Make sure your church is compliant with laws regarding employee rights and employer obligations.

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Keeping your HR systems up to date ensures compliance with laws regarding employee rights and employer obligations—and helps avoid costly litigation. For this to happen, you need to understand the laws, policies, and more regarding HR-related matters in the church.

Here are three things you can do to get you started on the right path:

1. Learn the Importance of a Legally Sound Employee Handbook
A handbook not only protects the church and its staff—it also helps create a healthy relationship between employer and employee.

2. Understand Ministerial Exception and Its Legal Underpinnings
Ministerial exceptions provide churches with a valuable legal protection for making employment decisions without any government intervention. Yet this legal doctrine is often misunderstood, or worse, misused by churches.

3. Examine Your Employment-Related Insurance Coverage
Employment disputes are one of the most common sources of church litigation, yet many churches are not insured against this risk.

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