Helping Nonprofits Thrive
Pro Bono Partnership of Atlanta strengthens our community by engaging volunteer attorneys to provide nonprofits with business legal services.
About PBPA
We match nonprofit clients with experienced corporate attorneys who help get them to the next level. From contracts to corporate governance, to intellectual property and employment, our attorneys assist our clients with their business law needs. Even the ones they don’t know they have. Learn more about the PBPA process.
Legal Alerts
New Wage Rules May Require Payment of Overtime to Nonprofit Executive Directors and Managers Who Are Currently Exempt
Unless they are exempt from the overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), all employees must be paid overtime for work in excess of 40 hours per week. As soon as April of 2024, the Wage and Hour Division of the United States Department of Labor (DOL) is expected to issue new final …
Updated Form I-9 and New Remote Verification Process Available
Employers are required to complete a Form I-9 to verify employment eligibility for all employees hired after November 6, 1986. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has issued a new updated Form I-9, which employers may begin using right away. However, employers are also permitted to continue to use the prior form until October 31, 2023, …
Updates to the Nonprofit Code of Georgia that Impact Your Organization
On July 1st, the Amended Georgia Nonprofit Corporation Code went into effect. This law guides how Georgia nonprofit corporations are expected to operate. Since most of PBPA’s clients are incorporated in Georgia, these changes apply to you! A few examples of the changes include: Learn more in PBPA’s one-hour webcast on the changes to the …
Client Profiles
The Music Education Group, Inc.
Veteran music industry executive Rickey Ross founded The Music Education Group (MEG) in 2004, fueled by a desire to use his knowledge of the music …
Special Kneads and Treats
Special Kneads & Treats began its journey in 2008 when co-founders Tempa and Michael Kohler started thinking about plans for their son who has …
Georgia Center of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Shortly after becoming a client of Pro Bono Partnership of Atlanta in 2015, the Georgia Center of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing participated in a PBPA …