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Religious institutions update: April 2013

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April 5 2013

Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) is in full swing. The law requires non-exempt religious organizations with

Religious institutions update: March 2013

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USA
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March 19 2013

At this time of year, when taxes are at the forefront of people’s minds, thousands of religious institutions will be relying upon the tax benefits and

Religious institutions update: February 2013

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USA
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February 8 2013

Last February, at the request of Senate Finance Committee member Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), the Commission on Accountability and Policy for Religious

Religious institutions update

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USA
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December 6 2012

Although the most significant changes for large employers are still to come, implementation of the Patent Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) (Public Law 111-148) is in full swing

Religious institutions update: November 2012

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USA
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November 2 2012

Nearly everyone uses social media these days, from Facebook and LinkedIn to YouTube and Twitter

Religious institutions: October 2012 update

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USA
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October 5 2012

Most secular and religious corporations have adopted electronic communication policies which state that employees have no privacy interest in their emails and Internet usage

Bondholder states alter ego claim against church and college

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USA
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September 7 2012

In GTAS Asset Solutions, LLC v. African Methodist Episcopal Church, Case No. 1:11-CV-1148-RWS, 2012 WL 3637452 (N.D. Ga. Aug. 22, 2012), the court ruled that there was a genuine issue of fact as to whether the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME) and Morris Brown College (MBC) were alter egos of each other and, thus, whether AME can hold a lien on MBC's property

Pastors state claim for breach of contract against their former churches

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USA
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September 7 2012

In Second Episcopal Dist. African Methodist Episcopal Church v. Prioleau, Case No. 11-CV-382, 2012 WL 3243190 (D.C. App. Aug. 9, 2012), the court ruled that the First Amendment does not bar a former pastor's breach of contract action against her church for failing to pay money the church admitted it owed her under the last of a series of year-long employment contracts

Church states claim for monetary damages due to long wait to obtain zoning permit

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USA
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September 7 2012

In Israelite Church of God in Jesus Christ, Inc. v. City of Hackensack, Case No. 11-5960 (SRC), 2012 WL 3284054 (D.N.J. Aug. 10, 2012), the court denied the defendants' motion to dismiss the church's claims for violation of the Religious Land Use Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) and Free Exercise Clause against the city and city officials based on monetary damages that the church allegedly incurred in rent and other costs related to the almost four-year wait the church experienced in obtaining a zoning permit to use its property to train priests

CCRC denied religious and charitable property tax exemption

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USA
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September 7 2012

In Franciscan Communities, Inc. v. Hamer, Case No. 2-11-0431, 2012 WL 3757206 (Ill.App. 2d Dist. Aug. 28, 2012), the court affirmed denial of a property tax exemption on religious and charitable grounds for a nonprofit continuing care retirement community associated with the Franciscan Sisters of Chicago Service Corporation, Inc., which is owned by the Franciscan Sisters of Chicago

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