Showing posts with label Employment discrimination. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Employment discrimination. Show all posts
Friday, November 13, 2026

NYC Health Department Employees Sue Claiming Anti-Jewish Discrimination

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Suit was filed this week in a New York federal district court by seven employees of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygien...
Thursday, November 12, 2026

Librarian Fired for Displaying Trans Friendly Book Alleges Religious Discrimination

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 A lawsuit claiming religious, racial and sex discrimination as well as free speech, due process and equal protection violations was filed l...
Tuesday, November 10, 2026

Trump Nominates Matthew Zandi To EEOC

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Yesterday the White House announced  that President Trump has sent to the Senate the nomination of  Matthew Zandi to be a member of the Equ...
Wednesday, October 21, 2026

4th Circuit Refuses to Expand Exemptions from Anti-Discrimination Laws for Religious Employers

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In Doe v. Catholic Relief Services ,  (4th Cir., Oct. 16. 2026), the U.S.4th Circuit Court of Appeals in a 2-1 decision affirmed a Maryland ...
Wednesday, September 02, 2026

4th Circuit Debates When the Reason for Seeking an Accommodation Under Title VII Is "Religious"

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In Wilkins-Bailey v. Essity Professional Hygiene North America, LLC ,  (4th Cir., Sept. 1, 2026), the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals, in ...
Monday, August 03, 2026

Clergy Duties Do Not Excuse Compliance With Forum Selection Clause In Employment Agreement

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In Luzingu v. Abbott Laboratories, Inc. ,  (D ME, July 31, 2026), a Maine federal district court rejected a claim by a Christian pastor that...
Friday, June 12, 2026

DC Circuit Gives Pleading Leeway to Pro Se Muslim Plaintiff Who Claims Religious Discrimination

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 In Naz v. Wright , (DC Cir., June 9, 2026), the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals in a 2-1 decision reversed a district court's dismissal o...
Friday, May 29, 2026

Children's Minister May Not Sue Church for Wrongful Discharge

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In Elmore v. Mount Vernon Baptist Church ,  (WV App, May 27, 2026), a West Virginia state appellate court affirmed the dismissal of a suit b...
Thursday, April 09, 2026

Ministerial Exception May Not Apply to Non-Catholic 1st Grade Teacher in Catholic School

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In Coates v. Roman Catholic Diocese of Savannah ,  (MD GA, April 6, 2026), a Georgia federal district court refused at this point in the lit...
Thursday, March 19, 2026

4th Circuit Hears Oral Arguments In 3 Employment Discrimination Cases Involving Religiously Affiliated Institutions

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On March 17, the U.S.4th Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in three cases of interest: (1) In  Zinski v. Liberty University, Inc...
Wednesday, March 18, 2026

European Court Says German Catholic Organization Cannot Dismiss Employee Who Left the Church

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In   Katholische Schwangerschaftsberatung ,  (CJ EU, March 17, 2026), in a referral from the Federal Labor Court (Germany), the Court of Jus...
Friday, February 27, 2026

Canadian Province Awards $750,000 In Damages to LGBTQ Teachers For Trustee's Hate Speech

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In the Canadian province of British Columbia, the province's Human Rights Tribunal has ordered a Board of Education trustee to pay damag...
Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Firing of Synagogue Religious Teacher for Anti-Israel Blog Post Is Upheld By NY's Top Court

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In Sander v. Westchester Reform Temple ,  (NY Ct. App., Dec. 16, 2025), the New York Court of Appeals (New York's highest court) affirme...
Wednesday, December 03, 2025

Church Autonomy Doctrine Requires Dismissal of Catholic School Employee's Discrimination Claim

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In  MoChridhe v. Academy of Holy Angels , (MN App. Dec. 1, 2025), a Minnesota state appellate court rejected an employment discrimination cl...
Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Andrea Lucas Named Chair of EEOC

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Last week, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced that Andrea R. Lucas has been designated by President Trump as Chair of th...
Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Challenge To Narrow Religious Exemption in Maryland Employment Law Is Dismissed In Part

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In General Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists v. Horton ,  (D MD, June 18, 2025), a Maryland federal district court denied a preliminary i...
Thursday, June 05, 2025

9th Circuit Hears Oral Arguments Over Religious Exemptions from Washington Antidiscrimination Law

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On June 3, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments ( video of full arguments ) in U nion Gospel Mission of Yakima Washing...
Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Christian Foster Care Ministry Can Limit Hiring to Those of Its Own Faith

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In Gracehaven, Inc. v. Montgomery County Department of Job and Family Services , (SD OH, April 21, 2025), an Oho federal district court issu...
Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Religious Corporation Exemption to Maryland Anti-Discrimination Law Does Not Excuse LGBT Discrimination Against Data Analyst

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In Doe v. Catholic Relief Services ,  (D MD, April 21, 2025), a Maryland federal district court held that the religious corporation exemptio...
Wednesday, April 02, 2025

Ecclesiastical Abstention Doctrine Requires Dismissal of Sex Discrimination Claim by Pastor Applicant

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In Turman v. Abyssinian Baptist Church , (SD NY, March 31, 2025), a New York federal district court held that the ministerial exception doct...