Associations & Nonprofit Organizations

Overview

The nonprofit world has unique legal needs that Bean, Kinney & Korman understands and supports for a range of clients. Many of our attorneys have substantial experience on local, regional and national boards of nonprofit organizations, giving them firsthand experience with the complexities related to their formation, governance and operation.

Our lawyers regularly counsel associations and nonprofit clients on matters such as:

• Entity formation and organization
• Charitable solicitation and fundraising
• Contract negotiation and preparation
• Corporate governance
• Human Resources policies and practices
• Executive compensation
• Tax issues, including obtaining and maintaining tax-exempt status
• Preparing Form 990 filings
• Real estate acquisition and leasing
• Advertising, copyrights and trademarks
• Charitable giving and estate planning
• Employment matters

Our clients include:

• Trade and professional associations
• Human services providers
• Hospitals
• Foundations (community and private)
• Educational institutions and service providers
• Churches and other religious organizations
• Animal welfare and rescue organizations
• Community associations
• Cultural exchange entities

The firm’s extensive capabilities in supporting commercial business enterprises and transactions greatly enhances its services to associations and other nonprofit organizations in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan region. This results in counsel that is not only focused on the technical aspects of nonprofit representation, but is also practical and cost-effective.

Publications

• Pandemic-related legal battles changing how we work in Greater Washington and beyond
  Washington Business Journal, April 8, 2022
• Incentivizing Vaccination among Employees
  Mount Vernon Gazette, April 1, 2021
• Are We Partners?
  January 12, 2021
• Why You Should Consider Opting for Arbitration During the Coronavirus Pandemic
  American Bar Association - Practice Points, November 30, 2020
• Are California-Style Right of Recall and Worker Retention Laws Right for Virginia?
  LinkedIn, October 22, 2020
• INSIGHT: Don’t Say This in the New Workplace
  Bloomberg Law, June 15, 2020
• How Employers Can Obtain Timely Payment: Tax Credits Under Families First Coronavirus Response Act
  March 26, 2020
• Understanding the Available Tax Credits Under Families First Coronavirus Response Act
  March 23, 2020
• SCC’s Increased Security Promises Greater Burdens for Users
  LinkedIn, December 12, 2019
• New Virginia Law Requires Employer Disclosure of Requested Personnel Records
  October 3, 2019
• Employers Take Heed: DOL Reiterates You Cannot Delay FMLA Designation Beyond Five Business Days
  LinkedIn, September 18, 2019
• Deadlock Provisions in Agreements – Say No to the Rochambeau Method
  September 17, 2019
• The Best Defense Against FLSA Lawsuits for Unpaid Overtime
  Best Lawyers, August 9, 2019
• EEOC Report: Workplace Sexual Harassment Complaints are Up
  May 10, 2019
• Workplace Violence: 5 Key Practices Employers Should Consider
  Arlington Chamber of Commerce Blog, May 2, 2019
• Fourth Circuit Concludes: False Rumor that Female Employee Slept with Her Male Boss to Obtain a Promotion Can Support a Claim of Sexual Harassment
  February 25, 2019
• Virginia Employers: Are Your Non-Competes Enforceable?
  August 1, 2018
• DOL Explains When Employees Must Be Paid for Travel Time
  July 6, 2018
• Is Your Business Website ADA Compliant?
  December 18, 2017
• You Need What?: When Does Your Employee’s Request for More Leave Become Unreasonable Under the ADA?
  August 4, 2017
• Playing the Sovereign Card: Defending Foreign Sovereigns in U.S. Courts
  American Bar Association, January 1, 2017
• A Tale of Two Cases: The Perils of Using Temporary Workers
  BKK Business Law Newsletter, January 13, 2016
• Charities and Gambling
  March 2, 2015
• Cunningham v. Feinberg: Virginia Employers May be Answerable in Maryland Courts for Unpaid Wages
  BKK Employment Law Bulletin, February 11, 2015
• The Eight Corners Rule and the District of Columbia
  BKK Business Law Newsletter, September 2, 2014
• Redskins Trademark Cancelled – Q&A with Bean, Kinney & Korman
  June 19, 2014
• Copyright Law 101
  November 1, 2012
• Enforceability of Waivers of Prospective Liability
  BKK Business Law Newsletter, September 1, 2012
• Copyright Law: What Intellectual Property is Protected?
  Small Business Trends, September 1, 2012
• Alert for Trademark Owners: Trademark Monitoring and Registration Scams
  IP Frontline, June 1, 2012
• U.S. Copyright Termination – A Window is Opening
  Intellectual Property Today, May 1, 2012
• Know Your Entity: How to Reduce Risks When Insuring Titles Granted by Corporations, Other Legal Entities, Trustees and Churches (Part Two)
  VTLA Examiner, Volume 7, Number 1, June 1, 2001
• Know Your Entity: How to Reduce Risks When Insuring Titles Granted by Corporations, Other Legal Entities, Trustees and Churches (Part One)
  VTLA Examiner, Volume 6, Number 2, June 18, 2000

