PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) β A hearing is scheduled in March to determine how much in damages two Oregon bakers owe a lesbian couple for refusing to bake them a wedding cake in 2013.
The Oregon labor department says an administrative law judge rejected the bakers’ contention that the state’s discrimination laws violate their religious freedom.
Aaron and Melissa Klein have said they serve gays and lesbians but could not in good conscience make a cake celebrating a same-sex wedding.
Their attorney says the Kleins had to close their shop after being boycotted. Aaron Klein now works as a garbage truck driver.
Investigators for the state Bureau of Labor and Industries have recommended that the Kleins each pay $75,000 in damages.
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