Resources
Employment and Volunteer Management
Legal Alerts
FAQs for Recipients of Federal Funding Regarding Required Certifications
New York Implements Paid Prenatal Leave Effective January 1, 2025
Legal Considerations for Nonprofits Funding Internships at For-Profit Businesses
Program Preservation, Evolution, and Financial Change: Employee Management: Rollback Employee Benefits
Program Preservation, Evolution, and Financial Change: Employee Management: Understanding Furloughs
Organizational Horrors (and How to Avoid Them)
New York City Human Rights Law Update: Size Discrimination
Compliance with New York COVID-19 Leave Laws - updated
End to Form I-9 COVID Flexibility - updated
New Electronic Posting Requirements for Employers in New York State
What Employers Need to Know About New York's Unemployment Insurance Law - updated
Are You Ready to Hire Your First Employees? - updated
Amendments to Wage Theft Prevention Act, including Repeal of Annual Wage Notices - updated
Authorized Deductions from Employee Wages - updated
How to Use New York State Shared Work Programs - updated
New York City's Expanded Reasonable Accommodation Requirements - updated
Monkeypox - What New York Nonprofits Need to Know
Complying with New York's Paid Family Leave Law - updated
Employment and Tax Law Considerations Related to Compensating Summer Youth Workers - updated
New York City and State Employers Must Disclose Salary Information in Job Postings - updated
Considerations in Designing a Remote Work/Work-from-Home Policy
Considerations in Designing a Masking Policy
New York State HERO Act and Workplace Safety Plans - What Now?
New York City to Require Bias Audit, Applicant Notification of Artificial Intelligence Hiring Tools Starting 2023
Effective May 7, 2022, New York State Law will Require Employers to Notify Employees of Monitoring
Criminal Background Checks: Complying with New York City's Fair Chance Act - updated
Labor Peace Agreement Requirements for Human Services Contracts FAQs
Recent New York City and New York State Retirement Program Legislation
New York City's Earned Safe and Sick Time Act Updated to Comply with State Requirements
Employers Must Grant Schedule Changes Under NYC's Fair Work Leave Law - updated
Running an Internship Program During the COVID-19 Crisis
Reverted New York State Election Law Allows Employees Up to Two Hours of Paid Time Off to Vote
Making Staff Changes in Response to COVID-19
Keep Up with Changes to New York State and New York City Anti-Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Law - updated
EEOC Reporting Requirements on Pay Data Reinstated
Amended New York City Lactation Laws Expand Employers' Obligations
What to Expect When Your Employee is Expecting - Quick Reference Guide
What to Expect When Your Employee is Expecting
Update to New York City's Human Rights Law: "Sexual Orientation" and "Gender Identity"
"Safe Time" Added to New York City's Earned Sick Time Act
Reminder: Freelance Isn't Free - updated
Reimbursement of Employee-Purchased Health Insurance is Permitted Again
The New Overtime Rules: A Practical Guide for Nonprofits
Nonprofits are Affected by OSHA's Updated Recordkeeping Rule; plus Guidelines for Protecting Workers from Workplace Violence
Stop Credit Discrimination in Employment Act Limits the Use of Credit Checks in Employment
New York City Bans Employers from Discriminating Against the Unemployed
Liability of General Contractors and Subcontractors Under NY State Workers' Compensation Law
Recorded Webinars
A Guide for the Perplexed - Update on New York State and New York City’s Employment Laws
Americans with Disabilities Act Compliance for Nonprofit Organizations
Coping with COVID - The Latest on Employer Obligations and Best Practices
FLSA Considerations in a Remote Work Environment
Identifying Independent Contractors
Responding to COVID-19: Reducing Your Workforce
Terminating Employees: It's an Art and a Science
Understanding Unionization
Weathering Financial Storms: Navigating and Preparing for Financial Hardship
Publications
Advising Nonprofits, Sixth Edition (PDF Version - Single User)
This edition of Lawyers Alliance's comprehensive guide to legal issues encountered by attorneys, staff, and board members in operating and managing not-for-profit corporations reflects changes made to the New York Not-for-Profit Corporation Law enacted by the Nonprofit Revitalization Act in late 2013. Key issues relating to corporate governance and structuring, contracts, regulatory compliance, fundraising, personnel management, lobbying and political activity, intellectual property, and revenue-generating activities are covered in the book. Preview the Table of Contents. Copyright 2014. 526 pages.
Advising Nonprofits is currently not available in bound hard copy. Lawyers Alliance is pleased to offer a $100 PDF version of Advising Nonprofits, including footnotes with website links, for the limited internal use of nonprofit organizations with budgets of less than $1.5 million or individuals. (Please see following entry for unlimited use site license PDF.)
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Advising Nonprofits, Sixth Edition (PDF Version - Site License)
This PDF version of Advising Nonprofits is designed for unlimited internal use by law firms, law school libraries, mid- and large-sized nonprofit organizations, and others.
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Charting the Course: Legal Help for Nonprofits in Troubled Times - Full Report (Bound Hard Copy)
There are a limited number of hard copies available. Many topics covered in this 2012 publication are relevant now.
This report provides proven business and legal strategies to help nonprofit leaders and board members meet the continuing challenges posed in a weak or uncertain economy. Nonprofit organizations are coping with increased demand for their services as funding remains precarious. Despite an unpredictable financial outlook, there are multiple strategies and best practices that nonprofits can pursue to minimize risks, sustain and enhance their programs, maximize their resources, and better position themselves to carry forth their charitable missions. The report focuses on five key areas: mission, people, facilities, funds, and relationships. It includes a detailed analysis and hypothetical examples of when and how legal assistance can make a positive difference. It also recommends public policies to support nonprofit advocacy, rationalize government contracting, simplify regulatory reviews, and increase access to working capital. Preview the table of contents and introduction. Copyright 2012. 146 pages, plus Executive Summary.
Charting the Course: Legal Help for Nonprofits in Troubled Times - Full Report (PDF Version)
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Charting the Course: Legal Help for Nonprofits in Troubled Times -- Executive Summary
*FREE* This Executive Summary identifies the primary themes and proven strategies discussed in the full report, Charting the Course. Despite an unpredictable financial outlook, there are multiple strategies and best practices that nonprofits can pursue to minimize risks, sustain and enhance their programs, maximize their resources, and better position themselves to carry forth their charitable missions. Charting the Course focuses on strengthening five key areas: mission, people, facilities, funds, and relationships. It also recommends public policies to support nonprofit advocacy, rationalize government contracting, simplify regulatory reviews, and increase access to working capital. Copyright 2012. 25 pages.
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