Save the Date for the Fraternal Law Conference

Fraternal Law Partners, a division of Manley Burke, LPA, is pleased to announce the return of the Fraternal Law Conference in 2012. The Fraternal Law Conference is the leading legal education event for fraternities, sororities and their related foundations, and...
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IRS Exempt Organizations Division Recaps Accomplishments – Hints at Future Areas of Interest

John Christopher & Sean Callan, Manley Burke, john.christopher@manleyburke.com & sean.callan@manleyburke.com In February, 2012, the IRS Exempt Organizations Division released its FY 2011 Annual Report and its 2012 Work Plan.  The reports contain valuable hints as to the issues concerning the...
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FLSA Compliance for House Directors: Monitor Overtime with Caution and Care

Dianne Chipps Bailey & Susan Miller Huber, Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson, PA, dbailey@rbh.com and shuber@rbh.com Sorority and fraternity house directors typically live where they work, which makes wage and hour compliance exceptionally challenging.  The line between working and not working...
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FRATERNAL LAW TO BE FREE ONLINE

Manley Burke has published Fraternal Law four times every academic year since Issue 1 was published in September 1982.  This issue, Number 120, will not be the last.  However, moving forward, we plan to change the methods of distribution.  Starting...
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Vanderbilt, “All-Comers” Policy And its Implications for Greek Organizations

Tim Burke, Manley Burke, tburke@manleyburke.com On January 11, 2012, the United States Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision, recognized “the interest of religious groups in choosing who will preach their beliefs, teach their faith and carry out their mission,” and...
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