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News & Analysis as of June 19, 2013

Budget Briefing 2013

by Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on 3/22/2013

The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, tabled Budget 2013 today. In his Budget Speech, the Minister lauded Canada’s economic strength and achievements over the last seven years, while acknowledging that there are...more

Gov. Brown Proposes New Changes to California Enterprise Zone Program

by Reed Smith on 5/25/2011

California Gov, Jerry Brown recently issued his revised budget proposal. In his proposal, Gov. Brown once again targeted the Enterprise Zone program. However, rather than proposing to eliminate the program in its entirety,...more

Your Subdivision May Be a 'Public Work' Subject to Prevailing Wage Laws

by Sedgwick LLP on 4/27/2011

A recent appellate decision considered whether Mello-Roos financing constitutes "public financing" under the Labor Code such that the prevailing wage laws apply to a project receiving such financing and, if so, whether a safe...more

Developer Must Pay Prevailing Wages For Privately Financed Public Improvements

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 2/17/2011

California Labor Code sections 1720 et seq. (the Prevailing Wage Law) ("PWL") require employers engaged in public works projects to pay the prevailing wage to their employees if the project is "paid for in whole or in part...more

Legal Alert: Protecting Projects with CFD Financing from Prevailing Wage Requirements

by Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 2/15/2008

The California Director of Industrial Relations (the "DIR") recently issued a public works coverage determination (the "Determination") that provides valuable insights for developers seeking financing for public...more