Legal Developments
Issues that affect ministers and churches
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Interference with ContractSeptember 2009 |
Employment Practices; Overtime Pay |
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The Ministerial Exception and Sex DiscriminationSeptember 2009 |
Clergy - Removal; Schools |
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Church Held Liable for Child’s Day Care InjurySeptember 2009 |
Personal Injuries on Church Property or During Church Activities |
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The Guinn CaseJuly 2009 |
Church Membership - Discipline and Removal |
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Employer Not Liable for Man’s Rape of CoworkerJuly 2009 |
Denominations - Legal Liability; Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
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Property Tax ExemptionJuly 2009 |
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Reporting Sexual Misconduct to Future EmployersJuly 2009 |
Denominations - Legal Liability; Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
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Evidence of Subsequent Corrective ActionJuly 2009 |
Denominations - Legal Liability; Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
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Fiduciary Duty and Legal LiabilityJuly 2009 |
Denominations - Legal Liability; Fiduciary Duty |
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The Ministerial Exception and Racial DiscriminationJuly 2009 |
Clergy - Removal; Employment Practices |
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Liability for Off-Campus TripsJuly 2009 |
Church Vans; Personal Injuries on Church Property or During Church Activities |
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Dismissing a Minister for WrongdoingJuly 2009 |
Clergy - Removal; Employment Practices |
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Will Ministers Be Forced to Perform Same-Sex Marriages?July 2009 |
Freedom of Religion; Marriage |
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Youth Pastor Jailed for Sexual MisconductJuly 2009 |
Denominations - Legal Liability; Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
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Church Barred from Suing InsurerJuly 2009 |
Insurance |
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YMCA Ordered to Pay “Future Mental Anguish Damages”July 2009 |
Denominations - Legal Liability; Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
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When Can Members Inspect Church Records?July 2009 |
Church Records |
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Pastor Sentenced to Prison for Tax FraudJuly 2009 |
Criminal Liability; Income Taxes - Clergy |
Application of Selected Federal Employment and Civil Rights Laws to Religious OrganizationsMarch 2009 |
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Expelled Church Members Sue Church, Directors and OfficersMarch 2009 |
Charters, Constitutions, and Bylaws; Church Members |