New Jersey's Law Against Discrimination prohibits employment discrimination based on pregnancy, but there is an exemption for employers that are religious organizations.
(CNN) — The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Catholic school that terminated a teacher for having premarital sex, according to court documents.
New Jersey's Law Against Discrimination prohibits employment discrimination based on pregnancy, but there is an exemption for employers that are religious organizations.
A New Jersey teacher who was fired from a Catholic school in 2014 after getting pregnant outside marriage lost her legal battle against her former employer on Monday.
The New Jersey Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that a Roman Catholic school can lawfully fire a teacher because she violated Church teaching by having sex outside of marriage.