Here are some legal resources for worker cooperatives.
Staff picks
Title | Format | Source |
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28 questions to ask before meeting the lawyer | Katovich & Kassan Law Group | |
Guide to Worker Cooperative Bylaws and Operating Agreements | Democracy at Work Institute | |
Legal Guide to Cooperative Conversions | Sustainable Economies Law Center | |
Choosing a Business Entity: A Guide for Worker Cooperatives | Democracy At Work Institute | |
Tackling the Law, Together: A Legal Guide to Worker Cooperatives Generally and in Massachusetts | Community Enterprise Project of the Harvard Transactional Law Clinics | |
El Proceso Legal Para Iniciar Tu Negocio | Sustainable Economies Law Center | |
Co-opLaw.org: Employment Law | Web Page | Sustainable Economies Law Center |
Choosing a Legal Entity
Title | Format | Source |
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28 questions to ask before meeting the lawyer | Katovich & Kassan Law Group | |
Choice of Legal Entity - Chart | ||
A Layperson’s Guide to the Teamworks Cooperative Network’s Financial and Legal Structures | TeamWorks Cooperative Network | |
28 preguntas: ¿Estas pensando en empezar una cooperativa de trabajadores? Unas preguntas para revisar antes de reunirse con un abogado | Katovich & Kassan Law Group | |
Legal Guide to Cooperative Conversions | Sustainable Economies Law Center | |
Non-Member Equity Instruments for Consumer and Worker Cooperatives | Center for Cooperatives, University of California | |
Tackling the Law, Together: A Legal Guide to Worker Cooperatives Generally and in Massachusetts | Community Enterprise Project of the Harvard Transactional Law Clinics | |
"El Proceso Legal Para Iniciar Tu Negocio Cooperativa" | ||
Forming a Worker Coop LLC or Cooperative Corporation | Sustainable Economies Law Center | |
Entity Choice for New Cooperatives (video) | Video/Audio |
LLCs
Title | Format | Source |
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Legal Guide to Cooperative Conversions | Sustainable Economies Law Center | |
LLC with a Permanent Capital Member Sample Operating Agreement | Democracy at Work Institute | |
Center for Family Life Cooperative Startup Guides | ||
Limited Liability Companies as Worker Cooperatives | ||
LLC Taxed as a T Corporation Sample Operating Agreement | Democracy at Work Institute | |
How A Worker Co-op Structured as a LLC Can Retain Earnings | Cooperative Development Institute |
Incorporation Documents
Title | Format | Source |
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Sample Worker Cooperative Bylaws | Word Processor Document | |
28 questions to ask before meeting the lawyer | Katovich & Kassan Law Group | |
Guide to Worker Cooperative Bylaws and Operating Agreements | Democracy at Work Institute | |
A Layperson’s Guide to the Teamworks Cooperative Network’s Financial and Legal Structures | TeamWorks Cooperative Network | |
28 preguntas: ¿Estas pensando en empezar una cooperativa de trabajadores? Unas preguntas para revisar antes de reunirse con un abogado | Katovich & Kassan Law Group | |
Equal Exchange Bylaws | Equal Exchange | |
Guideline for Cooperative Bylaws | USDA Rural Development | |
Sample By Laws | ||
Legal Guide to Cooperative Conversions | Sustainable Economies Law Center | |
Estatutos y Acuerdos de Operación | ||
A National Survey of Worker Cooperative Bylaws and Operating Agreements | ICA Group | |
A National Survey of Worker Cooperative Bylaws and Operating Agreements | ICA Group |
Employment Law
Title | Format | Source |
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Legal Guide to Cooperative Conversions | Sustainable Economies Law Center | |
Tackling the Law, Together: A Legal Guide to Worker Cooperatives Generally and in Massachusetts | Community Enterprise Project of the Harvard Transactional Law Clinics | |
Attorney Susan Zeme on Worker Cooperative Legal Issues | Video/Audio | |
Co-opLaw.org: Employment Law | Web Page | Sustainable Economies Law Center |
The Application of Labor Law to Workers' Cooperatives | ||
Asset Protection for Entrepreneurs | Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights | |
Protección de Activos Para Empresari@s | Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights | |
The Application of Labor Law to Workers' Cooperatives | Presentation |
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