Volunteer Protection Act of 1997

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Legislation in the United States that protects volunteers at a nonprofit from legal liability for actions they take in good faith that unintentionally cause harm to another. For example, if a person volunteering at a homeless shelter unknowingly assigns a homeless person to a bunk that cannot hold his/her weight, the Act will protect the volunteer from liability in a resultant lawsuit if the bunk collapses. The Act was intended to promote volunteerism.

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No references found			Some remain unconvinced of the need for much D&O insurance, instead pointing to the Volunteer Protection Act of 1997 for security. Experts: going without shouldn't include insurance by Hrywna, Mark / The Non-profit Times The article highlights the key provisions of the Volunteer Protection Act of 1997 (VPA). The importance of CPAs supporting VITA: one CPA's experience by Weiss, Carl H. / The Tax Adviser But much of that immunity evaporates if the court deems the volunteer's conduct was "willful, wanton, negligent (or) grossly negligent" Congress's attempt to relieve board members from legal liability is the Volunteer Protection Act of 1997 (VPA). Don't volunteer for trouble: risk-avoidance strategies can help ... by Sompayrac, Joan / Journal of Accountancy			Voluntary Bankruptcy Voluntary Compensation Endorsement Voluntary Compliance Voluntary Conveyance Voluntary Deductible Employee Contribution Plan Voluntary Deferral Plan Voluntary Employees Beneficiary Association Voluntary Exchange Voluntary Export Restraint Voluntary Government Insurance Voluntary Import Expansion Voluntary Insurance voluntary lien Voluntary Life Insurance Voluntary Liquidation Voluntary Payroll Deduction Plan Voluntary Plan Voluntary Plan Termination Voluntary Redundancy Voluntary Reserve Voluntary Restraint Agreement Voluntary Termination Voluntary Trust Voluntary Unemployment Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Volunteer Protection Act of 1997 Voodoo Accounting Voodoo Economics Vorschuss Vorstand Vostro Account Votacion por poder Vote Vote par procuration Voting Certificate Voting Instruction Card Voting Right Voting Rights Voting Stock Voting Trust Voting Trust Agreement Voting Trust Certificate Voto por procuracao Voucher Voucher Check Voucher Register voucher system Vouching Voyage Policy VRDB Vrijblijvende offerte			Volunteer Matching Grant Program Volunteer MBC Volunteer Measuring Official Volunteer Minister Volunteer Ministers' Handbook Volunteer Ministry Center Volunteer navy Volunteer Nonprofit Service Association Volunteer Observing Ships Programme Volunteer Observing System Volunteer of the Year Volunteer of the Year Awards Volunteer Oklahoma Outreach Mission Volunteer Ophthalmic Services Overseas Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity Volunteer Overseas Cooperating Agency Volunteer Partnerships for West Africa Volunteer Physicians Network Volunteer Pilot Organization Volunteer Pilots Association Volunteer Port Security Force Volunteer Probation Officer Volunteer Program Evaluation Series Volunteer Protection Act Volunteer Protection Act of 1997 Volunteer Public Order Squads Volunteer Quality Alert Volunteer Reading Help Volunteer Rescue Association Volunteer Reserve Volunteer Reserve Decoration Volunteer Reserve System Volunteer Reserves Service Medal Volunteer Resource Center Volunteer Resource Center of Hawaii Volunteer Resource Management Network Volunteer Resource Program Volunteer Return Preparation Program Volunteer Richmond Information Services Volunteer Rifle Corps Volunteer River Assessment Program Volunteer Rural Fire Force volunteer sample volunteer sample volunteer sample volunteer sample Volunteer San Diego Volunteer Search and Rescue Volunteer Sector Initiative Volunteer Seedling Volunteer Service & Resource Project Volunteer Service Medal

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