[Sigia-l] Information Architect Job Openings with LDS Church

[Karl Groves]

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of l964 prohibits employers from discriminating against individuals because of their religion in hiring, firing, and other terms and conditions of employment. (http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/fs-relig.html)

Link to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of l964: http://www.eeoc.gov/policy/vii.html

However, these discuss an exemption
http://www.mcjonline.com/news/03a/20030630b.shtml
http://www.sojo.net/index.cfm?action=magazine.article&issue=soj0309&article=030941c

Well, there goes my job at the synagogue.


-Karl


> -----Original Message-----
> From: sigia-l-admin at asis.org 
> [mailto:sigia-l-admin at asis.org]On Behalf Of
> David Heller
> Sent: Friday, January 30, 2004 1:50 PM
> To: sigia-l at asis.org
> Subject: RE: [Sigia-l] Information Architect Job Openings with LDS
> Church
> 
> 
> Folks of course you can!
> 
> If I am looking for a priest, I can so discriminate that they 
> are catholic,
> same for a rabbi, etc.? I can even discriminate that they are 
> an orthodox
> rabbi.
> 
> Of course you can make the requirement different:
> Person must have first hand knowledge of the practices and 
> theology of the
> church of latter day saints ... There ya go .. You've changed 
> an identity
> into a job requirement. ;)
> 
> Also, I'm pretty sure religious institutions get lots of 
> leeway on this
> issue.
> 
> -- dave
>  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: sigia-l-admin at asis.org [mailto:sigia-l-admin at asis.org] 
> On Behalf Of
> Karl Groves
> Sent: Friday, January 30, 2004 1:01 PM
> To: David Philbin; sigia-l at asis.org
> Subject: RE: [Sigia-l] Information Architect Job Openings 
> with LDS Church
> 
> I was waiting for someone to point that out.
> My wife, who is in Human Resources, says that it is 
> absolutely illegal to
> discriminate based on religious beliefs.
> 
> IANAL, but the mere fact that they've made that statement 
> seems to define
> intent to discriminate.
> 
> -Karl
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: sigia-l-admin at asis.org
> > [mailto:sigia-l-admin at asis.org]On Behalf Of David Philbin
> > Sent: Friday, January 30, 2004 12:46 PM
> > To: sigia-l at asis.org
> > Subject: Re: [Sigia-l] Information Architect Job Openings with LDS 
> > Church
> > 
> > 
> > "***APPLICANTS MUST BE TEMPLE WORTHY MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS 
> > CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS***"
> > 
> > Is it legal to discriminate in hiring based on religious beliefs?
> > 
> > -Dave Philbin
> > 
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