by ws-user | Sep 2012 | resources
This case study is based on CAPLAW’s interview with Nancy Smith, Executive Director of Middle Georgia Community Action Agency, Inc. and Heart of Georgia Community Action Council, Inc., and a review of the management agreement between the two organizations and their...
by ws-user | Sep 2012 | resources
This case study is based on CAPLAW’s interview with Mike Tarpinian, Chief Executive Officer of the Opportunity Alliance in Portland, Maine, about the merger of a Community Action Agency, Peoples’ Regional Opportunity Program, Inc., with Youth Alternatives Ingraham to...
by ws-user | Sep 2012 | members-resources
Because of the intricacies of immigration and public benefits laws, it is often difficult for Community Action Agencies working with immigrants to assist them effectively. Controversial immigration laws in states such as Alabama and Arizona have caused additional...
by ws-user | Sep 2010 | resources
Use this Board Composition and Selection Best Practices checklist to assess how your board elects board members, what your selection procedures you use, and whether the makeup of the board complies with the requirements of the federal CSBG Act.
by ws-user | Sep 2010 | resources
CAPLAW’s Bylaws Toolkit is just what you need to make your organization’s bylaws clear, effective, and up-to-date. The toolkit outlines key concepts for your agency’s bylaws, such as the authority of the Board of Directors, petitions for board representation,...
by ws-user | Sep 2010 | resources
May CAAs require exempt employees to record their hours worked or will doing so undermine the salary-basis test for their exemption from the minimum wage and overtime requirements of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)?