‘Ministerial’ employees can’t sue under federal employment laws

The U.S. Supreme Court recently confirmed the existence of a “ministerial exception” to the ADA and other federal employment statutes such as Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. The justices held that the Con­sti­tut­­ion’s First Amendment bars em­­ployees in ministerial positions from suing churches and other religious em­­ployers under such laws.