Gita Sharma

Assistant Professor, J.D., LL.M.
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P-414

gsharma@njcu.edu
201-200-3137
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Summary

Gita Sharma joined New Jersey City University’s School of Business as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Accounting in 2018. She teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses. Professor Sharma is an attorney with twenty-five years of experience in the area of ERISA/employee benefits, tax and employment law.  She has worked with leading law and accounting firms, corporations, consulting and brokerage firms, as well as in public service. She received her law degree from Albany Law School of Union University and her LL.M degree from New York University School of Law.  Professor Sharma is licensed to practice law in New York and New Jersey.

Courses Taught

  • Business Law I
  • Business Law II
  • Business Law for Managers

Research Interests / Expertise

  • Design and compliance obligations of all types of retirement, health and welfare, fringe benefit, and executive compensation plans
  • Health care policy, with an emphasis on the Affordable Care Act
  • Consumer-driven health care, including wellness and disease-management programs

Selected Publications

  • Editor and Contributing Author, Health Care Reform for Employers and Advisors Manual (Thomson Reuters/Tax & Accounting, 2010-2018)
  • Contributing Author, Form 1094/1095 Workbook for Employers and Advisors(Thomson Reuters/Tax & Accounting, 2015-2018)
  • Staff Contributor, Self-Insured Health Plans Manual (Thomson Reuters/Tax & Accounting, 2012-2018)
  • Editor and Contributing Author, HIPAA Portability, Privacy & Security Manual(Thomson Reuters/Tax & Accounting, 2008-2010)
  • Author, “An Overview of U.S. Health Care Reform Proposals and Employer Initiatives,” Benefits and Compensation Digest (Vol. 44, No. 7), July 2007
  • Author, “The Prudence of Permitting Investment in Employer Stock under Defined Contribution Retirement Plans,” International Journal of Disclosure and Governance (Vol. 4, No. 2), May 2007
  • Co-Author, “Thou Shalt Not Bear False Witness - Misrepresentations of ERISA Plans Addressed,” New York Law Journal (Corporate Counsel Section), Sept. 8, 1997
  • Co-Author “Are Independent Contractors Eligible for Employee Plans?,” New York Law Journal (Corporate Counsel Section), Feb. 18, 1997