A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction to block a federal rule that would have required two states to provide workers with accommodations to obtain abortions.
A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction in a case brought by Louisiana, Mississippi and a group of Catholics to stop a federal rule that would have required them to provide workers who wanted to get abortions with time off and other accommodations. Judge David Joseph granted temporary relief on Monday in two consolidated lawsuits – one brought by the attorneys general of Louisiana and Mississippi, and another brought by the U.S.
The District Court applied a common sense interpretation of the plain words of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act,' Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill said in a statement to The Associated Press. The ruling was a partial victory for the attorneys general of Louisiana and Mississippi, who sought a broader emergency injunction that would have blocked the entirety of the EEOC rules from taking effect across the country.
But given the limited scope of the injunction, Bakst emphasized it is 'important for pregnant and postpartum workers to understand that this ruling does not mean their rights under the PWFA have been taken away.
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