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Monday, August 06, 2018
Connecticut RFRA Does Not Immunize Against Employment Discrimination Suits
In Trinity Christian School v. Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, (CT Sup. Ct., Aug. 7, 2018 [official release date]), the Connecticut Supreme Court held that the state's Religious Freedom Restoration Act does not confer complete immunity to religious institutions for employment discrimination suits, and does not operate as a jurisdictional bar to such actions. Thus an interlocutory appeals of an administrative agency's refusal to dismiss a suit is not permitted.