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['Religious Discrimination']
04/17/2024
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Summary of differences between Federal and State Regulations
Employer defined
“Employer” means a person who has one or more employees.
Unlawful employment practices
The unlawful employment practices and exemptions are similar to those under the federal Guidelines on Discrimination Because of Religion. For example, the state law includes an exemption for a bona fide occupational qualification, as well as exemptions for certain religious organizations.
It is not an unfair discriminatory practice for a religious or denominational institution to limit admission or give preference to applicants of the same religion.
Nothing prohibits any religious association, religious corporation, or religious society that is not organized for private profit, or any institution organized for educational purposes that is operated, supervised, or controlled by a religious association, religious corporation, or religious society that is not organized for private profit, from:
- limiting admission to or giving preference to persons of the same religion or denomination; or
- in matters relating to sexual orientation, taking any action with respect to education, employment, housing and real property, or use of facilities. This clause does not apply to secular business activities engaged in by the religious association, religious corporation, or religious society, the conduct of which is unrelated to the religious and educational purposes for which it is organized.
Charges must be filed within one year of the alleged unlawful act.
An agency of a city, county, or group of counties may be created as a local commission for the purpose of dealing with discrimination on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, sexual orientation, or familial status. If a county or group of counties creates a local commission, the commission does not have jurisdiction over any part of the county that is within the jurisdiction of a local commission created by city charter or municipal ordinance.
State
Contact
Minnesota Department of Human Rights
Regulations
Minnesota Human Rights Act, Minnesota Statutes Chapter 363A
Federal
Contact
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Regulations
29 CFR Part 1605, Guidelines on Discrimination Because of Religion
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