Hall Render Killian Heath & Lyman PC
On May 2, 2019, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) announced the issuance of the final conscience rule, which prohibits discrimination of individuals on the basis of their exercise of conscience in HHS-funded programs. The rule has not yet been published in the Federal Register, but HHS has released an unofficial version of the document. This rule will be effective 60 days after is it published in the Federal Register. . . [Full text]
A useful, non-inflammatory and non-partisan explanation of the obligations of employers under the new US Department of Health and Human Services protection of conscience rule.