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Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Did the Missouri Senate just legalize employer discrimination?

It surely looks that way.  Check it out--

From the Jefferson City, Missouri Chapter of the NAACP (in italics):

The Missouri Legislature recently passed a bill to legalize discrimination. SB 188:

Look at lines 47-50 where "employer" now EXCLUDES employees:

In changing discrimination law in Missour, the current Missouri Senate made the following change:

"Employer" shall not include the United States, a corporation wholly owned by the government of the United States, an individual employed by an employer, an Indian tribe, or any department or agency of the District of Columbia subject by statute to procedures of the competitive service, as defined in 5 U.S.C. Section 2101, or a bona fide private membership club (other than a labor organization) which is exempt from taxation under 26 U.S.C. Section 501(c), and shall not include corporations and associations owned and operated by religious or sectarian groups;



The bill perfected the same week as the 150th ciil war anniversary. Missouri is the only state in America to legalize discrimination & now stands in stark contrast to the values we as Americans espouse.

I'm not an attorney by any stretch of the imagination but it looks as though this Missouri Senate just made any "Employer" not subject to discrimination law in the state of Missouri.

Additional links:  http://www.senate.mo.gov/11info/pdf-bill/perf/SB188.pdf
http://www.senate.mo.gov/11info/pdf-bill/perf/SB188.pdf
http://www.senate.mo.gov/

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