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information only. The information presented at this site should
not be construed to be formal legal advice nor the formation
of a lawyer/client relationship.
Legal Services
Employment Practices
Few things are as important to the success of your organization
as the relationship your organization has with its employees.
Given federal and state laws regulating employers and
the potential of lawsuits by former employees, this
relationship must be handled with great care.
We can help your organization to
avoid and solve workplace problems.
How we help our clients:
Review or create sound employment
policies and procedures including issues specific
to nonprofits
Review or create an effective
employee manual
Create customized on-line employee
training for your organization
Review employment and severance
agreements
Review compensation issues including
potential discrimination or excessive compensation
Provide situational advice during
the hiring, evaluation (or discipline), and termination
process
Other ways
we help churches:
Advise on minister housing allowance
issues
Advise on ordination and licensing
issues including helping define the ordination process,
privileges (conducting marriages, tax benefits,
and the clergy-penitent privilege) and responsibilities
(abuse reporting)