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57. OY (x3)!!! ROFL!!!

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Wed Mar 26, 2014, 06:52 PM

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So if I am a Jewish employer can I require that all of my male employees [View all] undeterred Mar 2014 OP

That would be a great subject for a letter to an editor somewhere. Skidmore Mar 2014 #1

I'd be sure that the company chooses a plan that covers it, of course. undeterred Mar 2014 #2

Or a Christian employer demand all employees not to watch football on Sunday LanternWaste Mar 2014 #3

Footballs aren't made of pigskin anymore. nt awoke_in_2003 Mar 2014 #32

What about working on the Sabbath? Bandit Mar 2014 #55

It ain't work to watch the Cowboys play on Sunday OriginalGeek Mar 2014 #64

Hmmm. Does employer health insurance have to pay for circumcision? FarCenter Mar 2014 #4

Yeah undeterred Mar 2014 #8

I was really thinking about circumcision of newborns by pediatricians FarCenter Mar 2014 #9

Unless you get one who COLGATE4 Mar 2014 #28

I think you win a DUzy for that comment dlwickham Mar 2014 #35

Thank you. Thank you. I believe it's COLGATE4 Mar 2014 #39

OY (nt) KaryninMiami Mar 2014 #40

OY (x 2)!!! COLGATE4 Mar 2014 #41

OY (x3)!!! ROFL!!! calimary Mar 2014 #57

Are you a restaurant owner? Warren DeMontague Mar 2014 #5

Deli undeterred Mar 2014 #7

I just watched your sig line through for the first time, had noticed before but not watched. uppityperson Mar 2014 #33

You mean the cosmos evolution gif? Warren DeMontague Mar 2014 #37

thanks to uppity for drawing my attention to your evolution gif, that is superb Voice for Peace Mar 2014 #42

It's only "mine" in that I saw it trending on imgur, and linked it. Warren DeMontague Mar 2014 #45

ok I will try to steal it. Voice for Peace Mar 2014 #49

Heh. Right click and save. Warren DeMontague Mar 2014 #51

Warren DeMontague Diclotican Mar 2014 #67

Oh, btw, I'm orthodox undeterred Mar 2014 #6

You could refuse to allow women to work when they are menstruating frazzled Mar 2014 #12

So long as it's paid leave. A three week work month. I'll vote for that one! n/t freshwest Mar 2014 #17

Nah: no work, no pay (employer's decision) frazzled Mar 2014 #18

Hell no! I'd be there with bells on and full you-know-what then! Take that, boss! freshwest Mar 2014 #22

There could be a Cramps and Menstruation Leave Act undeterred Mar 2014 #21

Finally get equal pay through the law of unintended consequences. Those who don't get 'em, fake it! freshwest Mar 2014 #25

I certainly wish we had menstrual leave. Manifestor_of_Light Mar 2014 #62

or refuse to hire them at all, if they have children, Voice for Peace Mar 2014 #44

According to Roberts and Scalia, yes Gothmog Mar 2014 #10

Well, no, because when idiots yell religious liberty and freedom... joeybee12 Mar 2014 #11

Great point. jwirr Mar 2014 #13

or withhold taxes that go to the war machine spanone Mar 2014 #14

I think that one would do it Politicalboi Mar 2014 #16

Good point, LakeVermilion Mar 2014 #24

I can't remember the specifics, but there was a court case dealing with this issue. white_wolf Mar 2014 #79

I can get behind that one. Voice for Peace Mar 2014 #48

It's not the same thing, and you know it customerserviceguy Mar 2014 #15

I object to bacon and cheese on burgers myself. It's a Biblical thing, ya know. n/t freshwest Mar 2014 #19

Whats interesting is that its only fundamentalist Christians who seem to want to impose undeterred Mar 2014 #20

In this instance customerserviceguy Mar 2014 #23

The employee already paid for their health care with their labor. LeftyMom Mar 2014 #70

Do you know of scientific proof customerserviceguy Mar 2014 #83

Yes. This hasn't really been up for debate among sane people. Go google. LeftyMom Mar 2014 #87

So, you're saying customerserviceguy Mar 2014 #90

Of course some do. n/t PoliticAverse Mar 2014 #34

Does their Rabbi own a fast food restaurant? Thor_MN Mar 2014 #38

If he did customerserviceguy Mar 2014 #84

That's an incorrect analogy. cui bono Mar 2014 #72

Their employees customerserviceguy Mar 2014 #86

Ouch, I'm good, but for others…OUCH…nt uriel1972 Mar 2014 #26

No, of course not! Small Accumulates Mar 2014 #27

It seems to me you could. Enthusiast Mar 2014 #29

Maybe, but you can't prohibit the insurance you Have to provide, orpupilofnature57 Mar 2014 #30

Perhaps a better analogy... OilemFirchen Mar 2014 #31

I think that question goes to Justice Kennedy. nt TBF Mar 2014 #36

How about you require it of all their children too? jtuck004 Mar 2014 #43

With that aside, circumcision shouldn't be allowed. Vashta Nerada Mar 2014 #46

I don't believe the Court would ever find that the government can compel circumcision but.... Swede Atlanta Mar 2014 #47

or a Christian Scientist boss would dictate no medical insurance for anyone? TeamPooka Mar 2014 #50

Sure, no problem! In my company I will require all employees worship Satan, seems RKP5637 Mar 2014 #52

Great argument Mnpaul Mar 2014 #53

You plan on paying for it? Boom Sound 416 Mar 2014 #54

Employers shouldnt have anything to do with insurance. nm rhett o rick Mar 2014 #56

+100,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 undeterred Mar 2014 #89

Jehova's witnesses nietzschean Mar 2014 #58

Well way ahead of you, buster! CFLDem Mar 2014 #59

If Rastafarians require ganja breaks? moondust Mar 2014 #60

Man, these analogies get sillier and sillier. Nuclear Unicorn Mar 2014 #61

Nope. blackspade Mar 2014 #69

How would you check? Sounds like something out of Porky's badtoworse Mar 2014 #63

Yes libodem Mar 2014 #65

Or an Islamic employer that veils women and requires them to be escorted by family members seveneyes Mar 2014 #66

We don't look for converts. You have to realllly want to be Jewish to be one. mucifer Mar 2014 #68

Beinga mohel doesn't pay much, but at least you get to keep the tips! George II Mar 2014 #71

I understand your point, but that's not a good example ... surrealAmerican Mar 2014 #73

The law only applies if it messes with Obamacare. Kablooie Mar 2014 #74

What does the Torah say about Obamacare? undeterred Mar 2014 #82

You could say that christx30 Mar 2014 #75

A SLIGHTLY more adept analogy would be whether they could refuse to cover heart valve replacement... Hippo_Tron Mar 2014 #76

Ouch - What Barbarism cantbeserious Mar 2014 #77

That could maybe set up an interesting job interview situation. longship Mar 2014 #78

Why not the medical care that would be required for all Hobby Lobby employees... icarusxat Mar 2014 #80

Well, the Rabbi who offered me a job (his assistant) HockeyMom Mar 2014 #81

Are all your employees Jewish? dilby Mar 2014 #85

No, but I'd like to apply my religious beliefs to my company, like the Hobby Lobby does undeterred Mar 2014 #88