Actually, yes I would.
If they have to relocate or find other employment, so be it, but I still think it is unfair
Agreed. But despite the fairness (or lack of it more appropriately), anyone who steps outside the employer's rules (no matter the moral stance involved) needs to be prepared to either be disciplined or to lose their job.
I'm not saying that what the state has done is right or not (I call it unfair; the market should decide - the individual businesses need to be able to make those decisions for themselves, not the state), but given the current situation in Illinois, that is the reality, despite the FRmail I got (from someone who I will not name here) accusing me of not being a conservative.
I will not name here) accusing me of not being a conservative.
I'm quite used to that, may have been hit harder and uglier than you. It hurts, but I hope I have moved beyond that and will avoid the hot button issues that bring them down on me. It has seriously curtailed my participation in and support for this forum.
If you can't say whether what the state has done is right or not, you are definitely not a conservative.