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30 Mar 2015

Author:
Jack Clark, Tim Jones & Tom Schoenberg, Bloomberg (USA)

USA: Companies object to new Religious Freedom Restoration Act, alleging it discriminates against LGBT customers

“Angie’s List Joins Tim Cook In Scolding Indiana Over Law,” 27 Mar 2015

Angie’s List, the consumer-review website, withdrew a proposal to expand its Indianapolis headquarters after [the] Indiana Governor…signed legislation that critics say discriminates against gays. The company’s announcement…that it was pulling its planned $40 million investment from…consideration, days before it planned to break ground, follows statements of concern about the Indiana law earlier this week by technology-industry leaders including [from] Apple…[and] Salesforce.com…[The Governor] signed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act into law Thursday. The statute gives businesses the right not to serve gays and lesbians on religious grounds…[The Governor’s] press secretary said the law doesn’t legalize discrimination…[Also refers to PayPal, Yelp]

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