July 17, 2024
The Ninth Circuit backed the dismissal Wednesday of a former Buddhist apprentice's suit claiming his temple failed to accommodate his PTSD, knocking down arguments that the menial work he completed in his role prevented his claims from being nullified by a ministerial exception to anti-bias law.
April 03, 2024
The Ninth Circuit appeared hesitant Wednesday to revive a former live-in apprentice's disability bias suit against a Buddhist temple, with a panel suggesting that his maintenance duties didn't place him outside the scope of a ministerial exception to anti-discrimination law.
March 29, 2024
In the coming two weeks, attorneys should watch for Ninth Circuit oral arguments in a pair of cases involving the ministerial exception. Here's a look at those cases and other labor and employment matters coming up in California.