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Religious Institutions Update: July 2024

Holland & Knight LLP on 7/12/2024

Vaccine Exemption Policy Requiring Citation to Official Doctrine Violates First Amendment Madison Houghton and Nathan A. Adams IV In Does 1-11 v. Bd. of Regents of Univ. of Colorado, 100 F. 4th 1251 (10th Cir. 2024), former...more

Ministerial Exception Doesn’t Cover Christian College Professors, But Does Cover Catholic School Principals?

Sherman & Howard L.L.C. on 3/12/2021

Even after the Supreme Court’s recent decision that the so-called “ministerial exception” barred employment discrimination claims brought by a pair of Catholic school teachers, lower courts continue to wrestle with the scope...more

June 2020: The Top 21 Labor And Employment Law Stories

Fisher Phillips on 8/3/2020

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

SCOTUS Decision Impacts Discrimination Claims Against Religious Employers

Husch Blackwell LLP on 7/21/2020

Key Points •The ministerial exception protects religious employers from government interference in internal employment disputes involving the selection, supervision, and removal of individuals who play an important role...more

The U.S. Supreme Court Expands the Ministerial Exception

Dechert LLP on 7/15/2020

On July 8, 2020, in a 7–2 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court in Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru expanded the “ministerial exception,” which allows religious organizations to avoid federal anti-discrimination...more

United States Supreme Court Clarifies the Scope of the Ministerial Exception

Payne & Fears on 7/13/2020

In Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru, 591 U.S. ___, 2020 WL 3808420 (2020) (“Morrissey-Berru”), the United States Supreme Court provided further guidance on the application of the “ministerial exception,” which...more

Religious Institutions Update: January 2019 - Lex Est Sanctio Sancta

Holland & Knight LLP on 1/4/2019

Courts continue to grapple with the scope and meaning of the ministerial exception doctrine. In Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church & Sch. v. EEOC, 565 U.S. 171 (2012), the U.S. Supreme Court confirmed that a...more

Religious Institutions: June 2015

Holland & Knight LLP on 6/18/2015

Religious institutions commonly make payments to or receive payments directly or indirectly from governmental agencies for services rendered; e.g., day cares that benefit from public scholarships, hospitals that participate...more

Spiritual Director Doesn't Have a Prayer When it Comes to Her Discrimination and Termination Claims

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP on 2/24/2015

Religious employers can rejoice once again, as yet another court upholds the ministerial exception and dismisses an employee's discrimination and termination claims....more

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