Legal Opinion
unempl.ins.rep. (Cch) P 22,198 Guadalupe Rojas v. Lawrence Fitch, Guadalupe Rojas v. Dr. Lee H. Arnold
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 9, 1997No. 96-2328, 97-1089PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff-Appellant Guadalupe Rojas, a former employee of the Salvation Army, sought a declaratory judgment that exemptions for religious employers under the Rhode Island unemployment tax statute and under the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (“FUTA”), 26 U.S.C. §§ 3301-3311, violate the Establishment Clause and the Equal Protection Clause of the federal Constitution, as well as Article I, § 3 of the Rhode Island Constitution, which protects the Freedom of Religion. She named as defendants the director of the Rhode Island Department of Employment and Training (“DET”) and…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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3Cited by20 opinions
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