Legal Developments
Issues that affect ministers and churches
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Court Cannot Rule on Sexual Harassment Claims from Church EmployeesOctober 2022 |
Ministerial Exception; Sexual Harassment |
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Sexual Harassment Claim by a Minister Dismissed for Lack of ProofMay 2021 |
Sexual Harassment |
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Church Protected by “Qualified Privilege” from Defamation Claims by MinisterApril 2019 |
Defamation; Sexual Harassment; Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
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Court Barred from Settling Sexual Harassment ClaimApril 2019 |
Clergy - Discipline and Removal; Sexual Harassment |
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Employee’s Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Dismissed Due to Lack of ‘Viable Claim’October 2017 |
Employment Practices; Sexual Harassment |
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Church Agency Not Liable for Nudity in Video as HarassmentOctober 2014 |
Sexual Harassment |
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Church Sued for Supervisor’s Sexual HarassmentOctober 2013 |
Employment Practices; Sexual Harassment |
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15-Employee Requirement for ChurchesNovember 2012 |
Employment Practices; Sexual Harassment |
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Sexual Harassment: Church Could Be Liable for Youth Pastor’s ActionsNovember 2008 |
Sexual Harassment |
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National Church Not Liable for Missionary’s Molestation of a MinorNovember 2008 |
Sexual Harassment; Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
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Sexual Harassment Suit Proceeds Against Local Church, but Not DenominationMay 2008 |
Denominations - Legal Liability; Employment Practices; Sexual Harassment |
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Sexual Harassment and Church EmployeesMarch 2007 |
Sexual Harassment; Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
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Sexual Abuse and Church ResponsibilityMarch 2007 |
Clergy - Discipline and Removal; Sexual Harassment; Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
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Risks of Pastoral Counseling ServicesMarch 2007 |
Clergy - Discipline and Removal; Sexual Harassment; Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
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Sex Offenders and Church AttendanceMarch 2007 |
Child Abuse; Sexual Harassment |
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Church Liability for Sexual HarassmentJanuary 2007 |
Denominations - Legal Liability; Sexual Harassment; Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
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Negligent Supervision and Sexual OffensesJanuary 2007 |
Denominations - Legal Liability; Sexual Harassment; Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
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Sexual HarassmentNovember 2001 |
Sexual Harassment |
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Clergy Malpractice and Sexual HarassmentMay 1998 |
Sexual Harassment |
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School Liable for Principal’s Sexual Harassment of School EmployeesNovember 1997 |
Schools; Sexual Harassment |