Zoning, Planning & Land Use, Labor & Employment Law

Liquor Law Update -- May 2013

by Barbara Darkes, Brian Gregg, Adam Santucci | McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 5/8/2013

In This Issue: Employee Tip Pools: Dive In With Caution; Ahhh…Spring; and The Ska/Duclaw Trademark Dispute Over Euphoria, Trademark Lessons for the Craft Brewer Excerpt from Employee Tip Pools: Dive In With...more

Prevailing Wages: Beware of Fee Waivers Even When They are Not Waived

by R. Michael Joyce | Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 5/7/2013

In a surprising determination by the Department of Industrial Relations ("DIR"), a development was found to be a "public work" under Labor Code Section 1771 when a developer, in compliance with a fee ordinance, constructed...more

San Jose Minimum Wage is Now $10.00 Per Hour

by Betsy Johnson | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 4/29/2013

On November 6, 2012, the City of San Jose approved a Minimum Wage Ordinance (MWO) that became effective on March 11, 2013. Under the MWO, the minimum wage for “covered employees” working within the city limits of San Jose...more

Portland Adopts Mandatory Sick Leave Law

by Calvin (Cal) Keith | Perkins Coie on 3/28/2013

Portland has become just the fourth U.S. city to require that employers provide sick leave. The Portland ordinance goes into effect January 1, 2014. Following is a brief summary of the ordinance. As the effective date...more

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

Phoenix Now Prohibits Employers from Discriminating on the Basis of Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity or Expression, and...

by Kathryn Hackett King, Jennifer R. Phillips, Joshua Woodard | Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. on 3/16/2013

After more than five hours of heated debate and public discourse, the Phoenix City Council amended the Phoenix City Code on February 26, 2013 to ban discrimination in employment on the basis of “sexual orientation,” “gender...more

Increased Minimum Wage Is on Its Way: The City of San Jose's New Minimum Wage Ordinance Takes Effect on March 11

by Christopher E. Cobey, Karin M. Cogbill | Littler on 3/8/2013

This past November, voters in the City of San Jose, California ("City") approved their own minimum wage ordinance (MWO) – the largest city in the United States to take this action. The ordinance takes effect on Monday, March...more

Could Innocent Employers Go to Jail? Sex, Gender Identity and Phoenix’s New Criminal Ordinance

by Sara J. Agne, Robert Feinberg | Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. on 3/4/2013

Opponents of newly approved amendments to the city of Phoenix’s Human Relations Ordinance (the Ordinance) had worried that the amendments could result in criminal penalties for employers and others who might bar transgender...more

The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act

by W. Eric Kay, Andrew Skinner | Dickinson Wright on 1/18/2013

The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (the "Act") was enacted in 2005. The Act recognizes "the history of discrimination against persons with disabilities in Ontario" and has, as its primary purpose,...more

Religious Institutions Update: January 2013

by Nathan A. Adams IV | Holland & Knight LLP on 1/4/2013

In 2000, Congress enacted the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act, 42 U.S.C. §2000cc et seq. (RLUIPA), in recognition that "new, small, or unfamiliar churches in particular, are frequently discriminated...more

Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Are Now Operating in Arizona

by Neil Alexander, Kristy Peters | Littler on 12/13/2012

On December 3, 2012, an Arizona Superior Court judge issued an order holding that the federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA) does not preempt the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act. Three days later, the first medical marijuana...more

Religious Institutions: October 2012 Update

by Nathan A. Adams IV | Holland & Knight LLP on 10/5/2012

Most secular and religious corporations have adopted electronic communication policies which state that employees have no privacy interest in their emails and Internet usage. Typically, the policies indicate that the...more

California Manufacturing Growth Spurs Industrial Sector

by Robert Freedman - Partner at Tharpe & Howell,... on 9/20/2012

The US economy may be experiencing slow growth but that doesn’t mean there aren’t positive signs in certain sectors. The industrial sector in California is one area that offers signs of potential future growth. That’s the...more

Court Could Not Compel County Employees To Serve As Expert Witnesses For Sex Offenders Who Challenged Restrictions On Where They...

by Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard on 9/19/2012

A court of appeal recently directed a trial court to vacate its order which appointed two employees of the Department of Regional Planning of the County of Los Angeles to serve as confidential expert witnesses for registered...more

Charter Cities Are Not Required to Pay Prevailing Wages on Local Public Works Projects

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 9/5/2012

Labor unions have long been at odds with California charter cities over whether such cities must pay prevailing wages on public works projects. While many charter cities have either not exempted themselves from state...more

Under the Dome: Inside the Maine State House 8.10.12

by Pierce Atwood LLP on 8/10/2012

Under the Dome: Inside the Maine State House provides a high-level overview of recent activity at the Maine State House. In This Issue: Commissioner of Labor Resigns, Governor Nominates Replacement; New Land Use...more

McAfee & Taft AgLINC - Summer 2012

by McAfee & Taft on 7/17/2012

Inside This Issue: - The Equal Access to Justice Act: A valuable tool for farmers in crop insurance disputes - Avoiding hidden liabilities with employee housing agreements - H-2A workers: A solution to farm labor...more

Dusting Off Concerns About Silica -- Fracking, OSHA, and Silica Dust Concerns

by Dinsmore & Shohl LLP on 6/27/2012

On June 21, 2012, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a Hazard Alert on ensuring that employers in hydraulic fracturing operations take appropriate steps to protect workers from silica exposure....more

Construction Oberview: 2012 Maryland General Assembly Legislative Update

by Ober|Kaler on 5/15/2012

A number of bills were passed during the Maryland General Assembly's 2012 legislative session that will impact certain sectors of the construction industry. Ober|Kaler has put together brief summaries of certain bills from...more

Polish Law Review - March 2012

by Miller Canfield on 3/25/2012

In This Issue: - Increasing Fines Imposed By Uokik For Practices Infringing The Consumers’ Interest - Changes In Poland’s Energy Law - New Geological And Mining Law - Amendments In The Polish Labor Code As Of...more

National Cathedral Crane Collapse Spotlights Construction Site Danger, says New York Construction Accident Lawyer

by The Perecman Firm on 9/20/2011

New York construction accident lawyer David Perecman comments on a crane accident which occurred a short time before 9-11 events to commemorate the 10-year anniversary of the terrorist attacks. The crane accident...more

A Government Solution

by Sands Anderson PC on 7/25/2011

I am often asked. “What kind of law do you practice?” As a long-time local government attorney, most of my practice involves representing and defending litigation against governments, governmental entities, officials and...more

Developers Must Pay Prevailing Wages for Privately Financed Public Infrastructure

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 6/10/2011

California Labor Code sections 1720 et seq. (the Prevailing Wage Law) ("PWL") require employers (including developers and contractors) engaged in public works projects to pay the prevailing wage to their employees if the...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

Ohio’s Budget, As Recently Passed By The House, Contains Key Changes To Public Construction

by Dinsmore & Shohl LLP on 5/11/2011

On May 5, 2011, the Ohio House of Representatives passed H.B. 153, Ohio’s main operating budget for fiscal years 2012 and 2013. The current bill contains some key provisions affecting the public construction industry in the...more

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