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<H3> Social Enterprise and Nonprofit Law Blog </H3> |
<H3> Are You Paid to Solicit Charitable Contributions for a Charity? You May Need to Register as a Professional Fundraiser </H3> |
<H3> Donor Match-Making - Legal Considerations for Matching Gift Campaigns </H3> |
<H3> Private Operating Foundations: A Legal Option for Hands-On Philanthropists </H3> |
<H3> NFTs and Charities – What’s New and What Isn’t? </H3> |
<H3> The Mayor’s Race and Nonprofits </H3> |
<H3> Schedule B Disclosure Cases Head to the Supreme Court – Is Donor Privacy Threatened? </H3> |
<H3> California Proposes Law to Regulate Online Fundraising Platforms </H3> |
<H3> 2021 - A Very Private New Year - Steps all Nonprofits Can Take </H3> |
<H3> Nonprofits and the “March to Save America”– Lessons for Responsible Nonprofits </H3> |
<H3> The 2020 NAAG/NASCO Virtual Conference - Noteworthy Issues for Nonprofits </H3> |
<H3> Influencer Philanthropy and Social Media – What are the Rules, What are Best Practices? </H3> |
<H3> N.Y.C. Employees Get Additional Paid Sick/Safe Leave Rights: Update Your Policies and Distribute Notices </H3> |
<H3> It’s Time to Vote – Know Your State Law! </H3> |
<H3> What is the Difference between a Church and a Religious Organization? </H3> |
<H3> Back in Session! COVID-19 Paid Leave for Employees Caring for School-Age Kids </H3> |
<H3> U.S. Department of Labor Proposes Rule to Clarify Independent Contractor Status </H3> |
<H3> Employee Payroll Tax Deferral Causes Confusion and Uncertainty for Employers </H3> |
<H3> Virtual Nonprofit Board and Member Meetings in the Time of COVID </H3> |
<H3> We Won’t Get Fooled Again - Blackbaud Data Breach </H3> |
<H3> Avoiding Legal Pitfalls When Re-Opening Your Workplace </H3> |
<H3> Key Legal Issues in Corporate Partnerships </H3> |
<H3> Charities with Large Endowments May Face Government and Public Scrutiny for Taking PPP Loans </H3> |
<H3> Is it Time for a Cyber Risk Check-up? </H3> |
<H3> New York State Amends Paid Election Leave Law, Again, to Provide Up to 2 Hours' Paid Voting Leave </H3> |
<H3> Mask Up! New York “Essential” Businesses and Nonprofit Organizations Must Provide Face Masks to Public-Facing Employees </H3> |
<H3> NY “PAUSE” Extended to April 29th and Extended Unemployment Insurance Benefits </H3> |
<H3> Business Interruption Insurance for Nonprofits – Is COVID-19 Covered? </H3> |
<H3> What the CARES Act Means for Faith-Based Organizations </H3> |
<H3> The CARES Act - Affiliation Rules for Nonprofits and Faith Based Organizations </H3> |
<H3> COVID-19 and the Workplace: What Families First Coronavirus Response Act and NYS Emergency COVID-19 Paid Leave Mean for Your Organization </H3> |
<H3> Charities' Response to COVID-19: A Guide to Using Endowment Funds for Emergency Purposes </H3> |
<H3> Establishing a COVID-19 Charitable Assistance Program </H3> |
<H3> COVID-19 and the Workplace: NY State Hits the “PAUSE” Button, and Extends It to April 15th– the latest information for your organization </H3> |
<H3> Coronavirus and Your Event – What Happens if You Have to Cancel? </H3> |
<H3> Doctor’s Orders! Get Your Organization Prepared for Handling COVID-19 in the Workplace </H3> |
<H3> COVID-19 and Cyber-Readiness - Good Practices for Remote Work </H3> |
<H3> NY Presidential Primary Alert! Do You Know What Your Employees’ Voting Rights Are? </H3> |
<H3> NY Employers Must Provide Notice of Rights to Employees Regarding Reproductive Health Decision Discrimination </H3> |
<H3> Nonprofit "Parking Lot" Tax Is Repealed </H3> |
<H3> PayPal Giving Fund Enters Multi-State Settlement to Ensure Transparency to Donors </H3> |
<H3> New York Minimum Wage and Salary Threshold Increases Take Effect on 12/31/19 </H3> |
<H3> California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) - You are not California Dreamin'! </H3> |
<H3> New Regular Rate of Pay Rule Takes Effect January 15, 2020 </H3> |
<H3> New Federal Overtime Regulations Take Effect January 1, 2020 </H3> |
<H3> Public Charities, Lobbying Limits, and Affiliated 501(c)(4)s </H3> |
<H3> Qualified Charitable Distributions from an IRA - It’s not too late! </H3> |
<H3> Ripped from the Headlines – Lessons in Nonprofit Governance </H3> |
<H3> The SHIELD Act – A New York State of Mind … and Privacy </H3> |
<H3> Should Our Company Establish a Corporate Foundation? </H3> |
<H3> Stop! Purchase of an Event Ticket with DAF Dollars Could Land You in Hot Water with the IRS </H3> |
