Kennedy v. Villa St. Catherine, Inc., No. 10-1792 (4th Cir. 2011)
Annotate this CasePlaintiff filed a complaint under Title VII against her former employer, alleging that it engaged in religious discrimination and retaliation against her. After the district court denied the employer's motion for summary judgment, the employer filed an interlocutory appeal, contending that the plain language of 42 U.S.C. 2000e-1(a), the religious organization exemption, barred plaintiff's claims. The court held that because the plain language of section 2000e-1(a) exempted religious organizations like the employer from plaintiff's claims of religious discrimination, the district court erred in denying the employer's motion for summary judgment. Therefore, the court reversed the district court's order and remanded with instructions to enter judgment in favor of the employer.
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