When was the last time your organization reviewed your insurance policies? Not all policies are equal. Many religious organizations are underinsured. Most should have general liability, property, professional liability,...more
8/19/2016
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Breach of Contract ,
Church Plans ,
Churches ,
Commercial Insurance Policies ,
D&O Insurance ,
Declaratory Judgments ,
Educational Institutions ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employer Mandates ,
Employment Contract ,
Equal Protection ,
Establishment Clause ,
Exemptions ,
FDUTPA ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
First Amendment ,
Fraud ,
Free Exercise Clause ,
Free Speech ,
Funeral Homes ,
Grants ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Insurance Industry ,
IRS ,
LGBTQ ,
Prayer ,
Professional Liability Insurance ,
Religious Discrimination ,
Religious Displays ,
Religious Institutions ,
Scholarships ,
Standing ,
Subject Matter Jurisdiction ,
Tax Credits ,
Title VII ,
Transgender ,
Universities ,
Wage and Hour
Respondeat superior (literally, "let the master answer" in Latin) is a doctrine that applies when an employer or principal has the ability and authority to direct and control the pertinent acts of the employee. Put otherwise,...more
9/16/2015
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Affordable Care Act ,
Churches ,
Contraceptive Coverage Mandate ,
Establishment Clause ,
FBI ,
First Amendment ,
Free Exercise Clause ,
Free Speech ,
Freedom of Religion ,
Gross Misconduct ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Kim Davis ,
LGBTQ ,
Marriage Licenses ,
Obergefell v. Hodges ,
Public Accommodation ,
Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) ,
Religious Institutions ,
RLUIPA ,
Same-Sex Marriage ,
SCOTUS ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination
On August 2, 2013, the White House's Office of Management and Budget issued a memorandum instructing federal agencies to take steps to carry out President Obama's executive order (E.O. 13559 (Nov. 17, 2010)) adopting several...more
9/4/2013
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Contraceptive Coverage Mandate ,
Electioneering ,
Employer Mandates ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Funding ,
Free Exercise Clause ,
Freedom of Religion ,
IRS ,
Non-Enforcement ,
Religious Discrimination ,
Religious Institutions ,
Retaliation
Have you ever wondered how the United States Constitution came to incorporate "free exercise of religion" in the First Amendment? James Madison wrote the initial draft of the Bill of Rights. He and other Federalists initially...more
7/10/2013
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Equal Protection ,
First Amendment ,
Free Exercise Clause ,
Freedom of Religion ,
Hobby Lobby ,
Indemnification ,
Legal History ,
Religion ,
Religious Discrimination ,
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
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Closely Held Businesses ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Contraceptive Coverage Mandate ,
Establishment Clause ,
Free Exercise Clause ,
Full-Time Employees ,
Healthcare ,
Part-Time Employees ,
Religious Institutions ,
TRO
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
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Child Abuse ,
Closely Held Businesses ,
Contraceptive Coverage Mandate ,
Equal Protection ,
Establishment Clause ,
Federal Funding ,
First Amendment ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
Free Exercise Clause ,
Free Speech ,
Human Trafficking ,
Local Ordinance ,
Mandatory Reporting Laws ,
Parental Consent ,
Rehabilitation Act ,
Religious Institutions ,
RLUIPA
On November 16, 2102, in Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. v. Sebelius, No. 12-1635 (D. D.C. Nov. 16, 2012), the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted a preliminary injunction to a closely held, for-profit...more