Showing posts with label Title VII. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Title VII. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Cert. Petition Filed in Covid Religious Exemption Case

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A petition for certiorari ( full text ) has been filed in Petersen v. Snohomish Regional Fire & Rescue,  (Sup. Ct., filed 4/16/2026). In...
Thursday, April 16, 2026

9th Circuit Denies En Banc Rehearing in Vaccine Mandate Case

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In Detwiler v. Mid-Columbia Medical Center , (9th Cir., April 15, 2926), the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals denied both a panel rehearing...
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...
Wednesday, April 01, 2026

Court Enforces EEOC Subpoena for Information on Jewish Employees at Penn

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In U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania,  (ED PA, March 31, 2026), a Pennsylvania fede...
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 11, 2026

County Employee Sues Over Denial of Religious Accommodation So He Could Avoid Celebrating Pride Month

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Suit was filed yesterday in a California federal district court by an employee of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works alleging...
Saturday, February 28, 2026

EEOC Says Federal Agencies May Base Restroom Access on Biological Sex

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 In a February 26 press release , the EEOC announced: The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) voted 2-1 today to approve a f...
Thursday, February 26, 2026

DOJ Sues UCLA Under Title VII Alleging Antisemitism and Anti-Israel Bias

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The Justice Department Civil Rights Division this week filed suit against the University of California alleging that UCLA violated Title VII...
Wednesday, February 18, 2026

7th Circuit: "Moral" Objections Not Protected By Title VII

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 In Bowlin v. Board of Directors, Judah Christian School ,  (7th Circuit, Feb. 13, 2026), the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals held that mo...
Friday, December 12, 2025

Ministerial Exception Bars Former Priest's Title VII Claims

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In Obienu v. Archdiocese of New Orleans ,  (ED LA, Dec. 11, 2025), a Louisiana federal district court held that a former priest's Title ...
Tuesday, December 02, 2025

Prison Chaplain Sues for Wrongful Termination

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Suit was filed last week in a Florida federal district court by a Christian pastor who was terminated from his position as Senior Pastor at ...
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...
Thursday, October 30, 2025

Broad Religious Statements Did Not Support Title VII Discrimination Claim

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 In Castaneda v. State of California Department of Motor Vehicles ,  (ED CA, Oct. 28, 2025), a DMV employee brought several federal and stat...
Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Title VII Suit Alleges Failure to Accommodate Religious Refusal to Work Alone with a Woman

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Suit was filed last week in a New York federal district court by an HVAC technician who alleges that his firing violated Title VII and the N...
Wednesday, October 01, 2025

Kansas Supreme Court: Expanded Religious Exemption from Covid Vaccine Mandate Is Not in Conflict with Title VII

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In Powerback Rehabilitation, LLC v. Kansas Department of Labor ,  (KS Sup. Ct., Sept. 26, 2025), the Kansas Supreme Court in a 4-2 decision,...
Monday, September 29, 2025

Justice Department Issues Opinion to EEOC On Impact of Recent Developments for Federal Employees

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Earlier this month, the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) issued an advisory opinion Religious Liberty Protections for ...
Friday, September 12, 2025

11th Circuit En Banc: Exclusion of Sex-Change Surgeries from Health Care Coverage Is Not Facially Discriminatory Under Title VII

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In Lange v. Houston County, Georgia ,  (11 Cir., Sept. 9, 2025), the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, sitting en banc , in an 8-5 decisio...
Tuesday, September 02, 2025

9th Circuit Upholds Fire Department's Denial of Religious Exemptions from Covid Vaccine Mandate

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In Petersen v. Snohomish Regional Fire and Rescue ,  (9th Cir., Sept. 2, 2025), the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected claims by eig...
Monday, September 01, 2025

State Office Violated Title VII by Refusing to Allow Jehovah's Witness to Attach Addendum to Required Employment Oath

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In Bolden-Hardge v. Office of the California State Controller ,  (ED CA, Aug. 29, 2025), a California federal district court, in a case on r...
Thursday, August 21, 2025

8th Circuit: Evidence Did Not Support Dismissal of Jail Administrator's Title VII Religious Discrimination Case

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In Naylor v. County of Muscatine, Iowa ,  (8th Cir., Aug. 19, 2025), the U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a trial court's dism...