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Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Narrows The Application Of The Ministerial Exception To Anti-Discrimination Laws - Employment and HR

On March 5, 2021, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) ruled in  DeWeese-Boyd v. Gordon College, et. al. that an associate professor at a private, Christian liberal arts college did not constitute a ministerial employee and could pursue claims against the college under various Massachusetts anti-discrimination laws. The decision has far-reaching implications for religious employers in Massachusetts, as the SJC significantly narrowed the application of the so-called ministerial exception to Massachusetts anti-discrimination laws and clarified that not all educators at religious institutions qualify as ministers under the law. In  DeWeese-Boyd,  the plaintiff, a tenured Associate Professor at Gordon College (the College ), alleged that the College discriminated against her on the basis of

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