Overtime Claim by Minister in Training Under Washington’s Minimum Wage Act

In Alcazar v. Corp. of the Catholic Bishop of Seattle, No. 09-35003, an overtime claim brought under Washington’s Minimum Wage Act, the court affirmed judgment on the pleadings for defendant 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.

 

Related Resources

  • Read the Ninth Circuit’s Decision in Alcazar v. Corp. of the Catholic Bishop of Seattle, No. 09-35003

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