On February 27, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court ordered Santa Clara County, California, to allow indoor worship services while the county’s restrictions are being challenged in federal court. A [...]
The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), signed into law by President Biden on March 11, 2021, added another $1.9 trillion in COVID-19 relief for individuals and organizations, including — in [...]
Many nonprofits choose to incorporate as a nonprofit corporation. One good rationale for doing this is the more robust personal liability protections that a corporation offers to its directors. [...]
The U. S. Supreme Court recently agreed to hear a legal challenge to California’s requirement that 501(c)(3) organizations provide a list of their major donors to the California Attorney General [...]
On February 25, 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Equality Act, legislation that would prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. [...]
Churches and other religious organizations may have legal concerns that are unique from other businesses. However, they still may be the subject of lawsuits filed by disgruntled former employees, [...]
Volunteers provide invaluable services to many nonprofits that often look for ways to reward those volunteers for their services. While certain perks such as free meals at meetings or events [...]
Failures of governance can have potentially far-reaching consequences for a church so it is incumbent on church leadership to adopt policies that help prevent abuses and encourage good governance [...]
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued updated guidance to its Compliance Manual on Religious Discrimination, which addresses religious discrimination laws in the [...]
While large-scale cyber attacks against businesses typically grab the headlines, churches are not immune to cyber risk. Threats can be from both external and internal sources. Smaller churches [...]