Local Ordinance, Prevailing Wages

California Court Clarifies Limits of Charter City Exemptions from Prevailing Wage Law

Hanson Bridgett on 8/27/2025

In a decision with important implications for developers and charter cities alike, the California Court of Appeal held in Palm Springs Promenade, LLC v. Department of Industrial Relations that a city’s contribution of funds...more

Illinois Employment Law Watch New and Upcoming Employment Law Developments

Vedder Price on 8/22/2025

Various new laws impacting employers have been or will soon be enacted in Illinois. Employers should take note of the following non-exhaustive list of recent, key developments....more

Arizona Court Nullifies Two City Ordinances on Prevailing Wage

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 7/1/2024

The Superior Court of Arizona recently confirmed that state law preempts two local ordinances in Phoenix and Tucson that were set to take effect on July 1, 2024, and would have required construction companies that contract...more

Michigan Court of Appeals Strikes Down Local Ordinance Mandating Contractors Pay Prevailing Wage Rates

Miller Canfield on 12/21/2022

Can a Michigan municipality require contractors to pay union-level wages when they are awarded government contracts? On December 8, 2022, a 3-0 panel of the Michigan Court of Appeals answered the question in the...more

Increased Regulations for Employers, Among Philadelphia City Council’s Agenda

Ballard Spahr LLP on 1/23/2020

In advance of their first official meeting of 2020, members of Philadelphia City Council outlined their legislative priorities, and several say they intend to introduce legislation to increase protections for employees....more

State Minimum Wage Law Applies to Charter Cities

Perkins Coie on 3/1/2019

The Second District Court of Appeal has held that California’s minimum wage law is a matter of statewide concern and hence applies to charter cities as well as general law cities. Marquez v. City of Long Beach, No. B282270...more