Blogs

• Economic Dynamics and Risk Management in Construction: A Legal Perspective for 2024
  Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law, Wednesday April 24, 2024
• EEOC Doubles Enforcement Effort Against Employers in FY2023
  Employment Law, Wednesday April 10, 2024
• Avoiding the “Sunk Cost Fallacy” in Legal Disputes
  Business Insights, Wednesday February 21, 2024
• What is a “Low Wage” Worker and Why It Matters to Virginia Employers
  Employment Law, Wednesday February 7, 2024
• When Stormy Weather Closes Your Business, Do You Still Have to Pay Your Employees?
  Employment Law, Monday January 22, 2024
• What is “Beneficial Ownership” under the Corporate Transparency Act?
  Business Insights, Monday January 8, 2024
• NLRB Delays Start Date for New Joint Employer Rule
  Employment Law, Wednesday November 22, 2023
• Are You a Joint Employer Under the NLRB’s New Rule? Why it Matters to Your Business
  Employment Law, Thursday November 16, 2023
• Exploring the Spectrum of Nonprofit Tax-Exempt Entities
  Business Insights, Wednesday November 15, 2023
• Structuring, Growing, and Nurturing Your Nonprofit Board
  Business Insights, Wednesday November 8, 2023
• The Risks of Reusing Employment Document Templates
  Employment Law, Monday October 30, 2023
• The Basics of Nonprofit Governing Documents
  Business Insights, Friday October 27, 2023
• Flex Drivers are Amazon Employees, not Contractors, Says Virginia Appeals Court
  Employment Law, Monday October 23, 2023
• “Parking Reimagined”: A Fresh Approach to Modernizing County Parking
  Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law, Thursday October 19, 2023
• EEOC Touts its Aggressive Enforcement Efforts in FY’23
  Employment Law, Monday October 2, 2023
• Laying the Groundwork for an Effective Nonprofit
  Business Insights, Monday October 2, 2023
• New Overtime Protections: What Employers and Employees Need to Know
  Employment Law, Thursday September 14, 2023
• The SBA’s 8(a) Program: Interim Guidance, Future Directions, and The Promise of Economic Growth
  Business Insights, Monday August 28, 2023
• EEOC Proposes New Regulations for Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
  Employment Law, Tuesday August 15, 2023
• NLRB Adopts Employee-Friendly Standard for Evaluating Workplace Rules
  Employment Law, Tuesday August 8, 2023
• Unraveling the Legal Labyrinth of Workplace Retaliation Claims
  Employment Law, Monday July 10, 2023
• Will Liability Waivers Bar the Families of the Titan Expedition Victims from Recovering Damages?
  Employment Law, Wednesday July 5, 2023
• Employee Noncompetes Violate Federal Labor Law, According to NLRB General Counsel
  Employment Law, Tuesday June 27, 2023
• Avoiding Improper Employee FLSA Classifications
  Employment Law, Monday June 26, 2023
• NLRB Ditches Trump-Era Independent Contractor Test – Reverts to 2014 Obama Standard
  Employment Law, Wednesday June 21, 2023
• A Practical Guide to FLSA Exemptions
  Employment Law, Wednesday June 14, 2023
• Holidays and Calculating FMLA Leave
  Employment Law, Thursday June 1, 2023
• Representations and Warranties in M&A Transactions: Minimizing Risks and Maximizing Deal Value
  Business Insights, Thursday May 18, 2023
• Remote Work Revolution: Legal Challenges and Telecommuting
  Employment Law, Monday May 15, 2023
• Fair Use or Foul Play? Navigating the Complexities of Copyright Fair Use in the Digital Age
  Business Insights, Wednesday May 3, 2023
• Elon Musk’s “What Not to Do” Moments – Part 4:  Racial Discrimination by Supervisors Should Never be Tolerated!
  Employment Law, Tuesday April 11, 2023
• Elon Musk’s “What Not to Do” Moments – Part 3:  Just Say No to Twitter!
  Employment Law, Thursday April 6, 2023
• FTC Votes to Extend Public Comment Period for Proposed Ban on Non-Competes
  Employment Law, Monday March 20, 2023
