Wednesday, March 02, 2022

Court Concludes Church Did Not Fire Cook Who Cohabited Outside of Marriage

In Sandoval v. Madison Equal Opportunities Commission, (WI App, Feb. 24, 2022), a Wisconsin state appellate court upheld the finding of the Madison Equal Opportunities Commission that Capitoland Christian Center Church did not engage in employment discrimination against plaintiff who was employed as a cook by the church.  Plaintiff violated an agreement with the church that she would not cohabit with members of the opposite gender outside of wedlock. The court concluded that substantial evidence supported the Commission's finding that plaintiff resigned and was not fired nor constructively discharged. Christian Post reports on the decision.