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Whether you’re a church with one employee or a hundred, you need to be prepared for employment issues. That’s because these issues frequently lead to legal concerns for churches. Questions abound about whether to hire a certain candidate, conduct background screening on employees and volunteers, fire someone, or offer severance, among other things. Then there are myriad issues raised by the COVID-19 pandemic, and what work looks like with the virus now part of daily reality.
In short, every church needs to be prepared for HR matters.
In this episode, Erika is joined by Tiffany Releford, a partner at Whiteford, Taylor & Preston, who focuses her practice on labor and employment law representing large and small organizations, including nonprofits.
Show Notes
“Four Key Employee Issues Unique to Churches—and How to Navigate Them,” by attorney Frank Sommerville
“Church Employment Issues that Lead to Litigation,” by attorney and senior editor Richard R. Hammar
ChurchLawAndTax.com’s Legal Library section on Employment
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