Protect the morals of the church in employee agreements
Thanks to the “Employment At Will Doctrine,” employers have historically been granted broad latitude in the area of hiring and firing employees.
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Should churches and ministries care about trademarks?
“A good name is more desirable than great riches,” says Proverbs 22:1 but it takes an effort to keep it that way.
Read More >Home(s) sweet home(s): Update on housing allowances
Most pastors are probably familiar with the provision in the Tax Code that allows pastors and ministers to exempt a parsonage, or housing allowance from their taxable income.
Read More >The unthinkable: Responding to sexual abuse allegations
Churches spend considerable amounts of time and effort to put in place policies and procedures designed to prevent occurrences of child abuse within their ministries.
Read More >Right now is a great time for next year’s tax planning for pastors
Though current year tax planning often occurs at year-end, this is an even better time for “Next Year” tax planning.
Read More >‘Dangling the carrot of subsidy’
The United States Supreme Court on June 28, 2010, decided the case of Christian Legal Society, Hastings College of the Law v. Martinez.
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Health care reform impacts churches as employers
As employers, churches are significantly affected by the new health care reform legislation.
Read More >How the new healthcare reform act may affect congregations
President Obama signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act On March 23, 2010, with a follow-up signing of the Health Care and Education Affordability Act of 2010 a week later.
Read More >New privacy law aims to prevent misuse of genetic information
The federal Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) which took effect on March 21, 2009, is intended to protect the privacy of Americans.
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