As the country emerges from the shutdown resulting from COVID-19 pandemic, planning will be essential to ensure workplace safety and to avoid legal complications.To assist in this effort, guidance has been offered by federal and state governments, as well as by the private sector. Rules and guidance established by governmental entities, in particular, those of an organization’s home state and locality, should be carefully reviewed and followed to ensure legal compliance.

What is the ministerial exception? And what do spiritual entrepreneurs need to know to claim the protection of this legal doctrine?

Complete and well-organized corporate records are important both for efficient organizational performance and for legal compliance.

Lockdown orders have put many Americans in an anxious panic and yet many are not feeling the hurt of the Wuhan virus itself. No doubt, some areas of the country are hurting badly, and the death count continues to rise. But by and large, more have been touched by the fear of the virus than the virus itself.

State and local coronavirus relief programs can assist faith-based organizations in managing challenges resulting from the pandemic and its economic repercussions.