On June 30, 2025, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law two budget trailer bills, which prove to be the most consequential reforms to the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) in the law’s 55-year history. Governor…
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/ Environmental Law, Real Estate - Residential, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Loeffler has announced that she has ordered the SBA Office of General Contracting and Business Development to begin a full scale audit of the SBA’s Section 8(a) Business…
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/ Administrative Law, Commercial Law & Contracts, Government Contracting
As federal immigration enforcement activities continue to impact California workplaces, employers must understand their obligations when presented with requests for employee records. The Immigrant Worker Protection Act (Assembly…
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/ Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law, Immigration Law
Colorado has adopted a new Money Transmission Modernization Act (“Act”), replacing the old Colorado Money Transmitters Act..…
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/ Administrative Law, Consumer Protection, Finance & Banking
The Washington State Legislature has passed a sweeping package of labor and employment laws that will significantly impact businesses with employees working in the State of Washington. These new laws, several of which become…
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/ Administrative Law, Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
Given the heightened vetting and scrutiny of foreign nationals entering the U.S. by the Department of Homeland Security, all foreign nationals, including the U.S. permanent residents, should be vigilant, when facing CBP…
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/ Immigration Law
The healthcare sector, a cornerstone of U.S. public infrastructure, relies heavily on a diverse and multinational workforce. From physicians to support staff, many hospital employees are immigrants—often working under temporary…
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/ Health, Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
California enacted two major laws related to climate change in 2023 and both have 2026 deadlines looming:
SB 253, the California Corporate Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, requires businesses with total annual revenue in…
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/ Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Finance & Banking
The Department of Justice has launched an aggressive new enforcement strategy that could dramatically influence how organizations approach diversity programs, student policies, and civil rights compliance. On May 19, 2025, the…
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/ Civil Rights, Education Law, Government Contracting
In Part I of this series, the legal foundation for “air rights” development was introduced. The following hypotheticals illustrate practical examples of air rights development. As discussed in Part I, air rights development is a…
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/ Real Estate - Commercial, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
A bill recently introduced in the California State Senate would have imposed a tax on commercial buildings that have prolonged vacancies, but has been rewritten after facing strong opposition. Authored by California State…
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/ Real Estate - Commercial, Taxation, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
Following a recent Washington Supreme Court decision, plaintiffs’ attorneys in Washington are targeting a new type of class action claim against employers: alleged violations of Washington’s noncompetition statute based on…
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/ Civil Procedure, Civil Remedies, Commercial Law & Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
A recent bill introduced in the California State Senate would impose a tax on commercial buildings that have prolonged vacancies. Authored by California State Senator Caroline Menjivar, SB 789 is intended to discourage…
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/ Constitutional Law, Real Estate - Commercial, Taxation
On April 11, 2025, a class-action lawsuit was filed accusing online fashion retailer Revolve Group Inc. of violating the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act, the Consumers Legal Remedies Act, the Unfair Competition…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Communications & Media Law, Consumer Protection
International students, who commonly have what is known as an F-1 visa, are authorized to enter the U.S. to pursue full-time academic degrees at accredited institutions, certified by the Student and Exchange Visitor Program…
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/ Administrative Law, Education Law, Immigration Law
