- Adoption
- Theft
- Corporate LawBecause the Internal Revenue Service and state attorney generals have recently taken an increased interest in corporate governance of non-profit organizations, the firm often advises clients with respect to governance issues, such as adoption of conflict of interest, records retention and whistleblower policies; revision of articles of incorporation and bylaws; conduct of meetings of boards of directors and committees; fiduciary responsibility; and board liability.
- Business Disputes
- Business TransactionsWC&B, located in Washington DC, also assists individuals and businesses of all sizes on business transactions and other legal matters throughout the country.
- Antitrust
- Wrongful TerminationWebster, Chamberlain & Bean advises and represents its clients in all facets of employment law. Typical matters include discrimination charges, employment policies and handbooks, internal investigations of employee complaints, reasonable accommodation issues, whistleblower claims, unpaid wage cases, overtime payment matters, wrongful discharge claims, and common law torts.
- Employment DiscriminationHundreds of public questions about COVID-19 were submitted to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The EEOC created the “Ask the EEOC” Webinar on March 27, 2020, to answer some of these top-level questions. Guidance is provided on how to respond to the pandemic under federal employment nondiscrimination laws the EEOC enforces, including Title VII, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Rehabilitation Act, and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act.
- Employment ContractAnd our work for you is to ensure that employment agreements, benefit plans, and pension and deferred compensation plans and agreements are clear and compliant with the requirements of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and the conditions in the Internal Revenue Code that must be satisfied for benefits to be tax-free or tax-deferred.
- Employment Litigation
- Non-compete AgreementFTC Non-Competes NPRM Supplement 1.19.23 In our previous Alert dated January 10th, we updated you on the Federal Trade Commission’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) regarding a sweeping ban on non-compete agreements.
- Tax LawWebster, Chamberlain & Bean is experienced in all areas of tax law affecting non-profit organizations and has advised clients concerning these issues for fifty years.