CT: Churches exempt from some employment laws

Connecticut Law Tribune: “[In Thibodeau v. American Baptist Churches of Connecticut, 120 Conn. App. 666 (2010),] Timothy Thibodeau, an ordained Baptist minister, claimed that American Baptist Churches of Connecticut (Baptist Churches), which provides placement services to Baptist ministers, committed several torts when it declined to recommend him to congregations seeking ministers . . . [The Connecticut Appellate Court] concluded that the First Amendment prohibited civil courts from adjudicating disputes that revolve around church doctrine or church administration.”