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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Clocking in on Los Angeles County’s New Fair Work Week Ordinance

Los Angeles County has joined the ranks of other urban governments, including the City of Los Angeles, that have enacted fair workweek ordinances in attempt to provide workers with more predictable schedules and fairer pay....more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

City of Los Angeles Hotel Workers’ Minimum Wage Increase Put on Hold

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The City of Los Angeles has put the minimum wage increase for hotel workers on hold. Certain provisions were to take effect on July 1, 2025. This decision comes after a referendum petition against the ordinance was filed...more

Allen Matkins

City of Los Angeles Approves New Ordinances to Encourage Housing Development

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California’s housing crisis has necessitated innovative legislative solutions at the state and local level to increase the supply of affordable housing across the state. Cities are required by state law to plan for a...more

Proskauer - California Employment Law

Unincorporated L.A. County Employers Must Comply With New Rules When Considering Applicants’ Criminal History

In 2018, California’s statewide Fair Chance Act (“FCA”) went into effect, imposing limitations on employers’ consideration of applicants’ criminal records and requiring a fair chance process before a candidate’s offer was...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Second District Addresses CEQA’s Class 32 Infill Exemption Criteria

In it’s recent decision in United Neighborhoods for Los Angeles v. City of Los Angeles (2023) ___ Cal.App.5th ___, the Second District Court of Appeal affirmed a judgment voiding the City of Los Angeles’s reliance on the CEQA...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Los Angeles Mayor Signs New Legislation Exempting Affordable Housing Projects from Site Plan Review

On July 6, 2023, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass signed into law a provision to exempt certain affordable housing projects from the city’s Site Plan Review Process. The exemption was made as an amendment to Site Plan Review...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Measure ULA – An Additional Transfer Tax on Real Estate Transfers

Measure ULA, also known as the Homelessness and Housing Solutions Tax (HHS Tax), and usually referred to as a "mansion tax," has been approved by voters. The measure creates a new tax on certain property transfers in the city...more

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