Legal Developments
Issues that affect ministers and churches
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Failure to File for Property Tax ExemptionMarch 2012 |
Taxation - Church Property |
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Beware of Fundraising SchemesNovember 2011 |
Fraud |
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Invasion of Privacy LawsuitNovember 2011 |
Invasion of Privacy |
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Is a Church Obligated to Share Member Records?November 2011 |
Church Records |
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Release FormsNovember 2011 |
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Incorporated Arbitration ClausesNovember 2011 |
Clergy - Removal |
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Overtime Pay for Work-Related Smartphone UseNovember 2011 |
Compensation and Benefits; Employment Practices; Fair Labor Standards Acts; Minimum Wage and Overtime Pay |
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Members’ Right to Inspect Church RecordsNovember 2011 |
Church Records |
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FLSA and the Ministerial ExceptionNovember 2011 |
Minimum Wage and Overtime Pay |
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Court Resolves Lawsuit Addressing Pastor’s Financial MismanagementSeptember 2011 |
Clergy - Removal |
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Conversations Shouldn’t Have Been Used for ProsecutionSeptember 2011 |
Confidential and Privileged Communications |
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Clergy-Penitent Privilege Doesn’t Apply in Molestation CaseSeptember 2011 |
Confidential and Privileged Communications |
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Jurisdiction Over Hiring Claims Different vs. Supervision ClaimsSeptember 2011 |
Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
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Church Not Liable for MolestationSeptember 2011 |
Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
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Religious Freedom Prevents Court from Resolving Pastor/Agency DisputeSeptember 2011 |
Clergy - Selection |
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Woman Trips Over Parking Lot Speed BumpSeptember 2011 |
Personal Injuries on Church Property or During Church Activities |
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Church Officials Violate of Freedom of SpeechSeptember 2011 |
Invasion of Privacy |
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Associate Pastor Sues Church for Senior Pastor’s Sexual HarassmentSeptember 2011 |
Employment Practices |
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Clergy-Penitent Privilege WaivedSeptember 2011 |
Confidential and Privileged Communications |
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Statute of Limitations Prevents Church from Being SuedJuly 2011 |
Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |