Department of Labor Opinion Letters
Key Point 8-08.04. The United States Department of Labor has issued several opinion letters addressing
Worker Classification
Individual Coverage
Key Point 8-08.02. The Fair Labor Standards Act mandates that employers pay the minimum wage,
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Key Point 8-12. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employers engaged
Immigration
Key Point 8-04. Federal immigration law regulates the admission, status, and employability of foreign citizens
Employment Eligibility Verification
Key Point. Employers are required by law to confirm the identity, and eligibility to work,
How Recent Changes to Form I-9 and the R-1 Visa Process Affect Churches
What church leaders need to know about recent changes to workers’ immigration forms and processes
Getting Payroll Right
Failure to comply with laws can prove costly for churches.
Immigration 101
A primer on visas, work permits, and more.
Who’s Exempt From the Fair Labor Standards Act?
What churches need to know about hourly versus salaried employees.
The Fair Labor Standards Act and the New Minimum Wage
What churches need to know about paying non-exempt employees.
Hire Power
A step-by-step look at adding your next staff member
Exempt vs. Non-Exempt Employees
A federal court in Maryland addressed the question of whether a secretary is entitled to overtime compensation for hours worked in excess of 40 during the same work week.
Unemployment Benefits – Part 1
State unemployment compensation laws generally do not apply to persons employed by church-operated child-care centers.
Unemployment Benefits – Part 2
The Vermont Supreme Court ruled that an independent Christian school was not exempt from the state's unemployment compensation law.
Clergy—Removal – Part 3
A federal appeals court ruled that the "ministerial exception" to employment discrimination laws prevented it from resolving an age discrimination lawsuit.
Clergy—Removal – Part 1
A Washington, DC court ruled that a lawsuit brought against a church by the dismissed principal of a church-operated school had to be dismissed as a result of the so-called "ministerial exception.”
Clergy—Removal
A federal appeals court ruled that a "press secretary" was barred by the "ministerial exception" from suing her church for employment discrimination.
Workers Compensation
An Alabama court ruled that a pastor who had been injured in a job-related automobile accident may be entitled to recover workers compensation benefits.
Clergy—Removal
A federal appeals court ruled that it could not resolve a church choir director's claim that she had been dismissed by her church on account of her disabilities.
Clergy—Income Taxes
The IRS ruled that a minister who was employed as a guidance counselor and teacher by a church-affiliated school was eligible for a housing allowance.