United States: Religious Institutions: Update June 2023

Key Cases

Ministerial Exception

Software Developer States Claim for Sexual Discrimination Against Ministry In Ratliff v. Wycliffe Assoc., Inc ., No. 6:22-cv-1185-PGB-RMN, 2023 WL 3688082 (M.D. Fla. May 26, 2023), the plaintiff, a software developer, sued the defendant, a Bible translation ministry, for sex discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 when he was dismissed shortly after inquiring about health insurance for his new husband. The defendant admitted that it had made the decision, at least in part “in light of” the plaintiff’s sexual orientation. The defendant moved to dismiss the case on the grounds […]

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