The Supreme Court seems ready to let religious groups decide not to pay unemployment compensation


A Supreme Court Justice’s Benchmark on the Unemployment Compensation Program of a Wisconsin Non-For profit Organization (the case of Catholic Charities in Northern Wisconsin)

The Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case that tests whether Catholic Charities is allowed to refuse unemployment compensation for some of its employees.

At the height of the Great Depression in 1932, Wisconsin became the first state to set up an unemployment compensation program.

The experiment failed because employers dropped out in droves because paying into the fund was optional. Three years later, the federal-state unemployment system was established so 888-282-0476 888-282-0476 888-282-0476 888-282-0476 888-282-0476 888-282-0476 888-282-0476, 888-282-0476 888-282-0476 888-282-0476 888-282-0476 888-282-0476, 888-282-0476, 888-282-0476, 888-282-0476, 888-282-0476, 888-282-0476, 888-282-0476, 888-282-0476, 888-282-0476, 888-282-0476, 888-282-0476, 888-282-0476, 888-282-0476, 888-282-0476, 888-282-0476, 888-282-0476, 888-282-0476 The only exceptions were for religious employers who conduct programs that are for religious reasons.

The case was brought by a single chapter of Catholic Charities in northernWisconsin which claimed that it should be allowed to opt out of the state unemployment compensation system and join a cheaper alternative church system.

There were hard questions for Catholic Charities during Monday morning’s argument. “Are you saying that if a group says they are doing religious activities for religious reasons, that they can do it?” Elena asked. That there’s no looking behind that at all?”

The state in its briefs contends that the work that Catholic Charities does is “typical” of the work done by other non-profits, and that without a religious gloss on the actual services that are provided by the charity, it is just like other non-profits that must pay into the state system.

“We think this will save us some money thatCatholic Charities can use for other things,” says the lawyer.

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“Our concern is that you get what you pay for,” counters Laurence Dupuis, who filed a brief in the case on behalf of the Economic Policy Institute and similar organizations in support of the state’s position. “In fact, the CUPP program disclaims any responsibility if the employer doesn’t have sufficient reserves set aside… and you’d lose all the federal add-ons that go along with this, and that’s especially important during deep downturns.”

He says that a lack of religious exemptions from state insurance systems would cause a strain on the viability of the system and could be felt in other states that have similar laws.

“There are lots of hard questions in this area,” Kagan, acknowledged. I think it’s important that we don’t treat some religions better than others. We don’t do it based on the content of the religious doctrine that those religions preach.

Justice Amy Coney Barrett asked what it meant to proselytize. Are they playing any songs on the radio or at the soup kitchen? She asked if it was alright. Is that proselytization due to the fact that you’re forced to listen to it?

Justice Neil Gorsuch interrupted. “Really, there are no nuns and priests and deacons at the soup kitchen? The bishop is keeping an eye on it. I mean, come on.

John Roberts asked if a religion would open a vegetarian restaurant if it believed that eating meat was a sin. “Do they have a claim to be exempt from state taxes?”