Recent Developments
Issues that affect ministers and churches
| State | Title | Category |
|---|---|---|
 | 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 |
