Senior center aide not covered by FLSA
A maintenance worker employed by a nonprofit adult day-care center is not entitled to coverage of the Fair Labor Standards Act when he fails to prove that the center is an enterprise engaged in commerce or that he is individually engaged in commerce. A federal District Court in Illinois has dismissed the plaintiff’s claim for overtime wages.
Are Paintings Given for “Permanent Home” At College Considered Part of Endowment?
Court says common law doctrine of cy pres, UPMIFA are not relevant to the decision
Hotel magnate Eugene Eppley commissioned renowned American artist Grant Wood to paint a mural for the Hotel Montrose in Cedar Rapids, IA, in 1932. When the hotel was sold in 1957, Eppley had the mural, known as “The Fruits of Iowa,” taken down and separated into seven separate panels. He “loaned” the paintings to Coe College, where they remained on display for nearly 20 years.
Member of public can’t review corporate records
A member of the general public has been denied the right to review the corporate records of a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization in Missouri. A state appellate court has affirmed a trial court decision denying the request.
A new Missouri was incorporated as a nonprofit public benefit corporation to advance social welfare “by promoting ideas, policies and/or legislation to create more jobs, higher pay, safer streets, better schools, and more, for all Missourians.”
Who pays worker’s comp for Rabbi’s housekeeper?
Lilia Orellana worked as an “off the books” housekeeper for Rabbi Eliezer Zaklikovsky and his wife in the home they occupied as head of the Chabad Lubavitch Jewish Center of Monroe, NJ. When she slipped and fell on the stairs of their home, she was taken to the hospital for treatment. The emergency room personnel would not treat her because her injuries were “work-related” and her employer had to be notified. The Center did not maintain workers’ comp insurance.