Utah Catholic church fined $627 after employee caught drinking at licensed event. Good4Utah.com reports here. Fox 13 (Salt Lake City) reports here. ChurchLaw&Tax included a summary in its weekly news update.
Author: Josh S. Tatum
Wis. church’s accounting clerk convicted of stealing $800,000 for gambling
Wis. church’s accounting clerk convicted of stealing $800,000 for gambling. The LaCrosse Tribune reports in a story: Former Onalaska church clerk steals more than $800,000 to fuel gambling habit.” Wisconsin Law Journal reports: “Guilty pleas in church theft of $800,000.” ChurchLaw&Tax includes the story in its weekly news update.
“Why Domestic Violence in the Home Endangers Your Church”
“Why Domestic Violence in the Home Endangers Your Church: Step one: acknowledge that it happens.” ChurchLaw&Tax has excellent analysis and guidance here. Action step: Does your congregation have a plan to respond when someone comes for help from domestic violence? A few important excerpts: Continue reading ““Why Domestic Violence in the Home Endangers Your Church””
E.D. Va.: Nations of Gods and Earths a religion, not a gang
E.D. Va.: Nations of Gods and Earths a religion, not a gang. Religion Clause reports here on Coward v. Robinson, (E.D. Va., Aug. 28, 2017).
“7th Circuit: Illinois May Apply Education Laws to Bible Colleges.”
“7th Circuit: Illinois May Apply Education Laws to Bible Colleges.” Religion Clause reports here on Illinois Bible Colleges Association v. Anderson, (7th Cir., Aug. 29, 2017).
“8th Circuit: OK To Ban Religious Leafleting On Plaza of Sports Arena”
“8th Circuit: OK To Ban Religious Leafletting On Plaza of Sports Arena” as reported by Religion Clause here. The decision is Ball v. City of Lincoln, Nebraska, (8th Cir., Aug. 29, 2017), and the LIncoln Journal-Star reports here. How Appealing covered the opinion here. Associated Press has a report here.
1735 Authority to enter contracts
[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5686206/height/90/width/450/theme/custom/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/autoplay/no/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/c30000/” height=”90″ width=”450″]How do you know whether a representative has the authority to enter into an agreement on behalf of an organization? In short, the governing documents and resolutions of the board of directors can authorize a representative. But many organizations are not careful with following these formalities. Josh discusses what can go wrong when they don’t, using the case discussed in this post as an example.
“The secret to making meetings brief and efficient”
“The secret to making meetings brief and efficient.”
ChurchLaw&Tax has the article “How to Keep Your Meetings Short” here. The two methods are
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“Five Common Copyright Mistakes And How To Avoid Them”
“Five Common Copyright Mistakes And How To Avoid Them” Christian Copyright Solutions has guidance here. It suggests the following: evaluate activities, allow time for clearances, maximize blanket licenses, P.L.A.N., and know the religious service exemption. P.L.A.N. stands for prepare, learn, allow, and never: The main mistakes are as follows:
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N.Y. Sup. Ct.: $1 million religious arbitration award vacated due to lack of authority of synagogue officer who signed arbitration agreement
N.Y. Sup. Ct.: $1 million religious arbitration award vacated due to lack of authority of synagogue officer who signed arbitration agreement. The person who signed an arbitration agreement between a New York synagogue and Kars4Kids held himself out as the synagogue’s president but lacked authority to sign. The trial court vacated the arbitration award on that basis. Religion Clause reports on Matter of Young Israel of Eltingville, Inc. v Oorah, Inc., (N.Y. Sup. Ct.., June 30, 2017) here.