Federal Posters and Resources

The congregational treasurers Manual (www.lcms.org/ctm chapter 7 has a brief paragraph on Labor Law Posters.  The direct link is:  http://www.lcms.org/ca/www/ctm/media/Chap07TreasMan.pdf 
page 14 of 40 online (page 7-16 in the book)

Dept of Labor poster for Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA):
(Minimum wage) : http://www.dol.gov/osbp/sbrefa/poster/main.htm

The Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Poster:  http://www.dol.gov/esa/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/ofccpost.htm

Recommended OSHA poster:  http://www.osha.gov/Publications/poster.html
(Occupational Safety & Health Act)

The Employee Polygraph Protection Act poster: http://www.dol.gov/esa/whd/regs/compliance/posters/eppa.htm
(Prohibits employers from using lie detector test)

Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA): http://www.dol.gov/vets/programs/userra/USERRA_Private.pdf#Non-Federal
(Protects leave employment positions to undertake military service)

Churches in Iowa do not pay unemployment insurance so that poster is not required.  Also, most are less than 50 employees, so the Family and Medical Leave Act is not necessary.

State of Iowa Minimum Wage Law poster:
http://www.iowaworkforce.org/labor/wage.htm (On January 1, 2008 the rate increased to $7.25)

Iowa Department of Revenue - Iowa Tax Issues for Non Profit Entities:
http://www.state.ia.us/tax/educate/78595.html

Resources

Resources-Section 6 in back of Treasurer’s Manual: 

Karen Sansone       Synod Accounting Dept            314.996.1441  Karen.Sansone@lcms.org 

Christian Ministry Resources                                   800.222.1840  www.churchlawtoday.com

Roger Curtis                                                           515.576.7666  roger.curtis@idwlcms.org

District Monthly (online publication)      http://www.idwlcms.org/publications/the_monthly/index.htm

Internal Revenue Service:  Employee vs Independent Contractor
http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=99921,00.html

LCMS congregation resources:
http://www.lcms.org/pages/internal.asp?NavID=2095

Church Finance Today:
http://www.churchlawtoday.com/ctainfo.php

Federal tax payments:
https://www.eftps.com/eftps/ 

Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification
http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/i-9.pdf

Iowa W-4 form/Centralized Employee Registry Reporting Form:
http://www.state.ia.us/tax/forms/44019.pdf

Iowa Secretary of State online filing for biennial report:
http://www.sos.state.ia.us/