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Pennsylvania House Bill Aims to Revitalize Neighborhoods and Combat Blight

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On June 13, 2023, the House of Representatives passed HB 255 (124-79), a groundbreaking bill introduced by Rep. Robert E. Merski (D-Erie Co). This bill aims to fund local municipal code enforcement efforts and establish a...more

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NYC Soon To Enforce AI Bias Law, Other Jurisdictions Likely to Follow

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New York City’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) is expected to begin enforcing the City’s novel artificial intelligence (AI) bias audit law on July 5, 2023. This law prohibits the use of automated decision...more

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Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and City of Keo Enter...

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the City of Keo, Arkansas, (“Keo”) entered into a February 10th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged...more

Harris Beach PLLC

Lifting the Fog Over Lobbying Compliance

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Last year, new lobbying regulations took effect in New York state that expanded the scope of lobbying and caused some confusion. This year, the New York State Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) has promised to provide...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Uncertainty Remains for Texas Paid Sick Leave Ordinances

Over the past two years, city councils in three of the four largest cities in Texas — Austin, San Antonio, and Dallas — each have passed ordinances requiring local employers to provide their employees with paid sick leave. In...more

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City of Minneapolis Releases FAQs and Rules for Wage Theft Prevention Ordinance

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As we previously reported, the Minneapolis Wage Theft Prevention Ordinance will go into effect on January 1, 2020, requiring employers to provide wage notices and comply with various recordkeeping requirements for employees...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

Parking Enforcement Case May Reverberate Beyond 6th Circ.

Like many cities across the nation, the City of Saginaw, Michigan, has used tire chalking — the technique of marking a parked car’s tire with chalk to determine how long it has been stationary. When an officer returns to a...more

Harris Beach PLLC

Chalking it up: If you chalk cars to enforce parking, think twice

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Municipalities that rely on chalking cars and sidewalks as part of their parking enforcement should change their practices after a recent ruling....more

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Philadelphia Passes Fair Workweek Employment Standards for Retail, Hospitality, and Food Service Establishments

Philadelphia enters the predictive scheduling mix with its newly signed Fair Workweek Employment Standards Ordinance, which will become effective January 1, 2020. Signed by Mayor Jim Kenney on December 20, 2018, the new law...more

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New Legislation Promises More Investigations by the New York City Commission on Human Rights

On April 20, 2015, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio signed two new bills into law that authorize the New York City Commission on Human Rights to increase the number of employment discrimination investigations. ...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

Vape and Mirrors: The Legal Issues Concerning e-Cigarettes for Municipalities

In this Presentation: - Introduction - Overview - What are e-cigarettes? - Emerging Market - Food and Drug Administration - California Law - Other State Laws - Potential...more

Morgan Lewis

New Best Execution Requirement for Municipal Securities Transactions

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Although the MSRB’s new best execution rule is generally consistent with FINRA’s, differences exist and questions remain regarding FINRA’s examination and enforcement of the requirements....more

Burr & Forman

SEC Approves Supervision & Compliance Rule for Municipal Advisors

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The SEC last week approved new MSRB Rule G-44 implementing supervision and compliance requirements for municipal advisors. The MSRB touted the Rule as “its first dedicated rule for municipal advisors” under the Dodd-Frank...more

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SEC Municipalities Continuing Disclosure Cooperation Initiative: Should A Bond Issuer Self-Report?

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Municipal securities issuers have the opportunity to self-report material misstatements in official statements regarding prior compliance with continuing disclosure undertakings under a new initiative introduced by the...more

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The MCDC Initiative and Recent Modifications: Window for Issuers and Obligated Persons Now Closes on December 1, 2014, While...

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As highlighted in the SEC’s 2012 Municipal Market Report, the SEC has expressed significant concern that many issuers have not been complying with their obligation to file continuing disclosure documents and that federal...more

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Two Observations From the SEC’s First Settlement Under its Municipalities Continuing Disclosure Cooperation Initiative

Just yesterday, the SEC announced its first settlement pursuant to its Municipalities Continuing Disclosure Cooperation (MCDC) Initiative. ... Here are two observations on this settlement that could shed some light on...more

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SEC’s First Action Under the Municipalities Continuing Disclosure Cooperation Initiative

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The SEC settled its first action under the Municipalities Continuing Disclosure Cooperation Initiative, launched on March 10, 2014. Under the Initiative the Enforcement Division agreed to recommend settlement on favorable,...more

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The Dodd-Frank Act And Municipal Advisor Rules

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The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”) was signed into law by President Obama on July 21, 2010. The Dodd-Frank Act was enacted in response to the financial crisis that began in...more

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Two More Municipal Fraud Cases From the SEC

July 2013 was a big month for the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") in its quest to increase enforcement in the municipal market. On July 19, 2013, the SEC charged the City of Miami, Florida ("Miami"), and its...more

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