Nonprofit Organizations as Employers
Employment Law for Nonprofits and Exempt Organizations
While nonprofit and for-profit entities are bound by common requirements on matters of employment law, there are some areas of special emphasis for nonprofit organizations. The following articles address the most common and important issues and questions raised by our clients on such matters as the use of volunteers and interns, the contents of employee contracts, policies, and manuals, and the process of employee termination and severance.
- Utilizing Volunteers and Interns
- Employee Classification in the Gig Economy
- Terminating Employees
- White Collar Exemptions under the Wage and Hour Laws
- ADA and Reasonable Accommodations
- Employee Handbooks and Staff Policies
- Employment Contracts
State-by-State Employment Filing Requirements
Additional Resources
- Fair Labor Standards Act (www.dol.gov/whd/regs/statutes/FairLaborStandAct.pdf)
- Americans with Disabilities Act (www.ada.gov/pubs/adastatute08.pdf)
- U.S. Department of Labor Fact Sheet: "Am I an Employee" (www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/whdfs13.pdf)
- IRS Small Business & Self-Employed Website (www.irs.gov/Businesses/Small-Businesses-&-Self-Employed/Independent-Contractor-Self-Employed-or-Employee)
- Joint Committee on Taxation: Present Law and Background Relating to Worker Classification for Federal Tax Purposes (www.irs.gov/pub/irs-utl/x-26-07.pdf)