Legal Developments
Issues that affect ministers and churches
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State | Title | Category |
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Inspection of Church Membership ListsMarch 2013 |
Church Members; Invasion of Privacy | |
15-Employee Requirement for ChurchesNovember 2012 |
Employment Practices; Sexual Harassment | |
The IRS Addresses the “Neighborhood Land Rule”May 2012 |
Taxation - Church Property | |
Beware of Fundraising SchemesNovember 2011 |
Fraud | |
Sex Offender Sentenced to Life Term of Supervised ReleaseJuly 2011 |
Child Abuse | |
Avoiding Defamation LawsuitsMarch 2011 |
Defamation; Invasion of Privacy | |
Substantiating a Charitable ContributionJanuary 2011 |
Charitable Contributions | |
Don’t Take Mileage Logs LightlyAugust 2010 |
Income Taxes - Clergy | |
Legal Enforceability of Release FormsJuly 2010 |
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Embezzlement: Zero ToleranceNovember 2009 |
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Job Applicant Sues Church-Operated School for Age DiscriminationSeptember 2009 |
Employment Practices; Overtime Pay | |
Church Employee Sues for Overtime WagesSeptember 2009 |
Employment Practices; Overtime Pay | |
Minister’s Racial Discrimination Claim DismissedSeptember 2009 |
Clergy - Removal; Schools | |
Pastor Sentenced to Prison for Tax FraudJuly 2009 |
Criminal Liability; Income Taxes - Clergy | |
Segregation of DamagesMarch 2009 |
Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers | |
FLSA and the Ministerial ExceptionJanuary 2009 |
Employment Practices | |
Federal Court Denies Work Visa to Foreign Religious WorkerMay 2008 |
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Church Secretary Sues for Age DiscriminationMay 2008 |
Denominations - Legal Liability; Employment Practices | |
Discrimination Lawsuit Time LimitsJuly 2007 |
Denominations - Legal Liability; Employment Practices | |
Selecting Ministers and Negligent RetentionJuly 2007 |
Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers | |