On March 15, 2019 in a widely anticipated opinion the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously reversed a lower federal district court, which had ruled in late 2017 against the longstanding housing allowance for ministers. In reversing the lower court decision the appeals court likened the ministers’ housing allowance to other similar benefits in […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →FEHA[1] recently tightened its requirements regarding sexual harassment training of employee so that by 2020 virtually California employer will be required to provide a minimum amount of training to their employees and document that the training occurred. Some within the religious community have asked the question as to whether or not this new provision will […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →The IRS has provided guidance and examples for calculating the nondeductible portion of parking expenses. In addition, the IRS has provided guidance to tax-exempt organizations to help such organizations determine how unrelated business taxable income (UBTI) will be increased by the nondeductible amount of such fringe benefit expenses paid or incurred. The IRS also has […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →On November 7, 2018, the Departments of Health and Human Services, Treasury, and Labor (the Departments) announced two final rules that provide conscience protections to Americans who have a religious or moral objection to health insurance that covers contraceptive methods, including certain contraceptives that many view as abortifacients, and/or sterilization procedures. Background Under ACA, employer-provided […]
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