<H3> New York State Ban Employers from Inquiring about Salary History </H3> |
<H3> New York State Prohibits Race Discrimination Based on Natural Hair Texture or Hairstyles </H3> |
<H3> New York State Pay Equity Law Applies to Other Legally Protected Categories (Not Just Gender) </H3> |
<H3> New York State Prohibits Employment Discrimination Based on Religious Attire, Clothing and Facial Hair </H3> |
<H3> Sole Member Nonprofits Complicate Directors’ Fiduciary Duties </H3> |
<H3> Advising Nonprofits on their Fundraising Strategy? You May Need to Register </H3> |
<H3> The Hidden Engine Driving CSR? It’s the Nonprofit Sector… </H3> |
<H3> Privacy Matters: A Website Privacy Policy is Good Governance </H3> |
<H3> Is Your Nonprofit Organization's Website Accessible to the Disabled? Non-compliance Could Be Costly </H3> |
<H3> Resolutions for 2019? Here are a Few Small, Measurable Goals for New York Employers </H3> |
<H3> Impact Investing Term Sheets: How to Protect Mission in 2019 and Beyond (Podcast) </H3> |
<H3> New York Outlaws Sole Member Not-for-Profit Corporations </H3> |
<H3> From Startup to Growth Company – Five Factors For Success </H3> |
<H3> Privacy Audit – Make it Your Organization’s New Year’s Resolution! </H3> |
<H3> Annual Holiday Party? Tra-La-La-La-Lawsuit! </H3> |
<H3> Startup Alert : Key Agreements Every Startup Should Have </H3> |
<H3> Event Contracts for Nonprofits – When to Push Back </H3> |
<H3> 2018 NAAG/NASCO Conference - Update on the State Charity Regulatory Landscape </H3> |
<H3> Incorporating Social Mission: Options for Social Entrepreneurs </H3> |
<H3> October 9th Deadline for New York Employers to Adopt Sex Harassment Prevention Policy and Complaint Form </H3> |
<H3> Voting Leave Reminder for New York Employers </H3> |
<H3> NYC Employers Take Note! Enforcement Guidance Issued By NYC Commission on Human Rights on Employer Obligations for Reasonable Accommodation </H3> |
<H3> Remember October 16, 2018 Deadline!: NYC Employers Must Engage in "Cooperative Dialogue" with Employees </H3> |
<H3> #MeToo Catches Up with New York State and New York City </H3> |
<H3> New York City Employees Get Protection to Make Temporary Schedule Changes for Personal Reasons </H3> |
<H3> NYC’s Earned Safe and Sick Time Act Effective May 5 </H3> |
<H3> Analysis of Tax Reform 2.0 from a Social Enterprise Perspective </H3> |
<H3> Sixteen States Enter into Settlement Agreement with Charity Involved in Unlawful Cause Marketing Campaign </H3> |
<H3> Nonprofits and Voter Engagement - Yes You Should! </H3> |
<H3> Left In the Dark, IRS Moves to Limit Donor Transparency </H3> |
<H3> Joint Cost Allocations Under Scrutiny by State Regulators: Avoid These Mistakes </H3> |
<H3> Tandem Nonprofit & For-Profit Companies Must Walk Fine Line </H3> |
<H3> GDPR is coming. Will your organization be ready? </H3> |
<H3> Newman's Owns Gets a New Life </H3> |
<H3> US Affiliates of Foreign NGOs – A Primer </H3> |
<H3> New York State Paid Family Leave Takes Effect January 1, 2018: Are You Ready? </H3> |
<H3> NYC's Earned Sick Time Act Will Require Employers to Provide Paid Time Off for Domestic Violence Victims in 2018 </H3> |
<H3> Reminder: New York's Minimum Wage Increases December 31st </H3> |
<H3> IRS Declares War on Commercial Charities </H3> |
<H3> 2018 IRS Work Plan for Tax-Exempt Organizations Continues Focus on Data-Driven Oversight </H3> |
<H3> Incorporating Social Mission - Options for Social Entrepreneurs </H3> |
<H3> The Annual Holiday Party! Tra- La-La-La-Lawsuit? </H3> |
<H3> NYC Salary History Ban Takes Effect October 31, 2017 </H3> |
<H3> The Impact of Technology on Charities Regulation: Takeaways from the Annual NAAG/NASCO Conference </H3> |
<H3> Why Delaware - The most popular state for new businesses and new nonprofits </H3> |
<H3> What Public Schools Owe Students with Disabilities - A New Definition of an Old Standard </H3> |
<H3> FTC/NASCO Conference on Consumer Protection and Charitable Solicitation Highlights a Rapidly Evolving Landscape </H3> |
<H3> NYC Makes History/”Herstory,” Barring Employers From Inquiring about Salary History </H3> |
<H3> Shining a Light on Dark Money: Floodlight or Flashlight </H3> |
<H3> Charities Can Lobby - But What Activities are Lobbying? </H3> |
<H3> Cyber Security Insurance – A Must Have (that is hopefully never needed) </H3> |
<H3> California Attorney General Issues Guidance on Charity Crowdfunding Platform Regulation </H3> |
