A registered nurse employed by a nonprofit hospital under a contract with a medical staffing agency may pursue a pregnancy discrimination claim against the hospital even though the hospital claimed that the staffing agency controlled her employment and the hospital did not.
The Internal Revenue Service has joined with two Evangelical churches in Texas and the National Religious Broadcasters in proposing a settlement of their litigation to overturn the so-called “Johnson Amendment” to the Tax Code that prohibits churches and other charities from endorsing or opposing candidates for public office. (See Nonprofit Issues®, Vol. XXXIV, No. 4)
General creditors in bankruptcy can’t claim all of the proceeds from the sale of a restricted real estate gift to the debtor, a bankruptcy court handling the bankruptcy of the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo, NY has ruled.
The Yonkers Islamic Center in New York has been authorized to pursue an adversary claim in bankruptcy against its former treasurer for improperly spending funds of the Center. The Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan has held that the claim is for defalcation while acting in a fiduciary capacity, which is excepted from the general bankruptcy discharge provisions.
The First Circuit Court of Appeals has denied a request to stay a preliminary injunction issued by the federal District Court in Massachusetts challenging a reduction in force of the U.S. Department of Education. Twenty-one states, two school districts and five labor unions sued to stop the action for violation of constitutional separation of powers and the Administrative Procedures Act.
The federal District Court in the District of Columbia (Randolph D. Moss) has denied a preliminary injunction to invalidate the removal of directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting who had been removed by President Trump in April. The Court has held that the plaintiffs failed to demonstrate that they are likely to prevail on the merits of their claim or are likely to suffer irreparable harm in the absence of preliminary relief.
