Legal/Compliance
Ask Rita: Emma’s Disability is Hurting Performance: Can We Fire Her?
Consult a labor law professional to check federal and state laws before firing an employee for excessive absences or with a known disability.
A Board-Staff Agreement for Financial Accountability
Use this helpful template, and a discussion on the finance committee with the ED and the finance staff to clarify roles around accountability.
How Much to Pay the Executive Director?
Nonprofit board members are often puzzled when it comes to setting the salary of the executive director. Some legal and practical guidelines.
Ask Rita: Can Employees Smoke Medical Marijuana at Work?
Do you need to accommodate the use of medical marijuana when making a hiring decision or for current employees?
Ask Rita: Is being a surrogate mother a profession?
Ask Rita explores whether an employee’s work as a surrogate qualifies as a second job that is in conflict with her employer’s agency.
Volunteerism Public Policies Can Hurt Nonprofits
Policy analyst Rick Cohen discusses the four things we should be worried about with public policy and volunteers.
Working from Home: Sidebar on Legal Issues for Nonprofits
Take these guidelines into consideration when adopting alternative work arrangements for your staff.
Can nonprofits regulate what employees do on social media?
Regulating what nonprofit employees say and do on social media is a slippery slope. Here’s some guidance to help nonprofits.
Nonprofits and Copyrights: What You Need to Know
Copyright attorney Kate Spelman shares how your nonprofit can protect its original material and ensure you’re not improperly using someone else’s material.
Ask Rita: Terminate Employee After One Year of Sick Leave?
Can an employer terminate an employee who exceeds the maximum medical leave?