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22-15485
Appellate - 9th Circuit
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A Ninth Circuit panel's opinion that a fire chief's Christian faith wasn't the cause for his firing will have severe ramifications in discrimination cases and the full appellate court should have reconsidered it, several circuit judges said Friday.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed a California city's win Friday over a lawsuit from a fire chief who said animosity toward his faith cost him his job, saying that officials' concerns about his attendance at a religious leadership summit and favoritism toward Christians weren't discriminatory.
In the next week, attorneys should look out for a potential final signoff on a $2.75 million settlement in a wage and hour class and collective action by shipyard workers. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters on deck in California.