Posted by:
summer
(
)
Date: March 28, 2023 07:10PM
"Churchome, the Washington state megachurch led by Judah Smith and his wife Chelsea, has been slapped with a class action lawsuit for allegedly imposing a tithing policy on employees, in violation of state law, that requires them to give back no less than 10% of their gross earnings to the church or face disciplinary action, including termination."
https://www.christianpost.com/news/churchome-forced-employees-to-tithe-10-lawsuit.htmlWhenever there is discussion of how Mormon church employees are required to be temple recommend holders (including the mandatory 10% tithe,) my reaction has always been, how is this not an illegal kickback?
"'Defendants have engaged in a systemic scheme of wage and hour abuse against their employees, including the requirement that all employees rebate ten percent of their gross earned wages back to Defendants in the form of tithes on a monthly basis or face actual or threatened pressure, discipline, or termination,' Kellogg's complaint says. Churchome did not immediately respond to questions about the lawsuit from The Christian Post Monday. Kellogg's attorneys, Toby J. Marshall and Jasmin Rezaie‐Tirabadi of the Terrell Marshall Law Group PLLC, contend in the complaint that the conduct of the Smiths and Kroll violate Washington's Wage Rebate Act and the state's Consumer Protection Act."
It will be interesting to see the result of this lawsuit. While only Washington state laws are being cited, if the lawsuit proves successful, siimilar Federal laws could be enacted if current laws are found to be inadequate.