<H3> New Legal Developments Affect New York Organizations Using Independent Contractors </H3> |
<H3> Federal Court Halts DOL Final Overtime Rule, Nationwide: Rule will not take effect December 1 </H3> |
<H3> New Overtime Rules Have Arrived: What Non-Profits Need to Do Now </H3> |
<H3> Federal Court Rules that Sex Orientation Discrimination=Unlawful Sex Stereotyping </H3> |
<H3> Politics in the Workplace: How Employers Can Stay Out of Hot Water </H3> |
<H3> The First IPO of a Benefit Corporation – Will Laureate Turn the Tide? </H3> |
<H3> IRS Says Benefit Corporations May Treat Payments to Charity as a Business Expense </H3> |
<H3> Is Asking A Job Applicant about Their Past Salary, History? </H3> |
<H3> The U.S. Department of Labor’s Final Overtime Pay Rule Takes Effect on December 1, 2016: Will your organization be ready? </H3> |
<H3> How Much $ Can Your Business Save By Training Managers & Employees on Preventing Workplace Harassment and Retaliation? Literally, Millions of Dollars </H3> |
<H3> Does your organization's absenteeism policy discriminate against the disabled? </H3> |
<H3> Feeling "Under the Weather" Today? It's Time to Review Your Sick Leave Policies (Again) </H3> |
<H3> Have you Reviewed your Solicitation Disclosures Lately? </H3> |
<H3> Charity Auctions - Guidance for Nonprofits, Donors, and Attendees </H3> |
<H3> The Ten Commandments of Cause Marketing Law </H3> |
<H3> New York Court Upholds Governor Cuomo’s Arbitrary Restrictions on Executive Compensation </H3> |
<H3> Moving Out Of New York </H3> |
<H3> Political Activity and Nonprofits – 501(c)(3)s Beware! </H3> |
<H3> The Supreme Court Upholds Race-Conscious Admissions Programs </H3> |
<H3> IRS Denies Farmers Market Tax-Exempt Status </H3> |
<H3> What will the CHARITY Act do for charity? </H3> |
<H3> Are You Protected? Five Points to Include in Every Technology Agreement </H3> |
<H3> It's 2016 – Do You Know Where Your Data Is? </H3> |
<H3> Form 990-PF Filers Beware! The Tricky Double Negative of Part VII-B </H3> |
<H3> Restricted Funds – Administrative Expenses are Sometimes Permissible </H3> |
<H3> AG Provides Guidance for Conflict of Interest Policy Requirement under NPRA </H3> |
<H3> State Charity Regulators Offer Tips on Internet and Social Media Fundraising </H3> |
<H3> A Simple 'Thank You' Won't Do - Documenting Charitable Contributions </H3> |
<H3> Tips for Whistleblower Policy Compliance in New York </H3> |
<H3> When funds go missing - what can you do, what must you do? </H3> |
<H3> Standards of Civility – It’s a Lawyer’s Duty </H3> |
<H3> Steal This Privacy Policy… </H3> |
<H3> Defining the Terms of a Terms of Use </H3> |
<H3> Governor Cuomo Signs New York Non-Profit Revitalization Act of 2013 </H3> |
<H3> Faster but Tougher - IRS Review Focuses on Private Benefit and Commerciality </H3> |
<H3> When is a Fiscal Sponsorship a “Mere Conduit”? </H3> |
<H3> Sending Email to Canada? Think First. Canada’s Anti-Spam Law Requires Prior Consent in Many Cases </H3> |
<H3> Trends in Fundraising & Cause Marketing – Local and Grassroots Engagement </H3> |
<H3> Volunteer workers –what is your liability? </H3> |
<H3> Privacy Audits: A Practical Approach to Privacy </H3> |
<H3> Social Media and Online Marketing for Nonprofits: A Legal Perspective </H3> |
<H3> IRS Continues Amnesty Program for Misclassified Workers </H3> |
<H3> IRS Says Agreement With For-Profit Won’t Jeopardize Nonprofit Group’s Exempt Status </H3> |
<H3> Website Solicitation </H3> |
<H3> Why You Should Care about the Duty of Care </H3> |
<H3> Fundraising Compliance in Mergers & Acquisitions </H3> |
<H3> The Mending Wall - Technology Contracts for Nonprofits </H3> |
<H3> Commission on Accountability & Policy for Religious Organizations Issues Report </H3> |
<H3> DOL Worker Classification Enforcement Initiative is possible landmine for Nonprofits </H3> |
<H3> Canada Creates a New Hybrid Legal Form for Social Enterprise </H3> |
<H3> New York Attorney General Issues Guidance on Cause Marketing Practices </H3> |
<H3> Three Denials - IRS draws the line between business and charity </H3> |
<H3> Fiscal Cliff Legislation – Good or Bad for Nonprofits? </H3> |
<H3> Charity Navigator Dismisses Use of Joint Cost Allocations </H3> |
<H3> New York City Bites the Hand that Feeds It </H3> |
<H3> Court of Appeals Ruling on Campaign Donor Disclosures by 501(c)(4)s </H3> |
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