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Strong boards make strong nonprofits: What you need to know

Candid

Federal and state laws require a nonprofit’s board members to assume responsibility for the organization’s well-being–meaning it can be held responsible if something goes wrong financially or operationally. By contrast, a governing board is bound by law to oversee management of the organization. Or is doing too much?

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Report: Men aren’t taking parental leave, even when states offer it

Fast Company Tech

Even as paid family leave has stalled at the federal level , a growing number of states have taken up the issue in recent years. Even as more states have adopted laws mandating paid leave, most workers across the country still lack access to it: As of 2024 , only 31% of full-time employees in the U.S. had paid leave.

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Brazil is using the law to push innovation, but here’s how it can do more

The Next Web

As announced in Brazilian press in October of 2013, a new version of a law in Brazil just took effect, mandating that smartphones give visibility to Brazilian-made apps , by either pre-loading phones with these homegrown apps or providing a dedicated marketplace on smartphones to display them. What’s good about the “Good Law”.

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Former employees say Apple stood by while suppliers violated Chinese labor laws

The Verge

Apple has been complicit in its suppliers’ violations of Chinese labor laws, according to a report from The Information. Suppliers have periodically filled their factories with temporary workers or “dispatch labor,” violating a Chinese labor law requiring no more than 10 percent of a factory’s workers be temporary employees.

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Bill To Pull Tax Exemptions Headed Back To Congress

The NonProfit Times

Such a policy would disregard the Constitutional principle of due process, various nonprofit leaders told The NonProfit Times on background. Such a policy totally disregards the Constitutional principle of due process. Organizations suspected of violating the law are rightly subject to criminal investigation and prosecution.

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Doing good, wrong? The role of philanthropy in keeping people safe

Candid

Philanthropy invests billions of dollars annually to address pressing social issues. Inconsistent legal and regulatory framework: While federal laws such as the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act provide guidelines for child protection, safeguarding practices for other vulnerable groups and in broader contexts are less defined.

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Texas sued over terrible social media law

The Verge

NetChoice and the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) have sued to stop Texas from enforcing HB 20, a new law barring large social media companies from banning users or removing content based on the “viewpoint” of the user. It argues that as a whole, the law infringes on web services’ right to free expression.

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