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Monday, February 19, 2018
From the Liveblog of
Monday, February 19, 2018
Bill allowing anyone to refuse to work on Shabbat advances in Knesset
The Knesset Finance committee approves a bill that would extend the right to refuse to work on Shabbat to all employees, without fear of being penalized.
Currently, religious Jews can be exempt from working on Saturdays without being fired if they provide a legal document attesting to their religious observance.
The bill proposed by Yesh Atid MK Aliza Lavie and Likud MK Miki Zohar will have to pass two more Knesset readings before becoming law.
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