Categories: HR Risk and Employment Practices
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
Strengthen the Weakest Link in the Chain
If asked to name the number one resource that your nonprofit has, I’d wager that it would be your staff of paid and volunteer people. Whether that’s one person and a telephone or thousands of people spread throughout the country, who represents...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
Liability Trends for Nonprofit Organizations
Employees. Former employees. Donors. Grantors. Third parties. Fellow board members. You probably don’t like to think of them as liability risks to your nonprofit organization, yet all of them can make your nonprofit the target of a lawsuit. Such lawsuits...
Topics: Data Privacy, Tech Risk, Cybersecurity, HR Risk and Employment Practices
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
Looking Back, Looking Ahead: Employment Law Changes for 2009
Looking back, 2008 was a very big year in the employment law arena. Changes at the federal level included amendments to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and INS requirements for verifying whether a worker is...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Love and Politics
Although I will readily acknowledge my eclectic taste in reading material, this week I’ve been reading two books that couldn’t be any further apart with respect to style and substance. Handbook for the Heart is a collection of thirty-four essays on...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices, Organizational Culture
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Transitions: Make the Most of Organizational Change
Long-time residents of the Greater Washington area become accustomed to the abrupt change in seasons. After a record-setting winter and what seemed like only a week of moderate spring weather, summer conditions have once again arrived before the calendar marks...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Summer Interns: Volunteers or Employees?
Now that summer is around the corner, many nonprofits are fortunate to have lined up students or recent grads as “interns.” Such summer help is greatly appreciated by nonprofits but could come at an unexpected cost if the nonprofit is...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices, Volunteer Risk Management
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Tough Lessons for Organizations Serving Vulnerable Clientele
Last week’s verdict in the criminal case against Jerry Sandusky offers a sobering reminder about the risk of sexual misconduct or abuse facing every nonprofit that provides services to vulnerable clientele, including children, individuals with disabilities and the elderly. While it remains...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices, Youth Protection and Child Safety
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
The Rules of the FLSA Game Are A-Changin’
Most nonprofit employers know that it’s critically important to distinguish between “exempt” and “non-exempt” employees or risk exposure to costly awards of multiples of back pay and penalties. For those of you who don’t know, “exempt” means exempt from the...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
The Goldilocks Principle: Creating a Culture That’s Just Right
One of your best employees just left the organization and you feel a sense of urgency to replace her. But is it simply time to fill the open chair with a warm body? If your expectations for performance are low,...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices, Organizational Culture
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Magnify Your Mission: Inspire Customers for Life
An article titled “Inspiring More at Gap Inc.” featured in the March 2015 edition of HR Magazine begins by describing the goal of the Gap’s founders, Doris and Don Fisher, to “do more than sell clothes.” According to Gap’s senior VP of...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices, Organizational Culture