Legal Opinion
Silo v. CHW Medical Foundation
California Supreme Court
Decided May 16, 2002No. S095918PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MORENO, J.
In this case, we consider whether a Catholic hospital exempt from the Fair Employment and Housing Act (the FEHA), Government Code section 12900 et seq., 1 because it is “a religious corporation . . . not organized for private profit” (§ 12926, subd. (d)) and therefore not an “employer” within the meaning of the FEHA, may nonetheless be liable for terminating an employee in violation of public policy (see Tameny v. Atlantic Richfield Co. (1980) 27 Cal.3d 167 [164 Cal.Rptr. 839, 610 P.2d 1330, 9 A.L.R.4th 314]). The public policy at issue prohibits religious discrimination.…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Lemon v. KurtzmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Serbian Eastern Orthodox Diocese for United States and Canada v. MilivojevichSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Kedroff v. Saint Nicholas Cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church in North AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Tameny v. Atlantic Richfield Co.California Supreme Court · 1980
- Corporation of the Presiding Bishop of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints v. AmosSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
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