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For employers who give their employees flat-sum bonuses, the California Supreme Court recently clarified exactly how to calculate overtime pay for those workers. In California, overtime pay is based on the employee’s “regular rate of pay” – a rate that may not solely consist of an employee’s normal hourly wage, as it must include almost […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →The U.S. Supreme Court, in Advocate Health Care Network v. Stapleton, SCt., June 5, 2017, has held the position that a defined benefit plan maintained by a principal-purpose organization, controlled by or associated with a church for the administration or funding of a plan for the church’s employees, qualifies as a “church plan,” regardless of […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →The United States Supreme Court ruled in late June that states cannot exclude religious organizations when distributing grant funding for state programs where the money is for a nonreligious purpose. In a 7-2 ruling, the court sided with Trinity Lutheran Church in the case challenging Missouri’s decision to bar it from receiving funds in a […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Helpful Information, Thoughts, and Resources Related to the Supreme Court Decision on Same Sex Marriage. 1. http://careynieuwhof.com/2015/06/some-advice-on-same-sex-marriage-for-us-church-leaders-from-a-canadian/ 2. http://onenewsnow.com/culture/2015/06/30/attorneys-attacks-on-people-of-faith-to-increase 3. http://www.pacificjustice.org/language-for-bylaws-and-model-marriage-policy.html 4. http://www.churchlawandtax.com/blog/2015/june/marriage-ruling-creates-uncertainty-churches-clergy.html?utm_source=yourchurch-html&utm_medium=Newsletter&utm_term=8811793&utm_content=365930425&utm_campaign=2013 5. http://afa.net/the-stand/government/can-a-president-defy-an-unconstitutional-supreme-court-ruling/ 6. http://www.ecfa.org/Content/If-the-Supreme-Court-Favors-Same-Sex-Marriage-Will-Religious-Organizations-Forfeit-Tax-Exemption 7. http://articles.latimes.com/2013/jun/26/news/la-pn-doma-supreme-court-ruling-20130626 8. http://www.pacificjustice.org/press-releases/pji-comment-on-todays-marriage-ruling 9. http://www.christianlegalsociety.org/church-guidance-webinar
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