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Jul
27
2023
27
2023
FPPC Guidance, SB 1439, and Campaign Contributions
SB 1439, adopted last year, extended the Levine Act’s (Gov. Code Section 84308) requirements to local elected officials. In short, SB 1439 now requires local elected officials (including members of city council, special district boards, and school district boards) to recuse...
SB 1439, adopted last year, extended the Levine Act’s (Gov. Code Section 84308) requirements to local elected officials. In short, SB 1439 now requires local elected officials (including members of city council, special district boards, and school district boards) to recuse...
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Jul
10
2023
10
2023
Employer’s Not Liable for COVID-19 Spread to Employee Households
On July 6, 2023, the California Supreme Court held in Kuciemba v. Victory Woodworks that when an employee contracts COVID-19 at work and then transmits the virus to their spouse, the non-employee spouse’s claim against the employer is not barred by the state’s...
On July 6, 2023, the California Supreme Court held in Kuciemba v. Victory Woodworks that when an employee contracts COVID-19 at work and then transmits the virus to their spouse, the non-employee spouse’s claim against the employer is not barred by the state’s...
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Jul
06
2023
06
2023
Court Holds that City Cannot Contract Away its Police Powers
On June 22, 2023, in Discovery Builders, Inc. v. City of Oakland, the California First District Court of Appeal held that the City of Oakland has the power to impose newly enacted impact fees on a developer despite a prior 2005 agreement between the city and the developer that outlined the...
On June 22, 2023, in Discovery Builders, Inc. v. City of Oakland, the California First District Court of Appeal held that the City of Oakland has the power to impose newly enacted impact fees on a developer despite a prior 2005 agreement between the city and the developer that outlined the...
Jun
28
2023
28
2023
Developments in Mitigation Fee Act
In-lieu fees that are used to mitigate development impacts are subject to the Mitigation Fee Act (Government Code § 66000 et seq.) (“MFA”). Agencies that fail to make timely five-year findings for these fees are required to refund unspent fees. This is...
In-lieu fees that are used to mitigate development impacts are subject to the Mitigation Fee Act (Government Code § 66000 et seq.) (“MFA”). Agencies that fail to make timely five-year findings for these fees are required to refund unspent fees. This is...