Church Law & Tax Report
March/April 2019
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Feature Article
Requirements for Hiring Foreign Nationals at Your Church
From eligibility to site visits to records, recent headlines reiterate the need for compliance
Articles
Recent Developments
Issues that affect ministers and churches, with Richard R. Hammar
Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers
Pastor’s Multiple Acts of Sexual Misconduct Not Necessarily Protected by First Amendment
Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers
Court affirmed Youth Pastor’s 40-year Sentence for predatory sexual assault
Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers
Six-Year Sentence for Youth Pastor Who Engaged in Sexting
Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers
A Church Could Be Liable for Negligent Hiring and Supervision
Employment Practices
Fired Employee Can Sue for Pregnancy Discrimination
Employment Practices
Fired Transgender Employee Could Sue for Employment Discrimination
Embezzlement
Pastor Who Embezzled Must Make Restitution
Confidential and Privileged Communications
Clergy-Penitent Privilege Not Applicable to a Conversation with a Church Elder
Confidential and Privileged Communications
Compelling Priest to Disclose Confidential Information Violated Religious Freedom Restoration Act
Church Business Meetings
“Church Autonomy” Applies in Church Name Dispute
Child Abuse Reporting
