The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear a case that could determine whether states can require religiously affiliated organizations, like Catholic Charities, to pay unemployment taxes.<\/p>\n
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Catholic Charities argues that Wisconsin violated the First Amendment by denying it a religious exemption. A ruling against the group could impact over a million U.S. workers employed by religiously affiliated institutions.<\/p>\n
Forty-seven states and the federal government currently exempt such groups from these taxes. Catholic Charities claims its work\u2014serving the elderly, poor, and disabled\u2014is religious in nature.<\/p>\n
Critics argue that allowing broad exemptions could open the door to abuse. Given the Court\u2019s recent pro-religion rulings and its conservative majority, Catholic Charities may have an advantage.<\/p>\n
A decision is expected by June and could have wide-reaching effects on religious organizations nationwide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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