Legal Developments
Issues that affect ministers and churches
State | Title | Category |
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Age Discrimination and Denomination Policy
| Clergy - Removal; Denominations - Legal Liability; Employment Practices | |
Application of Laws to Specified Number of Employees
| Denominations - Legal Liability; Employment Practices | |
Ascending Liability Claims
| Denominations - Legal Liability | |
Boy Scouts Had Legal Duty to Disclose Molestation
| Denominations - Legal Liability; Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers | |
Breach of Fiduciary Duty
| Denominations - Legal Liability; Fiduciary Duty; Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers | |
Can a Denomination Be Held Responsible for a Pastor's Sexual Misconduct?
| Denominations - Legal Liability; Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers | |
Church Liability for Sexual Harassment
| Denominations - Legal Liability; Sexual Harassment; Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers | |
Church Not Responsible for Rape of Teenage Girl by Camp Worker
| Denominations - Legal Liability; Personal Injuries on Church Property or During Church Activities; Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers | |
Church Secretary Sues for Age Discrimination
| Denominations - Legal Liability; Employment Practices | |
Clarifying When Churches Are and Aren’t Liable for the Actions of Volunteers
| Denominations - Legal Liability | |
Court Applies "Ministerial Exception" to Church Discrimination Case
| Denominations - Legal Liability; Employment Practices; Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers | |
Defenses to Discrimination Lawsuits
| Clergy - Removal; Denominations - Legal Liability; Employment Practices | |
Denominational Legal Responsibility for Local Churches
| Denominations - Legal Liability | |
Discrimination Lawsuit Time Limits | Denominations - Legal Liability; Employment Practices | |
Discrimination Liability for Churches of Less Than 15 Employees | Denominations - Legal Liability; Employment Practices | |
Employer Not Liable for Man's Rape of Coworker
| Denominations - Legal Liability; Evidence; Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers | |
Evidence of Subsequent Corrective Action
| Denominations - Legal Liability; Evidence; Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers | |
Fiduciary Duty and Legal Liability
| Denominations - Legal Liability; Fiduciary Duty | |
Former Scout Leader Sued for Molestation
| Denominations - Legal Liability; Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers | |
Legal Liability When a Pension Plan Fails
| Denominations - Legal Liability; Retirement Plans | |