Q: What steps should we take before letting an employee go?
When it comes to terminating an employee, practice risk management to protect your ministry against civil litigation lawsuits.
Whether you’re wrestling with payroll questions, hiring a new employee, or managing volunteers, you may need answers to legal questions that can help you protect your ministry from liability risks.
When it comes to terminating an employee, practice risk management to protect your ministry against civil litigation lawsuits.
Follow these legally sound guidelines when creating and maintaining an employee handbook.
Find out if any of the employees of your church or other ministry may be exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) as an executive employee.
Find out if any of the employees of your church or other ministry may be exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) as an administrative employee.
Find out whether any of the employees of your church or ministry may be exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) as a professional employee.
Find out if any of the employees of your church or other ministry may be exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) as an computer professional.
Find out if the creative professional exemption from the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) may apply to any of the employees of your church or other ministry.
Follow this legal advice when creating or updating a screening program to guard against child sexual assault in your ministry and resulting lawsuits.
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) may apply to your church as a whole, even if some employees are exempt.
The new minimum salary level—effective January 1, 2020—may change how your ministry currently classifies its workers. Some now may be eligible to for overtime pay.
Find out if the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) applies to your church or other ministry.
A landmark 2012 U. S. Supreme Court ruling makes it much easier for churches and other ministries to defend themselves when church leaders make decisions based on their religious beliefs.
Follow this legal advice when determining whether or not to hire an employee or volunteer whose background check turns up a criminal record.
Learn about what ministries should take into consideration when employing minors, including the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), avoiding hazardous work environments, and more.
Rushing the process is one of the biggest mistakes ministries can make in the area of employee termination.
Ministry leaders should be very aware of the legal restrictions and exceptions that apply to recording conversations.
If a school does not clearly spell out its expectations of employees and consistently follow them, the likelihood that a non-ministerial employee could bring a successful claim of discrimination against the organization increases significantly.
Depending on the collection and distribution process, the cash, gift cards, or presents may need to be reported to the IRS as taxable income.
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