The Employer's Role

Lobbyists and lobbyist employers both must register with the Public Disclosure Commission. 

To report their relationship, the lobbyist will file an employment registration through the PDC’s electronic filing system, indicating the terms and duration of their employment by their client. The lobbyist employer must also access their user account to approve the terms of that registration.

Until the employer approves the registration, the lobbyist may not participate in any lobbying activity, so it is crucial that the approval be done in a timely manner.

Employers should review all information in their user account for accuracy. 

To review employer information:
  1. Log in to the PDC’s electronic filing system. Select the employer’s name under “Clients/Employers I file for,” then select the “current registration” link on the following page. 
Amend current registration
  1. Select “Amend” to make changes. Be sure the information correctly identifies the employer, the employer's mailing address, phone number and a current email address. The PDC will send a reminder to file the lobbyist employer’s annual report, or L-3, and other notices to the email address listed.
To approve a contract with a lobbyist
  1. After the lobbyist enters or makes changes to an employment contract, the employer should receive an email from the PDC prompting them to approve or deny that contract. 
  2. To do so, log in to the lobbying reporting system and click the employer’s name under “Clients/Employers I file for.”  The lobbyist’s name should appear under “Contracts to approve” on the next window. Select the lobbyist’s name to open the contract for inspection.
  3. The individual who approves on behalf of the employer must attest that they are authorized to sign, by selecting "I certify.” This person will also file the L-3 expense report covering the activity outlined in the contract at the beginning of the following year. (Note, whenever a lobbyist registration is filed, an L-3 expense report must also be filed the following year, regardless of whether any reportable expenditures were made.)