NJ Supreme Court Applies Religious Exception to Catholic School's Dismissal of LAD Claim by Unwed Mother

"We reject the Appellate Division's novel suggestion that Crisitello's firing was evidence of pretext simply because St. Theresa's did not 'survey' its employees to discover other transgressions of the faith," Justice Lee A. Solomon said. "Neither the LAD nor our case law requires such an investigation, and we decline to impose this burden."

August 14, 2023 at 05:05 PM

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Employment Law

Colleen Murphy

In Crisitello v. St. Theresa School, the New Jersey Supreme Court held that the religious tenets exception to the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination provides an affirmative defense to religious entities in claims of employment discrimination.