Our good friend Richard Hammar, attorney and co-founder of Church Law & Tax, is a leading authority on legal issues facing churches as well as religious and educational organizations. His [...]
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 [...]
Volunteers are often essential to a nonprofit’s operations, and because they can be involved in almost every part of an organization’s work, volunteers can pose risks if not managed properly. [...]
U.S. Supreme Court Halts NY Order Limiting Attendance for Religious Services; Remands California Case for Further Consideration
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On November 25, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a preliminary injunction in Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn v. Cuomo to halt a New York State Executive Order that imposed attendance [...]
Like any organization, churches need policies and procedures for handling misconduct by its leaders, employees, and volunteers. Failing to do so can leave a church unaware of serious problems, or [...]
The IRS recently issued Notice 2020-36 that proposes new requirements to qualify for group tax exemptions under Section 501(c) that would supersede Rev. Proc. 80-27. The proposed guidance does [...]
On September 22, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released a proposed rule that establishes new standards for employers in determining whether a worker is an employee or independent [...]
Drawing a distinction between a church and a religious organization is not always easy; however, the distinction is important since churches are generally exempt from a number of legal [...]