On April 12, 2024, the United States Supreme Court issued an opinion that may significantly affect how development impact fees are assessed in California. In Sheetz v. County of El Dorado, the Court unanimously held that...more
6/12/2024
/ Building Permits ,
California ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Construction Project ,
Dolan v City of Tigard ,
George Sheetz v County of El Dorado ,
Impact Fees ,
Land Developers ,
Nollan v California Coastal Commission ,
Property Owners ,
Real Estate Development ,
SCOTUS ,
Takings Clause ,
Traffic Impact Assessments ,
Urban Planning & Development
We are halfway through 2023 so it is a good time to look back on this year’s employment law developments so far and look forward to what lies ahead. What follows is a short overview of the legal changes that we are monitoring...more
8/15/2023
/ Arbitration ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Labor Reform ,
Labor Regulations ,
Marijuana ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Off-Duty Employees ,
Pay Transparency ,
Recreational Use ,
Wage and Hour ,
Whistleblowers
In a decision partially published on November 30, 2022, Save Lafayette v. City of Lafayette, the First Appellate District Court of Appeal upheld the City of Lafayette’s approval of the Terraces of Lafayette (the “Project”), a...more
5/17/2023
/ Affordable Housing ,
Building Permits ,
California ,
Community Development ,
Construction Project ,
General Plan ,
Housing Developers ,
Housing Market ,
Land-Use Permits ,
Low-Income Issues ,
Multi-Family Development ,
Real Estate Development ,
Urban Planning & Development
SB 35 was one of the most prominent bills to come out of a package of housing-related laws enacted by the California legislature in 2017. It promised to allow swift approval of developments that were consistent with local...more
Senate Bill 35 (SB 35) was one of the most promising bills to come out of a package of housing-related laws enacted by the California legislature in 2017. SB 35 authorized a potentially powerful procedure for reviewing...more
5/14/2020
/ Affordable Housing ,
Approval Requirements ,
Construction Project ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Housing Market ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Low Income Housing ,
Low-Income Issues ,
Real Estate Development ,
State and Local Government ,
Urban Planning & Development
Last week, the California Legislature passed Assembly Bill (AB) 5, a new law related to an issue that is critically important to California employers and service providers—whether a worker is classified as an employee or an...more
9/18/2019
/ ABC Test ,
Construction Industry ,
Contract Terms ,
Dynamex ,
Employee Definition ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Gig Economy ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
Job Referrals ,
Labor Regulations ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Misclassification ,
Non-Exempt Employees ,
Pending Legislation ,
Popular ,
Professional Service Exclusion ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Risk Assessment ,
Service Contracts ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour