2/13/2026 8:06:24 PM The ULA Ordinance and Recent Updates By Alex Grigorians Maxwell Martin During the November 2022 Los Angeles Midterm Elections, voters approved Measure ULA (United to House LA), formally referred to as the...
2/11/2026 11:31:00 PM 2026 Employee Benefits Webinar - Private Sector Employers By Edward Bernard Alison Wright Mikaela Habib Soohuen Ham Nancy Hilu Benjamin Spater Matthew Peck +4 more... Show less This 2026 Employee Benefits Webinar for private-sector employers took place on Thursday, February 5, 2026. The presentation slides and...
2/11/2026 8:16:01 PM Unlock Capital Gains Tax Relief While Revitalizing Communities By Daren Shaver Tina Tsaur New QOZ rules ease rural investments, extend gain deferral, simplify basis step-ups, and preserve 10-year exclusion under post-2026 reforms.
2/5/2026 8:51:42 PM Policy Shift in Washington State: Proposed Law Would Tax QSBS Gains By Tina Tsaur Christopher Karachale Andrew Schmidt Washington may tax QSBS gains by decoupling from federal law, subjecting founders and investors to a new 7–9.9% state capital gains tax.
1/26/2026 9:48:58 PM The Golden State Showdown: California Billionaires v. Proposed Wealth Tax By Christopher Karachale Andrew Schmidt California voters are faced with a potentially significant ballot initiative known as the “2026 Billionaire Tax Act” (the “Act”). If the...
1/22/2026 11:48:06 PM What the Building an Affordable California Act Means, Practically By Sean Marciniak Niran Somasundaram Affordable CA represents the most comprehensive and consequential CEQA reform in more than 50 years. It eliminates delays by imposing...
1/14/2026 8:28:11 PM California Employers Face New Employee Notice Obligations Under SB 294 (“Workplace Know Your Rights Act”) in 2026 By Jennifer Martinez Brenda Quintanilla This article outlines the new employer obligations created by California’s SB 294, the Workplace Know Your Rights Act, and provides...
12/31/2025 10:15:01 PM New California Construction Laws Taking Effect in 2026 By Michelle Akerman Bianca Velez Zheying Li
12/19/2025 10:15:02 PM New 2026 Compliance Obligations for Local Agency Officials: Expanded Training and Centralized Form 700 Filing By Allison Schutte Jessilyn Ho Isaac Shapiro
12/18/2025 8:27:04 PM Ninth Circuit Reaffirms Traditional Balancing Under Fish & Game Code Section 5937 By Thomas Han Nathan Metcalf In a recent opinion, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals resolved a longstanding disagreement about the balancing required under Section...
12/16/2025 9:42:43 PM Latest Endangered Species Act Regulations Change Course, Yet Again By Laura Ratcliffe Sean Herman The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service proposed four rules significantly changing how agencies apply the...
12/15/2025 9:34:33 PM Chamber Files an Amended Building an Affordable California Act By Sean Marciniak Niran Somasundaram California Chamber of Commerce files an amended Building an Affordable California Act, expanding it to include educational projects,...
12/15/2025 3:54:39 PM New Legislation Threatens to Roll Back CEQA Exemptions for Advanced Manufacturing By Jenny Dao Sean Marciniak A new bill introduced in the California Legislature, AB 1083, proposes significant rollbacks to the environmental streamlining provisions...
12/4/2025 3:57:42 PM California Governor Vetoes Proposed Data Center Law Relating to Water Supply and Signs Law Regarding Data Center Energy Use By Christopher Powell Alexander Ames As data center development ramps up to meet computing demand for AI uses, California lawmakers continue to propose new regulations to...
11/26/2025 8:59:36 PM EPA and Army Corps Release Joint Proposed Rule Revising WOTUS Regulations By Sean Herman Kaden D. Sundberg Robin Baral The U.S. EPA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released a joint proposal updating the definition of “Waters of the United States,”...
11/20/2025 9:53:25 PM Ninth Circuit Stays Enforcement of SB 261, California’s Climate-Related Financial Risk Act but Refuses to Stay SB 253, the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act By Jonathan Storper Ninth Circuit stays enforcement of SB 261, California’s Climate-Related Financial Risk Act but refuses to stay SB 253, the Climate...