Records from the Department of Labor in response to American Oversight's request for communications between DOL officials and anti-LGBTQ groups to determine whether these groups influenced DOL’s recently-proposed rule allowing federal contractors to cite religious defenses if accused of discriminatory employment practices.

The Department of Labor (DOL) stated that it had no records of communications between DOL officials and anti-LGBTQ groups. American Oversight sought these records to determine whether these groups influenced DOL's recently-proposed rule allowing federal contractors to cite religious defenses if accused of discriminatory employment practices.

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FOIA to the Department of Labor (DOL) seeking sent communications between DOL officials and anti-LGBTQ groups to determine whether these groups influenced DOL’s recently-proposed rule allowing federal contractors to cite religious defenses if accused of discriminatory employment practices.