Tuesday, March 16th, 2010
9th Cir: Ministerial Exception
A 9th Circuit panel has affirmed dismissal of a Catholic seminarian’s claim for state overtime pay on the basis of the “ministerial exception.”
The Catholic Church requires seminarians to perform work outside their home diocese before ordination. A Mexican seminarian doing mostly janitorial work in the Seattle area sued for unpaid overtime under the Washignton wage […]