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OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today filed a brief in defense of Senate Bill 10 (SB 10), which allows local governments to rezone certain neighborhoods for denser housing, irrespective of local restrictions. SB 10 was part of a package of bills passed by the Legislature last year to alleviate California’s housing crisis. Following its passage, a Los Angeles-based nonprofit fi...

HAMPTON ROADS, Va. - A new law is set to go into effect in Virginia that will call for businesses to display information about seizure first aid. On July 1, 2022, The Department of Labor and Industry are expecting employers to physically post this information for businesses with 25 or more employees. The bill requires the in-color signs to be posted in an open and easily visible area in the w...

Trade Secret Case Unravels Unequal Fashion Partnership Small designer Mrinalini accuses fashion giant Valentino of spying, stealing and worse The Royal She In high fashion, creative output is the whole game—for the individual designer as much as for an iconic fashion house. That’s why Mrinalini’s complaint against the house of Valentino—filed last month in the Southern District of New York—re...

Alabama law enforcement seized $11.4 million in 2020-2021 (SBG) MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — The 2021 fiscal year Asset Forfeiture Report from the State of Alabama shows there was a 45% increase this year in cash seizures by law enforcement agencies across the state. In 2020, $7,861,365 was seized in Alabama, itself a 61% increase over 2019’s $4,881,016. State agencies, which include Police Departme...

President Biden has released a “Rural Playbook” for how the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) will invest billions in rural communities. This playbook identifies all of the programs and sources of funding set aside for rural communities and provides an overview of the key flexibilities and other benefits available to rural communities under the BIL. Bottom Line: The BIL provides billions to...

Printer-friendly The technology that has emerged in the legal industry offers tremendous opportunities for both fresh law school graduates and veterans of traditional firms alike to transition to a virtual law office. Lawyers can launch, operate, and manage a virtual law office as a low-cost and low-barrier entry to the market, while also serving clients more effectively. Here are the ...

People cheer outside the Douglas County school district’s Central Administration Building during a rally held to protest recent alleged actions by some members of the school board in Castle Rock on Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022. Teachers could gain exemptions from the Colorado Open Records Act if a bill under consideration by the state senate becomes law. Senate Bill 22-171 would add educators and s...

With the groundbreaking enactment of a new law relating to certain transportation network companies, rideshare drivers in Washington State will soon enjoy various benefits typically associated with employee status while retaining the independence and flexibility of their independent contractor status. On March 31, 2022, Governor Jay Inslee signed into law Engrossed Substitute House Bill (ESHB...

The site of a proposed lithium site in Nevada. In recent months, the transphobic views of groups supporting the fight against the mine have divided the movement. Employees of an environmental law clinic that has gained attention and support from celebrity heavyweights like Mark Ruffalo and the Daily Show say the organization has a culture hostile to LGBTQ people, E&E News reported Thursda...

On Saturday, April 9, the Maryland General Assembly closed its legislative session by passing the Time to Care Act of 2022, overriding Governor Hogan’s earlier veto of Senate Bill 275. As such, Maryland has now joined just nine (9) other states and the District of Columbia in enacting a paid family leave statute that covers all Maryland employers employing at least one person in the state. Th...