A federal District Court in Missouri has refused to grant summary judgment to dismiss federal retaliation claims against a church and its low-income housing affiliates, even though the employee’s direct employer had only 5 employees and not the 15 employees required to create federal jurisdiction under Title VII. The Court said there was a substantial question of fact about whether the 45-55 employees of the church should be considered in determining jurisdiction. The employee complained that he was fired from his job as a maintenance technician. He worked primarily for one affiliate and as needed for another affiliate of the Kansas City Baptist Temple, which sponsored the housing...