Philadelphia Mayor Raises Minimum Wage for City Contractors and Subcontractors
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter recently signed an executive order that will increase the minimum wage to $12 per hour for individuals working for employers who contract with the City, where the...
View ArticleSurviving a Governmental Investigation without a Black Eye: Key Legal,...
In this presentation: - Protecting Brands in Turbulent Times - Trends, Platforms, and Data - Legal Considerations - Excerpt from Protecting Brands in Turbulent Times: Issue vs. Crisis - - Crisis – An...
View ArticleSJC Upholds Charitable Property Tax Exemption for Land Conservation...
On May 15, the Supreme Judicial Court released its opinion in New England Forestry Foundation v. Hawley, ruling that a 120-acre parcel of forest land owned by the Foundation in the Town of Hawley was...
View ArticleThe For-Profit Entity's Guide to Doing Business with Nonprofit Organizations
30-SECOND SUMMARY It may seem logical for certain for-profit organizations to enter into business arrangements with nonprofits. Although both parties can certainly benefit from such an arrangement, the...
View ArticleRules Tax-Exempt Health Care Organizations Need to Know
It’s that time again – another election year. And if your organization is exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Code (“Exempt Organization” or “EO”), the EO cannot participate in, or intervene in, any...
View ArticleIRS clarifies procedures for organizations with pending exemption...
The Internal Revenue Service last month published a memorandum for its exempt organizations specialists regarding the treatment of exempt organizations still awaiting their determination letters that...
View ArticleIs It a Violation to Help?
In a May 21, 2014, letter to the President of the American Hospital Association (AHA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius confirmed HHS’s position that...
View ArticleDeveloping Your Government Investigations Playbook: What Your Nonprofit...
In this presentation: - Risk Management - Document Management - Response Team - Response Drills - Cultivate Allies - Excerpt from Document Management: Counsel: - Privilege - Investigations - Hiring...
View ArticleFederal Grant & Contract News for Nonprofits
As the end of fiscal year 2014 approaches and the beginning of fiscal year 2015 draws near, nonprofit organizations must begin to prepare for the implementation of the Uniform Administrative...
View ArticleTax Law Changes on the Horizon for Exemption Applications
A significant change is pending regarding the Internal Revenue Service’s Application for Recognition of Exempt Status (IRS Form 1023). If approved by the Treasury’s Office of Management and Budget...
View ArticlePerspectives - June 2014
In This Issue: - Staying in Compliance While Giving or Receiving Electronic Health Record Systems - When Donations Cross the Line - House Bill 296 Signed into Law to Increase Access to Epinephrine...
View ArticleChange In New York Law Affects New York Nonprofit Organizations And...
The Nonprofit Revitalization Act of 2013 (“Act”), many parts of which are effective July 1, will affect New York nonprofit corporations and wholly-charitable trusts as well nonprofit corporations...
View ArticleNorth Carolina Legislative Report
The General Assembly’s Short Session began Wednesday, May 14, 2014. The MVA Public Affairs Legislative Report on North Carolina will be distributed weekly to keep you up to date on the latest...
View ArticleFederal and California State FCA Claims Against NEMS Survive Summary Judgment
On May 13, 2014, a California federal court substantially denied summary judgment motions in United States ex rel. Trinh (No. 4:10-cv-01904 [consolidating Nos. C 10-1904 CW, C 12-2895 CW, C 10-2433 CW,...
View ArticleMassachusetts Sues Fannie and Freddie for Blocking Home Buybacks
Earlier this month, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley initiated an action against Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal Housing Finance Agency for allegedly illegally impeding non-profit...
View ArticleNew Non-profit Donor Disclosure Takes Effect July 1, 2014 for California...
On May 14, 2014, Governor Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 27 (S.B. 27), increasing the disclosure requirements that non-profit "multipurpose" organizations are subject to when engaging in California...
View ArticleCanada's New Anti-Spam Legislation: What Does It Mean for U.S. Nonprofits?
Under Canada's new Anti-Spam Law (CASL), as of July 1, 2014, for-profit companies and nonprofit organizations engaged in marketing and fundraising campaigns from within Canada or to recipients in...
View ArticleMassachusetts AG Sues FHFA Over Foreclosure Policies
On June 2, Massachusetts Attorney General (AG) Martha Coakley filed a lawsuit against the FHFA, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac for allegedly violating the state’s 2012 foreclosure prevention law, which,...
View ArticleShould Freelancers Take Code of Ethics Training Too?
I read this article on Fortune yesterday, titled “Why Freelancers Need a Code of Ethics.” We focus so much on companies and larger organizations that it never occurred to me that the freelance industry...
View ArticleTax-Exempt Bond Financing for Manufactured Home Communities
Did you know that an estimated 20 million people in the United States live in mobile home or manufactured home communities? These communities make up a significant component of the nation’s affordable...
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