Small Business and Nonprofit News
Webinar: Staying Exempt - Overview of Legal Requirements for Maintaining 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Status
This 2021 webinar goes over legal requirements to maintain a nonprofit's 501(c)(3) status.
Webinar: Cooperative Models for Building Back Better
This 2021 webinar discusses the cooperative business model as a way to better support and economically empower workers
Webinar: COVID-19 Update - Top Considerations for Nonprofit Employers
This October 2021 webinar discusses COVID-19 issues for nonprofit employers such as vaccines, testing, accommodations, and remote and hybrid work.
Legal Alert: D.C. Government Mandates COVID-19 Vaccine for Some Nonprofit Contractors and Grantees
This legal alert explains how nonprofit contractors and grantees of D.C. governments are affected by the COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
Webinar: Introduction to DC’s Paid Family Leave Law for Childcare Business Owners
Learn if your employees qualify for paid family leave, and your obligations as an employer at a D.C. childcare center.
Legal Alert: October 1 Brings Temporary Changes to DC PFL Personal Medical Leave, Including Prenatal Leave, and More Generous Benefits Calculations
This legal alert explains temporary changes to DC PFL beginning October 1, 2021, that affect persona medical leave, adds prenatal coverage, and creates more generous benefits calculations.
Webinar: DC Biz Chat - An Essential Guide to Leasing a Commercial Space
This webinar from the DC Department of Small & Local Business Development and the D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center is a great first step to understanding the processes around commercial leasing.
A Comprehensive Commercial Leasing Guide
This guide provides basic information on some of the legal and practical issues to consider when entering into a commercial lease in the District of Columbia (DC). Topics include location selection, evaluation of space needs, space construction, working with professionals, review of key lease terms, and limiting business and personal risks.
Webinar: Highlights of the DC Paid Family Leave Act for Nonprofit & Small Business Employers
This webinar discusses DC paid leave laws and the intersection with federal leave laws that can impact local nonprofits and small businesses. This webinar will highlight the DC Paid Family Leave Act (PFLA), one of the most expansive paid leave laws in the country.
D.C. Paid Family Leave Workplace Navigators Fact Sheet for Employers
This fact sheet for employers explains how D.C. Paid Family Leave (PFL) provides all D.C. employees with up to eight weeks of paid sick and/or family leave per year. PFL benefits are paid by the District of Columbia directly to your employees, and every D.C. worker is entitled to take PFL leave – even if you already provide sick and family leave benefits.
Protecting Your Innovation: A 4-Part Intellectual Property Webinar Series - Session #3
This third session of the "Protect Your Innovation" four-part IP webinar series focuses on trademarks and copyrights.
Protecting Your Innovation: A 4-Part Intellectual Property Webinar Series - Session #2
This second session of the "Protect Your Innovation" four-part IP webinar series focuses on patents.
Webinar: DC Commercial Tenants - Know Your Rights
This webinar explains commercial tenant rights since COVID-19 began.
Protecting Your Innovation: A 4-Part Intellectual Property Webinar Series - Session #1
This first session of the "Protect Your Innovation" four-part IP webinar series gives an overview of IP topics to be covered in-depth in the last three sessions.
Webinar: Can Your Organization Show Preference for Vaccinated Customers and Clients?
This webinar discusses if organizations can show preference for people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19.
Webinar: Intellectual Property 101 for Startup Businesses
When you start a business, intellectual property is something to think about from the beginning. This webinar answers the basics for startup businesses.