• Elon Musk’s “What Not to Do” Moments, Part 2: Don’t Forget to Tell Your Employees That They Have Been Terminated!
  Employment Law, Monday March 13, 2023
• Elon Musk’s “What Not to Do” Moment: Don’t Insult Your Disabled Employees on Twitter!
  Employment Law, Thursday March 9, 2023
• Equal Pay and Your Workplace: What Employers Need to Know
  Employment Law, Wednesday March 8, 2023
• NLRB Changes Rules for Employee Severance Agreements
  Employment Law, Friday February 24, 2023
• Best Practices to Reduce Employer Risks in Implementing a Reduction-in-Force
  Employment Law, Wednesday February 22, 2023
• Data Security in the Technological World
  Employment Law, Thursday February 16, 2023
• DOL: Best Practices to Minimize Risks of Remote Worker Unpaid Wage Claims
  Employment Law, Tuesday February 14, 2023
• M&A Market Impacts to Expect in a Recession
  Business Insights, Friday February 10, 2023
• Federal Trade Commission Proposes Rule to Ban Employer Non-Compete Agreements
  Employment Law, Monday January 9, 2023
• Understanding the Pros and Cons of Pay Transparency
  Employment Law, Tuesday January 3, 2023
• What Employers Need to Know About Office Holiday Parties
  Employment Law, Thursday December 1, 2022
• New “Know Your Rights” Poster Issued by the EEOC
  Employment Law, Monday October 24, 2022
• Protecting Your Business’s Social Media Accounts
  Employment Law, Tuesday August 2, 2022
• The Pandemic Has Evolved: EEOC Issues Updated COVID-19 Viral Testing Guidance for Employers
  Employment Law, Thursday July 21, 2022
• Fourth Circuit: Title VII Doesn’t Require Civility at Work
  Employment Law, Monday July 18, 2022
• DOLI Moves to Repeal Virginia’s COVID-19 Workplace Safety Regulations
  Employment Law, Thursday February 24, 2022
• Are Facemasks Still Required in Virginia Workplaces?
  Employment Law, Friday January 28, 2022
• Big News for Big Employers: Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Reinstates OSHA COVID Workplace Safety Standards for Large Employers
  Employment Law, Monday December 20, 2021
• What if Your Employee Refuses to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine?
  Employment Law, Thursday September 16, 2021
• Virginia Expands Workplace Protections for Individuals with Disabilities
  Employment Law, Monday July 12, 2021
• The New Virginia Overtime Wage Act: Big Changes are Coming for Many Virginia Employers
  Employment Law, Thursday July 1, 2021
• Tackling the New Normal – EEOC Issues Updated Guidance for COVID-19 Vaccines in the Workplace
  Employment Law, Tuesday June 8, 2021
• Fourth Circuit Nixes Appellate Review of Arbitration Award
  Employment Law, Thursday May 27, 2021
• Fourth Circuit Adopts Expansive View of Same-Sex Harassment
  Employment Law, Tuesday May 25, 2021
• The Risks of Engaging Foreign Independent Contractors
  Employment Law, Monday May 3, 2021
• COBRA Subsidies for Employees and Tax Credits for Employers Under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
  Employment Law, Tuesday April 13, 2021
• COBRA Subsidies for Employees and Tax Credits for Employers Under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
  Business Insights, Tuesday April 13, 2021
• Bean, Kinney & Korman: Helping to Develop Cost-Effective COVID-19 Workplace Safety Policies and Procedures that Meet Virginia’s New Regulatory Requirements and OSHA, CDC Guidelines
  Employment Law, Monday April 5, 2021
• Should we use In-House Counsel for Internal Investigations?
  Employment Law, Tuesday March 23, 2021
• Legal Considerations When Terminating an Employee
  Employment Law, Tuesday March 23, 2021
• Avoiding Liability Under the Fair Labor Standards Act
  Employment Law, Tuesday March 23, 2021
• Complying with DC’s Accrued Sick and Safe Leave Requirements
  Employment Law, Tuesday March 23, 2021
• Thinking About Hiring an Unpaid Intern this Summer?
  Employment Law, Tuesday March 23, 2021
