Law360, New York (July 11, 2012, 8:21 PM ET) -- The Sixth Circuit found on Wednesday that the Rehabilitation Act does not include religious exemptions, reversing a lower court’s ruling that the Salvation Army’s religious motivation allowed it to dodge employment discrimination claims brought under the act.
In a unanimous, published decision, the appeals court remanded and reversed an Ohio federal court’s decision to award summary judgment to the Salvation Army in a discrimination suit brought under the Rehabilitation Act, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in programs involved in providing social services that...
Religious Groups Not Immune To Bias Claims, 6th Circ. Finds
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