[haiku-inc] Re: Is Haiku Inc. operating in accordance to NY state law?
- From: "Michael Phipps" <michael.phipps@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: haiku-inc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2014 20:13:36 -0400
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From: "Karl vom Dorff" [karlvd@xxxxxxxxx]
Date: 09/30/2014 19:54
To: haiku-inc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [haiku-inc] Is Haiku Inc. operating in accordance to NY state law?
"The existence of the corporation begins upon the filing of the Certificate of
Incorporation with the Department of State. After the corporate existence has
begun, an organization meeting of the initial directors designated in the
Certificate of Incorporation must be held for the purpose of adopting by-laws,
electing directors and the transaction of any other business. (See Section 405
of the Not-for-Profit Corporation Law.)". source
Can Haiku Inc. please confirm whether they adopted by-laws at the initial
meeting?
I do find the situation somewhat questionable that the same board of directors
have been at the helm of Haiku Inc. (whether legal or not) for so long. Also,
that there are only annual meetings.
There has been interest here to form these By-Laws. If the current board is
incapable, and NY state law says by-laws are mandatory, then perhaps a
committee should be set up to advise the board.
This concerns me less, and I do not know what the arrangement is with Adrien
and Haiku Inc. either, but this is interesting i.e workers comp:
"Non-profits which have paid staff must comply with minimum wage laws, and with
the requirement in most states to obtain workers compensation insurance." source
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Yes Haiku has bylaws. I wrote them, so I am quite sure. They were sent in with
the original Certificate of Incorporation. They may have been modified in the
last 7 years, but they exist.
Independent contractors do not have to have worker's compensation. That is part
of hiring contractors. I looked into that before offering contracts.
Michael
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