• OSHA Tells Employers: Vaccinated Employees Should Still Wear Face Coverings
  Employment Law, Wednesday February 3, 2021
• May I Be Excused? New York Federal Court Says COVID-19 Pandemic a “Natural Disaster,” and Why Your Force Majeure Clause Matters
  Business Insights, Monday January 18, 2021
• Can Employers Require Employees to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine?
  Employment Law, Friday January 15, 2021
• DOL Explains FLSA Travel Time Payment Rules for Part-Day-Telework Employees
  Employment Law, Friday January 15, 2021
• FFCRA Update: COVID-19 Paid Leave in 2021
  Employment Law, Wednesday January 13, 2021
• DOL Allows Employers to Electronically Post Required FLSA/FMLA Notices
  Employment Law, Friday January 8, 2021
• DOL Adjusts their View of Telemedicine to Support FMLA Leave
  Employment Law, Monday January 4, 2021
• Deck the Halls (but stay Home) this Holiday Season
  Employment Law, Tuesday November 3, 2020
• The IRS Chief Counsel’s Informal Guidance Clarifies Some Issues Left Open after Notice 2020-65 Regarding the “Payroll Tax Holiday”
  Business Insights, Wednesday October 14, 2020
• The IRS Chief Counsel’s Informal Guidance Clarifies Some Issues Left Open after Notice 2020-65 Regarding the “Payroll Tax Holiday”
  Employment Law, Wednesday October 14, 2020
• IRS Releases Instructions to Form 941 Expanding on Prior Guidance on Deferral of Social Security Tax
  Business Insights, Thursday October 8, 2020
• IRS Releases Instructions to Form 941 Expanding on Prior Guidance on Deferral of Social Security Tax
  Employment Law, Thursday October 8, 2020
• Supreme Court Extends Anti-Discrimination Protections to Gay and Transgender Employees
  Employment Law, Monday June 15, 2020
• Employees in Virginia are Heading Back to the Workplace. What Can Employers Ask or Do?
  Employment Law, Tuesday May 19, 2020
• Virginia Enacts Dramatic and Far-Reaching Employment Law Protections, Part 2
  Employment Law, Thursday May 7, 2020
• COVID-19 Economic Relief Investigations: They Will Expose Some Businesses to Civil Liability
  Business Insights, Wednesday April 22, 2020
• Online Board Meetings – What to Know When Social-Distancing Requires Your Meetings to Go Virtual
  Business Insights, Thursday April 16, 2020
• Government Enacts Stimulus Package with Extensive Benefits for Employers and Employees
  Employment Law, Monday March 30, 2020
• COVID-19 FAQS for Employers
  Employment Law, Thursday March 19, 2020
• Marijuana & the Workplace
  Employment Law, Friday February 21, 2020
• Ownership Interests in an LLC – The Options are Endless!
  Business Insights, Tuesday October 29, 2019
• Do You Really Need a Letter of Intent?
  Business Insights, Wednesday September 18, 2019
• Guaranty of Leases: Landlords and Tenants – Part 2
  Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law, Wednesday May 22, 2019
• Freedom of Speech or Freedom from Defamation? – 5 Takeaways from Yelp’s Recent Court Victory
  Business Insights, Wednesday July 18, 2018
• Montgomery County and D.C. Minimum Wage Rates Increase
  Employment Law, Friday July 6, 2018
• How Tax Reform May Impact You
  Business Insights, Tuesday January 2, 2018
• REMINDER – Electronic Registration of DMCA Agent Required By December 31
  Business Insights, Thursday December 21, 2017
• California Joins States Banning Employers from Asking Job Applicants about Salary History
  Employment Law, Monday December 4, 2017
• What Should You Choose? A Sub-S Corporation or an LLC
  Business Insights, Sunday August 27, 2017
• New I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification Form Announced by USCIS
  Employment Law, Monday July 24, 2017
• New Minimum Wage Increases for the District of Columbia and Montgomery County
  Employment Law, Monday July 10, 2017
• Indefinite Geographical Range Sacks Enforceability of Non-Compete Agreement
  Business Insights, Monday June 26, 2017

