Do you know a "place of public accommodation" when you see it? Federal, state and sometimes local laws entitle persons to the full and equal employment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages and...more
6/6/2013 - Affordable Care Act Clergy Members Contraceptive Coverage Mandate Discrimination Due Process Establishment Clause Public Accommodation Public Schools Religious Institutions Religious Schools RLUIPA Settlement Subject Matter Jurisdiction Vaccinations
Intellectual property is a legal construct referring to creations of the mind for which exclusive rights are recognized. Common types include copyrights, trademarks, patents, industrial design rights, trade dress and,...more
5/29/2013 - Charitable Deductions Contraceptive Coverage Mandate Due Process First Amendment Free Speech Non-Profits Religious Institutions
Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) is in full swing. The law requires non-exempt religious organizations with fewer than 50 full-time employees to determine whether they are a large...more
4/8/2013 - Affordable Care Act Closely Held Businesses Collective Bargaining Contraceptive Coverage Mandate Establishment Clause Free Exercise Full-Time Employees Healthcare Part-Time Employees Religious Institutions TRO
In this Issue: - Key Cases - Court Upholds Permitting, Licensing and Zoning Regulation of Spiritual Counselors - Non-Liturgical Navy Chaplains Denied Injunctive Relief for Statistical Imbalance in...more
3/21/2013 - Affordable Care Act Catholic Church Contraceptive Coverage Mandate Establishment Clause IRS Licenses Local Ordinance Permits Religious Institutions Religious Schools Tax Exemptions Unjust Enrichment
Last February, at the request of Senate Finance Committee member Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), the Commission on Accountability and Policy for Religious Organizations was formed to address tax-related policy questions of import...more
2/8/2013 - Child Abuse Circumcision Procedures Closely Held Businesses Contraceptive Coverage Mandate Equal Protection Establishment Clause Federal Funding First Amendment Fourteenth Amendment Free Exercise Free Speech Human Trafficking Local Ordinance Mandatory Reporting Laws Parental Consent Public School Boards Rehabilitation Act Religious Institutions RLUIPA Subsantial Burden Standard
In 2000, Congress enacted the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act, 42 U.S.C. ยง2000cc et seq. (RLUIPA), in recognition that "new, small, or unfamiliar churches in particular, are frequently discriminated...more
1/4/2013 - Boy Scouts Churches Contraceptive Coverage Mandate Discrimination Divorce Equal Protection Establishment Clause Exemptions Permits Religion Religious Discrimination Religious Institutions RLUIPA Trademarks
Most secular and religious corporations have adopted electronic communication policies which state that employees have no privacy interest in their emails and Internet usage. Typically, the policies indicate that the...more
10/5/2012 - Catholic Diocese ECPA Establishment Clause Religious Institutions Respondeat Superior RLUIPA Sexual Abuse
A corporation is an artificial or fictional person, ordinarily distinct from both its individual members or shareholders and its subsidiaries and affiliates, even when owned by just one person. A key reason many organizations...more
9/7/2012 - ADA Alter Ego First Amendment Property Tax Religious Institutions RFRA State Secrets Privilege Tax Exemptions
In the 1990s, plaintiffs brought clergy malpractice and professional negligence claims against ministers, churches and denominations. The claims required allegations that a clergy member failed to exercise the standard of...more
8/16/2012 - Clergy Malpractice Establishment Clause Fiduciary Duty Religious Institutions RFRA RLUIPA
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