A Catholic school was within its legal right to fire an unmarried pregnant teacher who had failed to "abstain from premarital sex," as a condition of her job,.
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.