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	Appeals Court Refused to Dismiss a Former Employee’s Wrongful Termination Lawsuit June 2022	Discrimination; Employment Practices; First Amendment
	Discrimination Claim Brought Against School that Fired Gay Teacher Allowed to Proceed June 2022	Employment Practices; Ministerial Exception
	In a Battle of Bylaws, Court’s Intervention with Pastor’s Firing Found Proper May 2022	Employment Practices
	Former School Counselor’s Discrimination Claims Barred by Ministerial Exception May 2022	Employment Practices; Ministerial Exception
	Unmarried Pregnant Employee Can Sue Religious School for Discrimination November 2021	Employment Practices
	Employee in Same-Sex Civil Union Sues Religious School October 2021	Employment Practices
	Employee Can Sue Church-Affiliated Organization for Disability Discrimination August 2021	Employment Practices
	Teachers at a Religious Preschool Not Considered Ministers March 2020	Employment Practices
	Church’s Director of Music Was a “Minister” for Purposes of the Ministerial Exception May/June 2019	Employment Practices
	Churches May Fire an Employee for Violating Moral Standards If Done Consistently May/June 2019	Employment Practices
	Fired Teacher Prevented from Suing Religious School for Discrimination May/June 2019	Employment Practices
	Fired Employee Can Sue for Pregnancy Discrimination March/April 2019	Employment Practices
	Fired Transgender Employee Could Sue for Employment Discrimination March/April 2019	Employment Practices
	'Ecclesiastical Abstention' Fails to Prevent School Employee's Discrimination Lawsuit November/December 2018	Employment Practices; Judicial Resolution of Church Disputes; Schools
	Court Barred by the Ecclesiastical Abstention Doctrine from Resolving a Pastor's Employment Dispute September/October 2018	Clergy - Discipline and Removal; Employment Practices
	Ministerial Exception Prevents Court from Resolving Discrimination Lawsuit January/February 2018	Employment Practices; Judicial Resolution of Church Disputes
	Employee's Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Dismissed Due to Lack of 'Viable Claim' November/December 2017	Employment Practices; Sexual Harassment
	A Tennessee Missions Agency’s Employment Contract Requires Employees’ Lawsuit to Be Resolved on Basis of Virginia Law May/June 2017	Employment Practices
	Court May Rule on 'Secular Contract' Between Church and Former Employee November/December 2016	Employment Practices
	California Court Rejects Religious School’s Motion to Dismiss Disability Discrimination Claim July/August 2016	Employment Practices
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