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Georgia Legislative Session Brings Changes to Code Affecting Commercial Real Estate

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During the 2025 legislative session, the Georgia General Assembly passed several amendments to existing legislation that may affect clients' commercial real estate interests or compliance with local regulations. Following is...more

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Michigan Supreme Court Invalidates Legislative Amendments to Minimum Wage, Paid Sick Leave Measures

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Michigan employers soon will face a significantly higher minimum wage and more onerous employee sick leave obligations after the Michigan Supreme Court invalidated the Michigan legislature’s amendments related to two voter...more

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Illinois Legislature Approves New Accessible Parking Requirements: What Do Illinois Community Associations Need to Know?

On May 24, 2024, the Illinois legislature approved legislation to amend the Illinois Condominium Property Act (“ICPA”) to impose certain new requirements related to parking for “a unit owner who is a person with a disability...more

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Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Rules City of Boston Could Enforce COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements on City Employees

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Although it certainly seems anticlimactic, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that the City of Boston could enforce COVID-19 vaccination requirements on city employees. The plaintiffs, the Boston police and...more

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UPDATE: Cannabis Legalization on the Ballot in Maryland This November

The Maryland Senate has now approved legislation that puts a referendum before voters this November on whether Maryland should legalize adult-use cannabis and begin implementing a regulatory framework if the ballot question...more

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DC Lawmakers Choose Shorter TOPA Tolling Period

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On January 18, 2022, an amendment to Bill 24-612 (legislation that would extend the eviction moratorium in DC until June 30, 2022) (the "Amendment") was introduced to the DC Council that proposed tolling tenant deadlines...more

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Recent Amendments to the North Carolina Business Corporation Act

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The North Carolina General Assembly recently approved Senate Bill 507 (the “Act”), which makes a number of significant changes to the North Carolina Business Corporation Act (“NCBCA”), and the governor signed the Act into law...more

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Governor Signs Sweeping Changes to Illinois Employment Laws

Illinois’s Governor J.B. Pritzker recently signed Senate Bill 1480 into law, establishing new employer certification and reporting requirements, making sweeping changes to Illinois’s anti-retaliation law, and curtailing...more

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Tax-Exempt Advance Refunding Bonds: History and Legislative Updates

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Prior to January 1, 2018, Section 149(d) of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. § 149) and the accompanying Treasury Regulations allowed the issuance of tax-exempt advance refunding bonds. According to that section, a bond...more

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The Dome Report - 2020 West Virginia Legislature Updates, Issue 4

The 2020 Regular Session of the West Virginia Legislature just reached the 30th day, or its half way point. As of today, the House has introduced 1289 bills, while the Senate introduced 725. We will continue reporting on...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

WV Legislature Amends Consumer Protection Statute to Regulate and Impose Restrictions on Litigation Financiers

During its 2019 regular session, the West Virginia Legislature once again reviewed the West Virginia Consumer Credit and Protection Act and determined additional changes were necessary. The Act, one of the primary statutes...more

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Nevada Imposes October 2019 Deadline to Implement New Privacy Restrictions on the Sale of Personal Data

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While businesses have been focused on meeting the looming January 1, 2020 deadline of the California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA"), Nevada just ratchetted up the heat by imposing an earlier October 2, 2019 deadline for...more

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WV Legislature Amends Consumer Protection Statute to Regulate and Impose Restrictions on Litigation Financiers

This week, a new amendment to the West Virginia Consumer Credit and Protection Act takes effect. The Act is one of the primary statutes that governs consumer loans, leases, credit sales, and other transactions in West...more

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Voters in Three States Approve Ballot Measures Involving Campaign Contribution Limits and Ethics Reforms

On Election Day in 2018, voters in three states approved amendments to rules involving a variety of ethics reforms involving lobbying, contributions and gifts....more

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August 2018 IP Update - Massachusetts Trade Secret Protections Are About to Resemble Everyone Else’s. That Brings Changes that...

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There is great value in the commercial predictability that comes when all states subscribe to a single uniform code. Massachusetts and New York had long been the only states not to have adopted the Uniform Trade Secrets Act...more

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SuperVision - Labor & Employment Law Insights - Issue 1, April 2018

In this issue of SuperVision, Spencer Cook examines one of the offshoots of the #MeToo movement--the tax ramifications of settling harassment lawsuits. Mitch Rhein explores a recent Supreme Court decision redefining the...more

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California Again Updates Equal Pay Act

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After amending its Equal Pay Act to address gender-related wage differentials effective January 1, 2016, the California legislature enacted nearly identical language to also preclude wage differentials based on race or...more

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