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13 Nov NJ Law Journal Honors Christine Michelle Duffy
November 7, 2017 — In its biennial article on Diverse Attorneys of the Year, the New Jersey Law Journal honored Pro Bono Partnership Senior Staff Attorney Christine Michelle Duffy, and included Christine's thoughts on the importance of diversity. This year's award recognized 15 individuals for "excellence among...
10 Nov Legal Alert: NY Minimum Wage and Minimum Weekly Salaries for Executive & Administrative Exemption Increase December 31, 2017
On December 31, 2017 the New York minimum wage, and the minimum weekly salary threshold for the executive and administrative exemptions under New York State wage and hour law, will each increase as follows: Minimum Wage Minimum Weekly Salary for Executive & Administrative Exemption (regardless of number...
31 Oct Legal Alert: New York Paid Family Leave Law: State-Issued Leave Forms Now Available
Effective January 1, 2018, New York will implement the Paid Family Leave Law (“PFLL”) which will provide paid leave time for qualifying employees to bond with a newborn or newly placed adopted or foster child, to care for a qualifying family member with a serious...
24 Oct Legal Alert: New Jersey Minimum Wage to Increase in 2018 and Mandatory Notices Reminder
Nonprofits should note that the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDLWD) has announced that New Jersey’s minimum hourly wage will increase sixteen cents on January 1, 2018, to $8.60. Also, with the end of 2017 fast approaching, Pro Bono Partnership wants to remind nonprofits...
24 Oct Legal Alert: Connecticut Real Estate & Personal Property Tax Exemption Form M-3 Due 11/1/17
Please see the important information below regarding Form M-3, which you must file with your Town Tax Assessor by November 1 to preserve (or secure) property tax exemption for real and personal property owned by your nonprofit. Nonprofit organizations that qualify for exemption from Connecticut town taxes...
20 Oct Pro Bono Partnership 20th Anniversary Highlights
Thank you to our more than 600 supporters who celebrated the Partnership’s 20th Anniversary last Thursday at Cipriani! Together, we honored the Pro Bono Partnership Founders, including General Electric Company, Richard Hobish, Founding Executive Director, and ACC Westchester/ Southern Connecticut. We also presented Hon. Jonathan Lippman with...
19 Oct The Pro Bono Partnership Pundit: A Title Conundrum for Officers
October 19, 2017 — This post was originally published on The Dodge Blog by Kent E. Hansen, Senior Staff Attorney, New Jersey Program. Sometimes officer titles at nonprofits can be a potential source of confusion, and may be inconsistent with statutory requirements. Read more....
19 Oct The Pro Bono Partnership Pundit: The “Duty to Read”
September 26, 2017 — This post was originally published on The Dodge Blog by Christine Michelle Duffy, Esq., Senior Staff Attorney, New Jersey Program. Nonprofit trustees and officers have three legal duties, and Christine proposes adding a fourth that would apply to them as well as to anyone...
29 Sep LEGAL ALERT: Connecticut Expands Protections for Pregnant Employees – Action Required
On October 1, 2017, Connecticut will enact a new law titled An Act Concerning Pregnant Women in the Workplace (the “Act”). The Act makes it an unlawful practice to discriminate against an employee or job applicant on the basis of her pregnancy in the terms...