Raising Money for Federal Candidates
Election Year Compliance Tips for Nonprofit Organizations
Video: Things to Remember in Q1 when Preparing 2024 Federal Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) Reports
Early Returns Law & Politics Podcast with Jan Baran - Wes Bizzell: The Role of Corporate America and Associations in Politics
Nonprofit Basics: Election Year Issues for Private Foundations and Public Charities Part 3: Private Foundation Approaches to Policy Advocacy Allowed by the Internal Revenue Code
Nonprofit Basics: Election Year Issues for Private Foundations and Public Charities Part 2: Legislative Lobbying Activities by Public Charities
[Podcast] The LD-203 Contribution Report: Content, Context, and Compliance
A Different Kind of Advocacy | Amy & Steve Bresnen | Texas Appellate Law Podcast
Staying Compliant: Ensure that your Company is Prepared to Comply with the Lobbying Disclosure Act
The Federal Gift Rules Assistant: What You Need to Know and Why
H.R. 1 – The Impact on the FEC
H.R. 1 – How will the Lobbying Disclosure Act be Affected?
H.R. 1 – Disclosures, Disclaimers, and FEC Certifications: What Corporations, Non-Profits, and Trade Associations Need to Know
A Breakdown of the Biden-Harris Transition Ethics Plan
Lifting the Fog Over Lobbying Compliance - updated with impact of COVID-19 on NYS lobbying community
Lifting the Fog Over Lobbying Compliance
Nota Bene Episode 43: Checking In on Congress at the Start of Q3 with Elizabeth Frazee
Konczal: Dodd-Frank Reforms Get Roughed Up in Court
Cybersecurity Lobbying Booming: How Law Firms Can Profit
Yesterday’s jobless numbers were down a bit from a week earlier but still topped 800,000 for the 4th week in a row. “Claims remain above the pre-pandemic peak of 695,000 and are higher than in any previous recession for...more
On April 29, 2019, the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) issued Memorandum GC 19-06, which provides guidance to the Board’s regional offices on how to handle cases involving Beck...more
In a split decision issued earlier this month, a majority of the Illinois Supreme Court held that a career lobbyist for the Illinois Federation of Teachers (IFT) union who worked one day as a substitute teacher could receive...more
It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more
In its 1988 Beck decision, the U.S. Supreme Court concluded that non-union members who were part of a collective bargaining unit could not be assessed dues for purposes other than collective bargaining or other matters...more
In a recent decision of the NLRB, greater scrutiny was given to what constitutes chargeable expenses of a labor organization, resulting in non-member employees being freed from the burden of paying for a union’s lobbying...more
n March 1, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board (“Board”), in a 3-1 decision, ruled that Beck objectors cannot be required to financially support the lobbying efforts of unions because lobbying costs are not chargeable as...more
In a long-awaited decision, United Nurses & Allied Professionals (Kent Hospital), issued on March 1, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled that a private-sector union may not require nonmember objectors (also...more
Unions no longer can require objectors to contribute toward union lobbying costs, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has ruled in a 3-1 decision. United Nurses & Allied Professional (Kent Hospital), 367 NLRB No. 94...more
On March 1, 2019, in a long-awaited and unsurprising 3-1 decision, the National Labor Relations Board (“Board”) ruled lobbying expenses are not chargeable to employees who work in a union setting and choose not to join or...more
The National Labor Relations Board just decided that private sector unions cannot use fees paid by nonmembers to fund their lobbying efforts. Especially when coupled with last year’s momentous Janus decision at the U.S....more
Lobbying Took Place In A Neighboring State’s Legislature - The National Labor Relations Board recently held that United Nurses and Allied Professionals (UNAP) did not violate the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) by...more