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Washington Supreme Court Limits the Non-Profit Religious Organization Exemption from the Law Against Discrimination
In February, the Washington Supreme Court issued a landmark decision limiting the scope of the non- profit religious organization exemption from the Washington Law Against Discrimination (WLAD). The Court, in Ockletree v. Franciscan Health Sys., held that the exclusion of non-profit religious organizations from the definition of "employer" was unconstitutional as applied to discrimination that was unrelated to the organization's religious purpose.
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