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Fox Rothschild LLP

Pennsylvania Expands Scope of Discrimination Protections: What You Need to Know - UPDATED August 2023

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New regulations that substantially expand protections against discrimination in employment, education, public accommodations and housing in Pennsylvania will take effect on Aug. 16, 2023. On December 8, 2022, the...more

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Mayor Adams Enacts Ordinance Into Law Banning Discrimination Based On A Person’s Height Or Weight

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On May 26, 2023, Mayor Adams enacted into law an ordinance passed by the New York City Council to create new protected categories under the New York City Human Rights Law (“NYCHRL”). This law now amends the NYCHRL and...more

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Broad Street Brief: Mayoral Candidate Outlines Public Safety Plan; Race for City Controller Heats Up; City to Receive Federal...

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CITY HALL- Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court’s Ruling on School Funding May Have Important Ramifications in Philadelphia- As Pennsylvania’s largest city, Philadelphia also has the state’s largest — and poorest — public...more

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Pennsylvania Expands Scope of Discrimination Protections: What You Need to Know

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Using the regulatory process rather than legislation, Pennsylvania will substantially expand in 2023 protections against discrimination in employment, education, public accommodations and housing. On December 8, 2022, the...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Gold Dome Report – Legislative Day 21 2022

Beginning the downhill slide into the second half of the 2022 Legislative Session on Monday, the Georgia State Senate spent its morning discussing the Second Amendment while the House discussed divesting any Russian assets...more

Brooks Pierce

North Carolina Municipalities Pass Anti-Discrimination Ordinances - Update

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On Dec. 1, 2020, the provision of North Carolina House Bill 142 that preempted municipalities from passing non-discrimination ordinances expired. Since then, municipalities across North Carolina have passed...more

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Virginia AG’s New Office of Civil Rights Will Scrutinize Business Activities in 2021

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On January 5, Virginia Attorney General Mark R. Herring announced the creation of a new Office of Civil Rights, which will expand and replace the existing Division of Human Rights within the office of the attorney general....more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Gold Dome Report - February 2019 #3

Although today marked just the tenth legislative day under the Gold Dome, the end of the 2019 Legislative Session is already in sight. Adopting HR 152, the House and Senate agreed to adjourn sine die on April 2, setting up...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

New Year, New Laws Impacting Public Agencies in California – Part II

Housing and Land Use and Environmental Laws Saw Changes in 2019 - The California Legislature passed a number of laws last year that will have a significant impact on how public agencies — including cities and counties,...more

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