Employees not entitled to overtime for volunteer service

Employees getting paid for eight hours of volunteering for charity are not entitled to overtime pay for the work, a federal District Court in North Carolina has affirmed.  The Court has affirmed a decision by a Magistrate Judge who concluded that the program was not work covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act.

Appeals Court Orders Broader Disclosure Of Donors for Political Ads by 501(c)(4) Organizations

If case stands, it could eliminate the “dark money” issue for social welfare organizations participating in elections

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has affirmed a District Court order invalidating a Federal Election Commission Rule on disclosure of donors for independent political expenditures.  The Court has determined that the statute requires broader disclosure than the FEC had previously required.  If this decision stands, it could require public disclosure of all donors of more than $200 to an organization that makes independent expenditures of more than $250 in a calendar year.