Human Resources

Also see: Affordable Care Act - Information for Nonprofits
 

Basics

• Exempt Organizations: Independent Contractors vs. Employees - requirements, Internal Revenue Service
• Workers' Compensation Administration Employer Guidebook - New Mexico Workers' Compensation Administration 
• Creating an Effective Employee Handbook for Your Nonprofit - Nonprofit Risk Management Center

Compensation

• 403(b) Pre-Approved Plans for Eligible Employers - regulations, Internal Revenue Service
• Selected Compensation Resources - The Bridgespan Group
• Compensation for Nonprofit Employees - National Council of Nonprofits

Management

• Race to Lead: Confronting the Nonprofit Racial Leadership Gap - report, Building Movement Project, 2017
• A Supervisor's Checklist for Preparing for Employee Performance Reviews - Office of Personnel Management
• Managing Nonprofit Employees - National Council of Nonprofits

Recruitment and Hiring

• Personnel Records: What should, and should not, be included in the personnel file? - Society for Human Resource Management
• Prohibited Employment Policies/Practices - US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
• Guidelines for Screening of Persons Working with Children, the Elderly, and Individuals with Disabilities in Need of Support - guidelines, US Department of Justice
• Best Practices for Considering Criminal Record Information When Making Hiring Decisions - Paul Haidle, J.D. for Center for Nonprofit Excellence
• Pre-Employment Inquires and Disability - US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
• Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions Under Tittle VII, Civil Rights Act - US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Regulations

• Overtime Final Rule - overview, National Council of Nonprofits
• Laws Enforced by EEOC - US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
• Human Rights Information - laws, New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions
• Break Time for Nursing Mothers - fact sheet, US Department of Labor
• Family & Medical Leave Act - US Department of Labor
• FirstStep Poster Advisor - US Department of Labor
• Health Plans & Benefits: Continuation of Health Coverage (COBRA)

Transparency and Accountability

• Employee Protection (Whistleblower) Policy - example, Nonprofit Risk Management Center
• Conflicts of Interest - National Council of Nonprofits

Websites and Other Resources

• Internships - Center for Nonprofit Excellence
• US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration - US Department of Labor
• Society for Human Resource Management 
• Human Resource Management Institute 
• NOLO - Human Resources Law Center
• Pro Bono Tax or Legal Assistance - GrantSpace
• Fair Labor Standards Guide - Chamber of Commerce