On July 4, 2025, there were more than hot dogs and fireworks. President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB), a comprehensive law that implements several of the administration’s tax, health, defense, and energy...more
The wildfires moving through Southern California have destroyed communities and displaced countless individuals....more
1/23/2025
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Tax Planning ,
Wildfires
On March 1, 2019, when Governor Phil Murphy signed into law Senate Bill No. 1567, “An Act concerning pre-tax transportation fringe benefits” (“NJ Transit Benefits Law” or “Law”), New Jersey became the first state to require...more
4/2/2019
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Fringe Benefits ,
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Transit Benefits ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour
In an unexpectedly broad ruling issued December 14, 2018, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas declared the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) as unconstitutional in its entirety. This decision, if ultimately...more
12/19/2018
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Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
HRA ,
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Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Kathleen Sebelius ,
Medicaid ,
Medicaid Expansion ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Popular ,
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Tax Cuts and Jobs Act