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Alaska Airlines employees fired for questioning its support of Equality Act appeal ruling

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Two former employees of Alaska Airlines who were fired for questioning the company’s support of the Equality Act are appealing a decision that ruled against their claims of religious discrimination.

The First Liberty Institute filed an appeal on behalf of Marli Brown and Lacey Smith on Wednesday in their lawsuit against Alaska Airlines, which they claim wrongfully terminated them in early 2021 for being critical of the airline’s support for the Equality Act.

The Equality Act is a legislative proposal periodically considered by Congress that, if enacted, would add sexual orientation and gender identity to federal antidiscrimination protections.

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