Federal Court Bars Guidance Counselor’s Title VII Claims
Case shows the importance of having all faculty-related handbooks, job descriptions, and contracts reviewed by legal counsel.
Title VII
Supreme Court’s ‘Groff’ Decision Makes It Harder to Reject Religious Accommodations Requests
Bivocational pastors and church planters working secular jobs should pay attention to what the Groff decision means.
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Title VII and Church Employment Practices
How the Supreme Court’s interpretation of Title VII’s term “sex” affects church employment.
Discrimination Claim Brought Against School that Fired Gay Teacher Allowed to Proceed
Except for religious discrimination, religious organizations are not exempt from other forms of discrimination prohibited under Title VII.
Employee’s Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Dismissed Due to Lack of ‘Viable Claim’
Court dismissed a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by a former female employee of a denominationally affiliated hospital on the ground that the alleged offenses were not sufficiently severe or pervasive.
Religious Schools Face Deadline for Annual Form
Federal requirement includes church-run preschool programs.
Recent Developments in Federal Court Regarding Employment Practices
A federal court ruled that a church-affiliated private school could be sued by a former employee who had been dismissed for extramarital sexual relations.
Supreme Court Addresses Sexual Harassment
How churches will be affected
Recent Developments in Nebraska Regarding Employment Practices
A federal court in Nebraska ruled that an employer violated both state and federal law by dismissing an employee who refused to work on Easter Sunday.
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)
Recent Developments in Kansas Regarding Employment Practices
A federal court in Kansas ruled that an employer committed unlawful religious discrimination by dismissing two employees for engaging in religious speech with customers.
A Summary of the Court’s Decision Regarding Federal Employment and Discrimination Laws as Related to Churches
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Is a Church Required to Give a Pregnant Employee Her Job Back?
Must a church guarantee a pregnant employee her job back after the birth of her