INN + RCFP: Employment Law for Nonprofit Newsrooms

Attorneys from the law firm Crowell & Moring LLP will discuss challenges facing nonprofit news organizations in a changing political landscape and provide strategies on how to mitigate risk of exposure to legal action. Topics will include the items listed below, and resources offered by ProJourn, a program operated by the Reporters Committee, to assist nonprofit news organizations in navigating these issues.

Categorization of workforce: exempt versus non-exempt employees and the role of independent contractors General wage and hour guidelines

Employee handbooks: practical guidance

Ongoing developments and insights on diversity, equity, and inclusion in the employment context

This event will not be recorded; please RSVP to join the conversation and receive resources. This is legal training, but the information provided does not, and is not intended to, constitute legal advice.

Speakers:

ProJourn (Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press)

Flavie Fuentes, vice president of pro bono partnerships

Christina Piaia, deputy director of pro bono partnership

Crowell & Moring LLP

Rebecca Springer, partner

Christine B. Hawes, senior counsel

Kim Johnson, counsel

Please note: This event is for INN members only. Not yet a member of INN? Visit inn.org/explore-membership