FMLA Requirements
A federal court in New York ruled that a church pension board did not violate the Americans with Disabilities Act of the Family and Medical Leave Act when it dismissed an HIV-positive employee.
American Disabilities Act (ADA)
Employment Practices – Part 2
An employer's use of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) test in making employment decisions violates the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Workers Compensation
The Tennessee Supreme Court ruled that a person's entitlement to workers compensation benefits based on "total disability" was not affected by the receipt of wages for services performed as a music minister at his church.
Employment Practices – Part 1
A federal court in Pennsylvania ruled that a church-operated school did violate the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Clergy—Removal – Part 2
A federal appeals court ruled that it was barred by the first amendment guaranty of religious liberty from resolving a pastor's claim that he had been dismissed by his church because he suffered from Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD).
Employment Practices
An Ohio court ruled that a church could be sued for discrimination and breach of contract as a result of its termination of a music director.
Employment Practices
A federal appeals court ruled that a church did not violate the Americans with Disabilities Act when it terminated an employee who was suffering from lupus.
Employment Practices – Part 2
A federal court dismissed a lawsuit brought by a former seminary student against a seminary alleging that the seminary violated the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Employment Practices – Part 1
A federal court ruled that a church did not violate the Americans with Disabilities Act when it failed to renew the one-year teaching contract of a teacher who disclosed to church officials that he was suffering from the HIV virus.
Employment Practices – Part 2
A federal court in Wyoming ruled that a church did not commit unlawful age or disability discrimination when it did not renew the teaching contract of a teacher who had undergone four hip replacement surgeries.
Employment Practices – Part 2
A federal court dismissed a lawsuit brought by the EEOC against a church school claiming that the school violated the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Clergy—Removal
A federal appeals court ruled that it could not resolve a church choir director's claim that she had been dismissed by her church on account of her disabilities.
Recent Developments in Louisiana Regarding Employment Practices
A federal court in Louisiana has issued an important ruling addressing the liability of a church for discriminating against a disabled person.
Recent Developments in Louisiana Regarding Employment Practices
A federal court in Louisiana ruled that a church school did not violate the Americans with Disabilities Act by not rehiring a teacher who had to temporarily quit her job because of pregnancy-related varicose veins.
Recent Developments in the Supreme Court Regarding Employment Practices
The United States Supreme Court ruled that a church-operated camp was engaged in "commerce."
Do Federal Employment and Discrimination Laws Apply to Churches?
A federal court issues an important ruling- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. St. Francis Xavier Parochial School, 117 F.3d 621 (D.C. Cir. 1997)
A Summary of the Court’s Decision Regarding Federal Employment and Discrimination Laws as Related to Churches
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Employment Practices
Church Law and Tax 1989-09-01 Recent Developments Employment Practices Richard R. Hammar, J.D., LL.M., CPA