Mason Alexander's article "Keep Your Non-Profit Out of Hot Water: Stay Compliant with Employment Laws" was featured in the NC State University Philanthropy Journal on November 23, 2015.
I am a labor lawyer so of course I get hit up for free legal advice from family members. My sister is on the board of an out-of-state non-profit and called me about a specific employee situation. During the course of the conversation, it became apparent that her non-profit was not in compliance with federal wage and hour laws.
This non-profit is run by well-educated and honest people so you're probably wondering how this could happen. Well, they made one mistake – they assumed the law is logical. As a result, their biggest errors were motivated, not by an attempt to cheat employees, but by a desire to stay on budget.
In the article, Mason provides some lessons from what was being done at the organization and what should have been done.
To read the full article, please visit the NC State University Philanthropy Journal.
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