Archive for June, 2017

Summer Missions Trips

June 29, 2017

  As your ministry finalizes your summer missions trips, we offer a few ideas to make the trip as safe as possible. A signed activity participation agreement from each person going on the trip. A well-written agreement spells out the risks involved in participating in the trip and documents emergency contact information, as well as […]

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Sub-Contractors or Employee?

June 22, 2017

  Why Your Risk Just Went Up The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) unveiled a new standard for determining which employees are considered employees and which are considered contractors. Over that past few months, most government regulators have been cracking down on businesses that misclassify employees as contractors. These rules may make more businesses responsible […]

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Board Liability

June 15, 2017

Church board members have been placed in a position of trust, and they have a legal responsibility to place the church’s interests ahead of their own. This duty is known as their fiduciary responsibility. If board members use their position in the church for personal gain, they can be sued as individuals, thereby placing their […]

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How To Stay Safe In Construction Zones

June 5, 2017

Auto Insurance And Safety Update All of us have come upon road projects and have been asked to slow down or stop. Roadwork can be frustrating, but it is a necessary fact for all drivers, whether you drive for a living, commute on a regular basis, or run the occasional errand.  Traffic fines double in […]

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