Unsuccessful College Applicants Lack Standing to Sue in Admissions Scandal
Two students who claimed that they lost out on college admission because of Rick Singer’s alleged payoffs to get students into colleges and universities as qualified student athletes have seen their cases thrown out by a federal District Court in California. The Court said that they had not claimed a particularized individual injury and lacked standing to sue.
“Lifesharing Providers” can’t bring class action as employees
Two “Lifesharing providers” who serve essentially as foster parents for individuals with intellectual disabilities cannot bring a class action lawsuit for minimum and overtime wages against the social service provider for which they provide services. A federal District Court in Philadelphia has held that they are independent contractors and not employees entitled to the protections of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and the Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Law.
University property leased for child care not exempt
Two parcels of property leased by the University of Chicago to a for-profit child care company are properly subject to real estate tax, an appellate court in Illinois has ruled.
Does spouse get value of nonprofit in divorce?
Kathryn and Matthew Spencer were married in 2000 and during their marriage opened a private school, which was originally organized as a limited liability company and later converted to a nonprofit organization. When Kathryn filed a petition for dissolution of the marriage in 2018, Matthew agreed that Kathryn should continue to run the school but asked that he be awarded a portion of the value of the school in the divorce settlement.
Member of Nonprofit Can’t Sue To Protest Suspension of Membership Rights
A member of a nonprofit corporation in Minnesota may not sue individually to complain about the suspension of her membership rights, an appellate court in Minnesota has ruled. The Court has said that the state’s Nonprofit Corporation Act requires a minimum of 50 members or 10% of the members, whichever is less, to bring a suit seeking equitable remedies.
Unincorporated association may seek public records
An unincorporated association formed in Washington, D.C. may pursue a suit against the local transit authority, a federal District Court has ruled, because it appears to be a nonprofit unincorporated association.