Legal/Compliance
Can Nonprofit Boards Vote By Email?
Attorney Gene Takagi and Emily Nicole Chan discuss whether nonprofit boards can vote by both mail and email.
Attorney Recommends Review Instead of Audit
A nonprofit considered moving away from having an annual audit to having a review, and the board wanted a legal opinion before making a decision.
Ask Rita: Tattoos and Piercings… and a Model Dress Code
Ask Rita explores whether or not it’s legal for a nonprofit organization to ban visible body art for its employees and staffers.
What’s the Point of a Nonprofit Board, Anyway?
Here we take an unconventional look at three dimensions of why boards exist: Legal reasons, mission reasons, and political reasons.
A 7-Point Checklist for Responding to a Request for Family or Medical Leave
Here are the basics for how a nonprofit should handle an employee’s request to take Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave.
Ask Rita: Wading through the New Family and Medical Leave Act Regulations
Administering the FMLA can be challenging. Ask Rita offers some guidance on the technicalities of recent changes to the law.
Loans From Nonprofit Board Members
Should a nonprofit organization accept a personal loans from a board member? A starting point for a discussion with your board or financial advisor.
Ask Rita: Downsizing from Employees to Independent Contractors?
We are considering changing some of our employees into independent contractors as a cost-saving measure. What is the potential downside?
Nonprofit Layoffs and Furloughs: Do Them Right
Advice for nonprofit HR departments that need to correctly perform layoffs, furloughs, and temporary shutdowns.
Sample Layoff Letter
A convenient sample letter for use in nonprofit layoff situations when/if they become necessary.