California Bus. & Prof. Code §18975, which California Governor signed into law on September 16, 2021, establishes important requirements for all youth service organizations, including [...]
Two federal district courts across the country have issued decisions over the last few months finding that private high schools are subject to Title IX of the Education Amendment Act of 1972. [...]
Licensed, commissioned, or ordained ministers generally are employees of the churches, denominations, or other organizations they serve. Churches hire pastors or ministers to perform ministerial [...]
Like any other business or organization, churches must routinely enter legal church contracts to operate. Therefore, church leaders must be aware of and understand the implications of common [...]
Many churches, especially those that do not operate as part of a larger denomination, do not give a lot thought to the terms of employment when they call a pastor to serve their church. However, [...]
Social media use by employees has become a controversial issue in recent years. More and more employees have found themselves the subjects of discipline or even termination from their employers [...]
Most churches have employees to help carry out their missions. Creating and maintaining an up-to-date employee handbook can be essential to help your church or religious organization carry out [...]
Federal law explicitly protects churches and other religious institutions and individuals from unduly burdensome or discriminatory land use and zoning regulations. After learning that local land [...]
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments this spring in the case of a former Seattle-area football coach who lost his job after he refused to stop praying on the high school football [...]
The U.S Supreme Court heard arguments last month in the case of Carson v. Makin, which concerns the Religion and Equal Protection Clauses of the U.S. Constitution. In this case, the high Court [...]