News

• Philip M. Schwartz and Justin T. Banford Join Bean, Kinney & Korman
  Wednesday January 10, 2024
• Thomas W. Matthew II and Yousef M. Ahmed Join Bean, Kinney & Korman
  Wednesday November 8, 2023
• Nathaniel Y. Scott Joins Bean, Kinney & Korman
  Wednesday August 17, 2022
• R. Scott Caulkins, Patricia Bruce, and Carole Capsalis Join Bean, Kinney & Korman
  Tuesday February 8, 2022
• Charles (Chas) McAleer, Dean Luo and Harrison Clinton Join Bean, Kinney & Korman
  Friday February 12, 2021
• Maureen E. Carr Joins Bean, Kinney & Korman as a Shareholder
  Monday March 13, 2017
• Redskins Trademark Cancelled – Q&A with Bean, Kinney & Korman
  Thursday June 19, 2014

Events

• 2023 Not-for-Profit Symposium
  Tuesday, June 6, 2023
• Essentials of Business Law – Dealing with Drafting Deadlocks
  Webcast, Friday, March 4, 2022
• Everything you need to know about COVID-19 vaccines, mask mandates, and Virginia workplace safety
  Online, Thursday, August 26, 2021
• Can Employers Require Employees to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine?
  Online, Wednesday, June 23, 2021
• Can your employer force you to get the COVID-19 vaccine?
  Podcast, Wednesday, May 5, 2021
• Small Business Check-Up: Best practices to help ensure the legal health of your business
  Online, Tuesday, March 16, 2021
• COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout: Key Legal Considerations for Employers
  Online, Wednesday, March 10, 2021
• COVID-19 Vaccines are Here: Key Public Health and Legal Considerations for Employers
  Online, Wednesday, January 27, 2021
• Remote Work Is Here to Stay: Key Legal Issues for Employers
  Webcast recording - view on demand, Tuesday, December 15, 2020
• 2020 Legal Drama in the Commonwealth:
  Online, Thursday, November 19, 2020
• Overview of Virginia Department of Labor and Industry COVID-19 Regulations for Employers
  Online, Tuesday, August 4, 2020
• Nonprofit Forum: Reopening Strategies
  Online, Tuesday, July 28, 2020
• 2020 Not-for-Profit Symposium
  Online, Tuesday, June 2, 2020
• Mental Illness: Legally Addressing Employees with “Unseen” Disabilities
  Online, Thursday, May 7, 2020
• “The Shifting Landscape of Independent Contractors”
  Online, Tuesday, May 5, 2020
• Webinar: Understanding Your Leases and Contracts in the COVID-19 Landscape
  Webinar, Friday, March 27, 2020
• Deadlock-Breaking Mechanisms in LLCs: Avoiding Litigation and Dissolution When Members and Managers Fail to Agree
  Webinar, Thursday, January 16, 2020
• LLC or S-Corp
  Teleconference, Thursday, December 19, 2019
• “#METOO: Sexual Harassment in the Workplace”
  George Washington University School of Business, Tuesday, March 6, 2018
• “Five Common Advertising Mistakes that Could Break the Law”
  4600 Fairfax Drive, Suite 804, Arlington, Virginia, Thursday, October 31, 2013