.
2021 Labor and Employment Policy Forecast. As this is the first
Buzz edition of 2021, we invite you to review our 2021 Labor and Employment Forecast for additional policy analysis.
Trump wants to expand religious exemptions. Critics say the law doesn’t allow it. Joe Davidson
Replay Video UP NEXT Protests are mounting against far-reaching Trump administration policies that could foster discrimination in the name of religious liberty in a variety of federal programs. Rather than protecting religious freedom, opponents fear three sets of policies will inappropriately allow faith-based organizations liberty to discriminate. Faith organizations are allowed a certain level of religious bias not permitted elsewhere. Secular employers may not deny employment or services based on a person’s religion. But under the Supreme Court’s “ministerial exception” a Baptist church, for example, can’t be forced to hire a rabbi or an imam to preach Sunday sermons.