United States Ninth Circuit
Alcazar v. Corp. of the Catholic Bishop of Seattle, 09-35003
In an overtime claim brought under Washington's Minimum Wage Act, judgment on the pleadings for defendant is affirmed where plaintiff was a minister under any reasonable interpretation of the ministerial exception, as he had entered into a church-recognized seminary program to become a minister and brought suit concerning employment decisions arising from work as a seminarian.
Appellate Information
- Decided 12/13/2010
- Published 12/13/2010
Judges
- Susan P. Graber
Court
- United States Ninth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Eric Schnapper, Michael A. Patterson