Jeanette Layton v. Mercy Hospital East Communities

In the Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District DIVISION FIVE JEANETTE LAYTON ) No. ED111924 ) Appellant, ) Appeal from the Circuit Court ) of St. Louis County ) Cause No. 20SL-CC04119 ) vs. ) Honorable John N. Borbonus ) ) MERCY HOSPITAL EAST COMMUNITIES ) FILED: June 18, 2024 ET AL, ) ) Respondents. ) Opinion In this Missouri Human Rights Act (MHRA) age discrimination in employment case, the dispositive issue is whether the Respondents are corporations “owned or operated” by a religious organization, i.e., the Roman Catholic Church (the Church) such that they are deemed to be an excluded…