Our leaders should be pushing policy decisions that lead to a better future for all -- not rolling back our rights and putting more hard-working Missourians at risk for discrimination because of who they are or what they believe.

We are disappointed that despite broad bipartisan disapproval of this bill, Gov. Greitens chose to sign Senate Bill 43 into law. It will now be easier for Missourians to lose their jobs based on their race or ethnicity, sex, national origin, religion, age, or disability status. This protects workplace abusers and punishes victims of harassment and discrimination by leaving them open to retaliation.

In a time where we have seen many unconstitutional violations of Missourians’ rights by the government, this law destroys whistleblower protections when we need them most.

We will continue to protect the rights of all Missourians. We hope our state’s politicians begin to do the same.

 -- Jeffrey Mittman, Executive Director, ACLU of Missouri