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• 02.11.2021

  Rebecca Moll Freed and Avi Kelin Publish Blog for Lawline Entitled "Calling All Government Contractors: What Vendors Need to Know About Political-Contribution Disclosures"
  Firm Partner and Corporate Political Activity Law Practice Chair Rebecca Moll Freed, Esq. and Senior Associate Avi D. Kelin, Esq. recently penned a blog entitled "Calling All Government Contractors: What Vendors Need to Know About Political-Contribution Disclosures" which has been published by Lawline. 

• 02.02.2021

  Pennsylvania Government Contractor Pay-to-Play Disclosure Deadline – February 15, 2021
  Under 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, 2021.

• 01.28.2021

  The Importance of Election Cycles
  In our last blog, we addressed the applicability of reduced pay-to-play limits for government contractors and prospective government contractors. In this blog, as the first month of 2021 comes to a close, it is an opportune time to review the varying time periods applicable to traditional New Jersey campaign-finance limits. While some contribution limits operate on a calendar-year basis, not all contribution limits re-set in a new calendar year.

• 01.21.2021

  Know Your Pay-to-Play Limits: Taking Stock of Covered Contributors
  2021 has been off to an eventful start politically. Although a lot is happening on the national stage, we cannot forget that 2021 is a big election year in New Jersey. Not only do we have an upcoming gubernatorial election, but all 120 seats in the New Jersey Legislature are up for grabs and hundreds of local candidates will be on the ballot.

• 01.18.2021

  Bergen County Twice-Annual Pay-to-Play Disclosure Deadline Approaches
  Vendors that hold government contracts with Bergen County are required to file pay-to-play disclosures in January and July of each year. This requirement to file the Bergen County Sunshine Form and the REVUE 2 Form was enacted in 2013 when the County adopted its own local pay-to-play ordinance.

• 01.05.2021

  What Regulated-Industry Companies and Non-Profits Need to Know About New Jersey Political Communication Contributions
  Not all political activity is the same. A political contribution is different than lobbying, which is itself different than issue advocacy. And the rules of the road differ for each category of activity. Under New Jersey law, there are two scenarios in which a public communication becomes a political contribution, subject to the restrictions and requirements of a contribution.

• 11.03.2020

  Know Your (Pay-to-Play) Solicitation Limits: Fundraising for New Jersey’s 2021 Gubernatorial Election Has Begun
  Our last blog post focused on the reduced contribution limits to New Jersey gubernatorial candidates that apply to business entities that hold or seek to remain eligible for New Jersey Executive Branch contracts. But it is not only directly making a contribution to a gubernatorial candidate that can jeopardize eligibility for State of New Jersey contracts.

• 10.06.2020

  Rebecca Moll Freed and Avi Kelin to Present Lawline Live Stream on Corporate Political Activity Law Compliance
  Firm Partner Rebecca Moll Freed and Senior Associate Avi D. Kelin will present a CLE webinar entitled “Managing Corporate Political Activity Compliance in the New Normal” via live stream by Lawline on October 15.

• 08.31.2020

  New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission Plans Hearing on New Proposed Campaign-Finance Regulations
  The Election Law Enforcement Commission, the New Jersey Government body charged with jurisdiction over the state’s campaign-finance laws, announced last week that it will hold a public hearing with opportunity for comment on October 20, 2020 to consider the implementation of new regulations.

• 07.31.2020

  New Jersey Announces Voluntary Compliance Program for 501(c)(4) Charitable Registration
  The State of New Jersey requires any charitable organization that solicits donations from New Jersey residents to register with the Division of Consumer Affairs within the Attorney General’s office.

• 06.29.2020

  Avi Kelin to Present on Panel at New Jersey Alliance for Action's 5G/Smart Cities Virtual Event
  Firm Associate Avi D. Kelin will participate on the "5G/Smart Technology - A World Changer" panel at New Jersey Alliance for Action’s second annual “5G/Smart Cities – A New Construction” event, held virtually, on Wednesday, July 15th.

• 05.27.2020

  City of Newark Amends Pay-to-Play Ordinance: What Government Contractors Need to Know
  The City of Newark originally imposed pay-to-play restrictions via executive order in 2007, an approach that was later formalized into ordinance in 2012.

• 05.13.2020

  How to Protect Your Business from a Spite Store
  While the concept of a spite store may be far-fetched, it is of crucial importance for businesses of all types to ensure that competitors don’t open up for business right next door.

• 04.07.2020

  COVID-19 Considerations for Non-Profits Under the CARES Act and NJ Programs

• 03.31.2020

  COVID-19 Political Law Updates
  As the entire globe faces the unprecedented challenges of COVID-19, the political world is working to adjust to the new normal. Campaign ads are already focusing on COVID-19 claims, and we are also seeing in-person events being replaced with virtual conference calls, events, and rallies. But, with very few exceptions, the existing legal framework still governs political activity.

• 03.30.2020

  COVID-19 Update: New Jersey ELEC Issues Grace Period for Form BE Annual Pay-to-Play Disclosure Filing Deadline
  New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission has announced a grace period for Form BE Annual Pay-to-Play Disclosure.

• 03.27.2020

  New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission Announces Grace Period for Form BE Annual Pay-to-Play Disclosure
  The 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.

• 03.23.2020

  Calling all New Jersey Government Contractors: The March 30th Electronic Filing Deadline for the ELEC Business Entity Annual Disclosure Remains in Effect
  While we recognize that most companies are focused on doing all they can right now to make sure their workforce remains healthy and their companies continue to provide services to their clients, ELEC remains open and the March 30th electronic filing deadline has not changed! Read below to determine whether your company needs to file and know that we are here to help!

• 03.05.2020

  New Jersey’s “Dark Money” Law is Effectively Dead
  For more than a year now, New Jersey non-profits and politically active groups have been following the saga of S150, the so-called Dark Money law. This law would have dramatically increased the reporting obligations of 501(c)(4) social-welfare organizations and political organizations operating under Section 527 of Internal Revenue Code that engaged in a wide range of New Jersey political activity and advocacy.

• 03.03.2020

  Calling All New Jersey Government Contractors:
  New Jersey’s Pay-to-Play Annual Disclosure filing deadline is less than one month away. New Jersey law 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 electronically file a Business Entity Annual Statement (“Form BE”) with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (“ELEC”) no later than Monday, March 30, 2020.

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