Kelly v. Methodist Hospital of Southern Cal.

Opinion

WERDEGAR, J.

The Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) (Gov. Code, § 12900 et seq.) 1 bars discrimination by employers on several enumerated bases. Under section 12926, subdivision (d) (the religious-entity exemption), the term “employer” specifically excludes “a religious association or corporation not organized for private profit.” 2 In McKeon v. Mercy Healthcare Sacramento (1998) 19 Cal.4th 321 [79 Cal.Rptr.2d 319, 965 P.2d 1189] (McKeon), we determined that a hospital controlled by the Roman Catholic Church could invoke the religious-entity exemption even though not officially…