This webcast will provide an overview of “premises liability law” and outline the legal responsibilities of nonprofits operating facilities in Georgia, including offices, warehouses and program space. The webcast will also address common scenarios involving injuries that can happen at a facility and will provide useful insights about preserving information after an incident to reduce exposure and risk to the nonprofit. Presenter: Dan Kingsley of Swift Currie Please click here to view the webcast. Slip and Fall

Just like any workplace, a nonprofit organization has workers who aid the nonprofit in the pursuit of its goals. These workers are the nonprofit’s most valuable asset, and their performance will often determine the organization’s overall success. The attached articles address recent legal developments and answer three important questions for the nonprofit employer: – Is a nonprofit’s worker an employee or an independent contractor? – Are the nonprofit’s employees classified correctly as exempt or nonexempt under the …

Just like any workplace, a nonprofit organization has workers who aid the nonprofit in the pursuit of its goals. These workers are the nonprofit’s most valuable asset, and their performance will often determine the organization’s overall success. However, is a nonprofit’s worker an employee or an independent contractor? Is there a difference? Does it matter? A nonprofit will often treat paid workers as contractors – it is easier and there are less administrative and tax burdens. However, …

Guidance for Nonprofits Seeking to Use Unpaid Interns Unpaid interns are often an asset to nonprofits, bringing with them a desire to learn and a passion for the cause of the organization. Although unpaid internships can benefit all involved and are generally permissible in the nonprofit arena, nonprofits should approach these relationships with some degree of caution, taking care to ensure that the primary benefits of the internship accrue to the intern, rather than to the organization. …

There were many proposals in the House and Senate tax reform bills that could have affected small §501(c)(3) nonprofit clients, and now that the dust has cleared and the bill has become law, here are the main changes that could affect Pro Bono Partnership of Atlanta clients. Tax Cuts and Jobs Acts 2017

Mindy Doster and Will Ledbetter recently joined PBPA’s Board of Directors. Mindy Doster is Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of Payment Services for U.S. Bank and General Counsel of Elavon, the bank’s Atlanta-based payments company. Will Ledbetter is Senior Counsel at Southern Company Services. Per her duties for US Bank and Elavon, Mindy oversees a team of attorneys and legal professionals in the United States, United Kingdom, Poland and Mexico. Before joining Elavon, she worked …