Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Unanimously, Supreme Court Protects Ministerial Exemption

The Supreme Court ruled today in the case of Hosanna-Tabor Church v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.  Remember this case?  This was the case of a commissioned Lutheran grade school teacher who sued the school for employment discrimination after she was not rehired after disability leave.  In sum, the Court ruled unanimously in favor of the church, saying that the ministerial exemption prohibits these types of cases. 

Good news.

Read the full opinion here.

You can read news articles about it here, here, and here.

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