U.S. Supreme Court,
Labor/Employment
Jun. 25, 2018
How will Masterpiece Cakeshop affect California employers?
Legally, not much. Practically, though, it does move the goalposts. Below are some scenarios that employers can now anticipate.
Jack Phillips at Masterpiece Cakeshop, his bakery in Lakewood, Colo., Aug. 24, 2017. (New York Times News Service)
OCTOBER 2017 TERM
In 2012, in Denver, Colorado, a gay couple entered Masterpiece Cakeshop and met with the owner, Jack Phillips, to ask him to create a cake for their wedding. Phillips, a Christian, stated that he does not "create" cakes for gay weddings, but said that he would make "birthday cakes, shower cakes" and sell other baked goods to the couple.
The couple filed an administrative complaint under the...
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