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Employee alleges Churchome threatened her job when she couldn't donate 10% of her wages
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Give 10 percent of your wages, or lose your job: that's the alleged ultimatum one Washington megachurch is being accused of imposing on their employees.
Churchome is based in Kirkland and has locations throughout western Washington and one in Los Angeles. It has ties with several celebrities, including former Seahawk Russell Wilson, who is on the church's board of directors.
Now Churchome is at the center of a lawsuit, as one employee alleges she was threatened with termination when she couldn’t afford to tithe-- or in other words-- donate some of her wages to church.
"She's David and this is the big, giant goliath," said Toby Marshall, legal counsel for the employee and plaintiff, Rachel Kellogg.
Read the full story here: https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/kirkland-megachurch-donation-lawsuit/281-c01fd817-e239-4724-94b9-02c2b749e48d