Title VII’s Religious Employer Exemption Does Not Bar Sexual Orientation Discrimination Claims
By EsqSocial Corporation 29/10/20
In what appears to be the first case directly addressing the issue, a U.S. District Court judge recently ruled that Title VII’s exemption for religious employers does not bar claims of employment discrimination based on sexual orientation. In Starkey v. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis, No. 1:19-cv-03153 (S.D. Ind. October 21, 2020), a guidance counselor sued her employer, a Roman Catholic high school, alleging the school declined to renew her contract after learning she was in a civil...
By: Sherman & Howard L.L.C.