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THER ARE AT LEAST 10 LEGAL RISKS FACING CHURCHES AND CHURCH LEADERS IN THE MARYLAND AND THE UNITED STATES TODAY:
1. Negligent Selection of Church Workers.
2. Negligent Retention of Church Staff.
3. Negligent Supervision of Church Staff and Activities.
4. Counseling.
5. Child Abuse Reporting.
6. Securities Law Violations.
7. Employment Law.
8. Undue Influence.
9. Personal Liability of Church Board Members.
10. Punitive Damages.
Churches should note and remember that they exist in an increasingly litigious and regulated environment that makes an awareness of legal risks more important than ever before. In a recent year, 7 percent of churches having attendance of 1,ooo or more people in attendance at their principal weekly worship service were sued.
[ see, UNDERSTANDING THE LAW: A PRIMER, by Attorney & Author Charles Jerome Ware;
www.charlesjeromeware.com; enrichmentjournal.ag.org/200401/Richard R. Hammar, Attorney & CPA]
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