November 23, 2016 -- On Wednesday, November 23, a federal district court in Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction preventing the Department of Labor from implementing and enforcing its new overtime rules, which increases the salary threshold to qualify for the white collar exemptions under the Fair Labor...
by Marcia Levy, Executive Director. Recently, I was reminded in a very special way of the positive impact of our work. On October 18, nearly 700 of us gathered at Pro Bono Partnership’s annual gala at Cipriani on 42nd Street. The evening was festive and electric...
November 15, 2016 — This post was originally published on The Dodge Blog by Kent E. Hansen, Senior Staff Attorney, New Jersey Program. If your nonprofit organization engages, or plans to engage, in any legislative, political, or advocacy activities, read on!...
By Marcia Levy, Executive Director. I know many people are feeling uncertain about what life will be like in the next presidency. No matter how you voted, in the kind of work we do with people and organizations that are the most vulnerable, it is natural...
Development and Marketing Assistant Lisa Borsellino chats with Senior Staff Attorney Jennifer Grudnowski, employment lawyer extraordinaire, who also provides direct legal assistance and leads webinars and workshops for myriad nonprofit clients. What do you like most about working for Pro Bono Partnership? I most enjoy working with...
Charter Oak Cultural Center (Charter Oak), located in Hartford, Connecticut, carries out its social justice mission by offering access to the arts to everyone. Recently, Charter Oak needed legal guidance to navigate the intricacies of a grant in the amount of $450,000 from the State...
Effective January 1, 2017, Connecticut employers will no longer be permitted to inquire into the prior arrests, convictions or criminal charges of job applicants on an initial employment application. This new “Ban-the-Box” Law applies to all Connecticut employers with one or more employees. The law prohibits...
Pfizer Inc; Prudential Financial, Inc.; United Technologies Corporation; Hogan Lovells; and Steven M. Edwards of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan were honored with the Pro Bono Partnership Champion Award WHITE PLAINS, NY – October 19, 2016: Pro Bono Partnership announced that it raised nearly $1.4 million to...
October 18, 2016 — This post was originally published on The Dodge Blog by Kent E. Hansen, Senior Staff Attorney, New Jersey Program. Nonprofits are permitted to engage in a limited amount of lobbying and in educational efforts on public policy, but how much is...
With the end of 2016 fast approaching, Pro Bono Partnership wants to remind nonprofits of the notices that they might need to hand out to their New Jersey-based employees, at the time of hire and/or annually. Nonprofits also should note that the New Jersey Department...