28 days until disclosure. Here’s a tip: The business entity must disclose any contributions made by the “business entity.”  This term, however, is defined as: 1) the business entity; 2) its principals and their spouses; 3) partners and their spouses; … Continue reading →

Generally, campaign finance laws limit — or prohibit — the making and acceptance of certain campaign contributions. Some recent laws go further and regulate the act of soliciting contributions. Here are a few examples.

The Federal Election Commission is seeking comments on two proposed alternatives to address electioneering communications. The rulemaking comes as a result of the US Supreme Court’s decision in Wisconsin Right to Life v. FEC in which the Court decided that … Continue reading →

35 days until disclosure. Here’s a tip: The $50,000 threshold relating to the receipt of government contracts is in the aggregate. This means that if your business received 5 government contracts worth $10,000 each (from the same or different governmental … Continue reading →

Pay-to-play regulation is commonly described as the practice of business entities “paying” to “play,” that is political contributions in exchange for government contracts. Turns out, however, that pay-to-play regulation applies in other sectors such as investments, redevelopment, school districts and … Continue reading →

The question of the day is whether recent campaign finance law amendments in New York City will place more compliance demands on the regulated community (and their lawyers). Opinions differ. Time will tell.

The New Jersey Business & Industry Association (NJBIA) is sponsoring a seminar on September 18 to help businesses comply with the new contribution disclosure requirements.  All businesses and nonprofits which receive $50,000 or more annually through contracts with State, county … Continue reading →

50 days left until disclosure. Here’s a tip: Only “reportable” contributions need to be disclosed on the Chapter 271 disclosure form. A “reportable” contribution is one in excess of $300 in the aggregate per election to candidate committees (including joint … Continue reading →

Today’s New York Times reports that lobbyists are concerned about the newly passed federal lobbying and ethics reform.

Yesterday, the New Jersey Hospital Association (“NJHA”) held a well attended seminar on this topic. While geared toward the healthcare industry and how pay-to-play laws affect nonprofit entities, many of the concerns raised apply to nonprofit and for profit entities … Continue reading →