· 10/22/1990
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Tree of Life Christian Schools
Citations
- 751 F. Supp. 700
- 30 Wage & Hour Cas. (BNA) 49
- 1990 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 18516
- 55 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 40,450
- 54 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 548
How courts have described this case
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- holding that the ministerial exception did not apply to parochial school teachers and administrators
- holding that the ministerial exception did not apply to parochial school teachers and administrators
- finding that a “family allowance” available to men with dependents, but not women with dependents, violated the EPA
- no ecclesiastical exception for primary through secondary school teachers, even though they view their primary responsibility to be inculcating the students with Christianity
- no ecclesiastical exception for primary through secondary school teachers, even though they view their primary responsibility to be inculcating the students with Christianity
- teachers and administrators at preschool, elementary and secondary school do not come within the ministerial exception although they view their primary responsibility as inculcating the Christian religion in the students
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Judges: Holschuh
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