Legal Essentials

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This valuable resource for life-affirming ministries will help you establish and evaluate policies and procedures. Legal Essentials™ also is intended to be a reference for handling unusual circumstances that can arise in your center’s operations.

A reality too often overlooked is anybody can sue anybody else for any reason at any time. The question is, "Can they win?" Using real-life examples and ministry-proven criteria, Legal Essentials is a legally sound, hands-on resource designed to help you set sensible policies and parameters, while giving you the framework to know when you need to seek legal help.

Many of the topics discussed in this manual are applicable for any non-profit organization, including pregnancy help centers, maternity homes, stand-alone post-abortion programs, adoption services, abstinence programs, and other pro-life ministries.

Features:

Parameters for successful legal compliance.
Real-life examples to help you protect your ministry.
Criteria for evaluating when to seek legal help.

Chapter 1 Tax–Exempt Organization
Section 1: Incorporation and Tax Exemption
Section 2: Political Activities of a 501(c)(3)
Section 3: IRS Tax Filings and Other Requirements
Section 4: IRS Disclosure Requirements
Section 5: State Tax Issues
Section 6: Excessive Compensation
Section 7: The Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Section 8: Mergers
Additional Notes

Chapter 2 Staff Management
Section 1: Recruitment and Hiring
Section 2: Application of non-discrimination laws
Section 3: Employee Selection and Screening
Section 4: New Employee Processing
Section 5: Wage and Hour Considerations
Section 6: Providing Leave to Employees
Section 7: Supervising Employees
Section 8: Conflict Resolution
Section 9: Discipline/Termination
Section 10: Additional Staff Management Issues
Section 11: Volunteers
Additional Notes

Chapter 3 Board Duties and Responsibilites
Section 1: General Legal and Ethical Requirements
Section 2: Board Operations
Section 3: Limiting Liability
Additional Notes

Chapter 4 Finances and Funding Program
Section 1: Financial Practices
Section 2: Fundraising Practices
Chart: Charleston Principles
Section 3: Receipting Practices
Section 4: Charitable Campaigns and Government Grants
Additional Notes

Chapter 5 The Four P’s
Section 1: Protecting Personnel through Insurance
Section 2: Protecting Property
Section 3: Protecting publications
Section 4: Protecting Publicity
Additional Notes

Chapter 6 Reaching Clients
Section 1: General Principles of Client Marketing
Section 2: Yellow Pages Advertising
Section 3: Telephone/Hotline Protocol
Section 4: Internet Communications
Additional Notes

Chapter 7 Peer Counseling
Section 1: General Peer Counseling Guidelines
Section 2: Peer Counseling on Contraception and Abortion
Section 3: Peer Counseling on Adoption
Section 4: Post-Abortion Peer Counseling
Section 5: Infant Safe Haven Programs
Section 6: Beyond Peer Counseling
Section 7: Clients with Special Needs
Additional Notes

Chapter 8 Client Services
Section 1: Service Disclosures and Releases
Section 2: Pregnancy Tests
Section 3: Offering Medical Services
Section 4: Material Assistance
Section 5: Parenting Classes
Section 6: Childcare Services
Section 7: Client Contact Outside Center Premises
Section 8: Referrals
Section 9: Housing Clients
Additional Notes

Chapter 9 Confidentiality and Client Records
Section 1: Confidentiality Basics
Section 2: Exceptions to Confidentiality
Section 3: Special Cases Concerning Confidentiality
Section 4: Client Records
Additional Notes

Appendix
Articles: Governance and Related Topics – 503(c)(3) Organizations
TermiKNOWlogy – Bylaws
Understanding the IRS Form 990
To Be or Not to Be a Religious Non-Profit: That is the Question
Checklists and Charts: Auditing Practices Related to the New Form 990
Checklists and Charts: Child Abuse and Statutory Rape Reporting
Checklists and Charts: State/Local Law/Practices
Checklists and Charts: Shepherding Home Providers
Forms: Adoption Agency Meeting Disclaimer
Forms: Adoption Agency Meeting Disclaimer
Sample Articles of Incorporation
Bylaws
Forms: Commitment of Care and Competence
Forms: Employee Evaluation
Forms: Employee Handbook Acknowledgement
Forms: Employee Self-Evaluation
Forms: Employment Separation Agreement
Forms: Furniture and Equipment Release from Liability
Forms: Media Consent and Release Form for Minors
Forms: Media Consent and Release Form for Non-Minors
Forms: Notice of Adverse Action
Forms: Notification and Authorization for a Credit Report
Public Information & Resources:
Public Information & Resources: Federal Enforcers Listing
Public Information & Resources: Child Abuse Reporting State Hotline Numbers
Public Information & Resources: Annual Electronic Notice for Small Organizations
Public Information & Resources: How to Obtain a CLIA Cert. of Waiver Brochure
Public Information and Resources: Safe Haven Laws in the United States
Public Information and Resources: Useful Organizations and Websites
Sample Policies: Abuse and Rape
Sample Policies: Compensatory Time
Sample Policies: Confidentiality
Sample Policies: Document Retention and Destruction
Sample Policies: Employee Handbook
Sample Policies: Suspected Misconduct, Dishonesty, Fraud, & Whistle-Blower Prot