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01.11.2024Political-Law Calendar for 2024With the new year comes an opportunity to review and re-set the political-law compliance for campaigns, PACs, lobbyists, businesses, and individuals. The following checklist provides a brief overview of upcoming dates on the political-law calendar for 2024.
12.13.2023Important Reporting Update for all LLC Owners – Corporate Transparency Act Goes into Effect January 1, 2024One of the main reasons that clients choose to form a limited liability company (LLC) is to protect themselves and their assets from the debts and liabilities that come with owning a business. Forming an LLC means that only the LLC can be held accountable for the debts and liabilities incurred by the business, thereby shielding the owners and managers from personal liability.
10.17.2023Political Law With The Simpsons - A Four Part Series By Avi KelinAs far back as 1995, The Simpsons established that you don't win friends with salad. Even though you may not make any friends with salad, it still has a monetary value. This dichotomy can actually teach us something about political-law compliance. We present to you: Political Law With The Simpsons - A Four Part Series.
06.27.2023New York Assembly Passes Bill to Ban Non-Compete AgreementsOn June 20, 2023, the New York State Assembly passed a bill (A1278B) to make non-compete agreements unlawful. The New York State Senate previously passed the bill’s counterpart (S3100A). The bills aim to prohibit non-compete agreements and authorize covered individuals to bring a civil action against employers alleged to have violated the bills’ provisions. The bills make clear that they would ban non-competes entered into or modified after the effective date. If signed by Governor Kathy Hochul, the bills would come into effect 30 days after being signed into law. While the business community reacted with shock and anger at the bills, the proposed bills in New York follow the nationwide trend against non-competes that we have been tracking for the past several years.
08.04.2022A Real “Who Dunnit?”: Dispute Over Unsigned Arbitration Agreement Means Judges Must Wear Detective’s CapOn July 18, 2022, the New Jersey Appellate Division provided a perfect reminder why all employers and HR professionals should diligently confirm that new hires complete all on-boarding paperwork. In Bhoj v. OTG Management, LLC, the Appellate Division reversed a trial court’s order compelling arbitration, finding that the terminated employee’s failure to sign or acknowledge receipt of an arbitration agreement presented a factual mystery that required a more in-depth investigation by the judge before she could enforce an unsigned arbitration agreement.
02.09.2022Pennsylvania Government Contractor Pay-to-Play Disclosure Deadline – February 15, 2022Under Pennsylvania's pay-to-play disclosure law, any business entity that has been awarded any no-bid contract by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or any of its political subdivisions must file a disclosure with the Pennsylvania Department of State by February 15, 2022.
01.11.2022Political Compliance Calendar for 2022With the new year comes an opportunity to review and re-set the political-law compliance for campaigns, PACs, lobbyists, businesses, and individuals. The following checklist provides a brief overview of upcoming dates on the political-compliance calendar for 2022.
04.26.2021Focus on Newark, New Jersey Pay-to-Play ComplianceOne of the challenges of navigating New Jersey’s political environment is that the rules of the road may differ in each of our 21 counties and 565 municipalities. In the political sphere, perhaps the greatest challenge for compliance arises when considering New Jersey’s local pay-to-play ordinances.
03.27.2020New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission Announces Grace Period for Form BE Annual Pay-to-Play DisclosureThe statutory filing deadline for the Form BE annual pay-to-play disclosure in New Jersey, which requires each business entity that received payments of $50,000 or more (in the aggregate) as a result of New Jersey government contracts during the 2019 calendar year to disclose its government contracts and political contributions, is set for Monday, March 30, 2020.
02.20.2020Ethics Reform is Coming to Trenton: Is Your Company Ready?It has been a little over a month since Governor Murphy delivered his State of the State address in Trenton. In that speech, the Governor promised to deliver sweeping ethics reform to Trenton. Last night, in a live address, the Governor unveiled a comprehensive plan which promises to be the most sweeping changes to ethics reform in Trenton in more than a decade.
01.21.2020Uncertain Fate of Affordable Care Act and 2017 Rules Creating New Exemptions to ACA’s Contraception Coverage Requirements; New Jersey’s ResponseOn December 18, 2019 the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, in a 2-1 decision which the court revised on January 9, declared the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA’s) individual health insurance mandate unconstitutional as a result of Congress’ elimination of the mandate’s financial penalty in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (“TCJA”), but declined to invalidate ACA in its entirety and sent the case back to the district court to decide the issue.
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