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[Institute for Local Government @InstLocGov]

We're excited to announce our new Lunch & Learn webinar! This training, brought to you in partnership with @RWGLAW will take you on a deep dive into local elections and ballot measures, and include insights into everything local officials and their staff need to know. #localgov

[Richards Watson @RWGLAW]

Join RWG shareholder Craig Steele for a webinar sponsored by the Institute for Local Government on the important concepts public officials and staff need to know about the use of public resources in connection with ballot measure and candidate elections. https://t.co/rKSLuxvEW4

[Richards Watson @RWGLAW]

RWG is excited to welcome Chelsea O'Sullivan as a shareholder in our rapidly expanding Central Coast office.

"Chelsea embodies the firm’s high standards of practice and client service," says RWG Chair Kayser Sume.

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[Richards Watson @RWGLAW]

The U.S. Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that plaintiffs are not required to prove they experienced a “significant harm” to succeed in an employment discrimination case. Read more from RWG attorneys Rebecca Green and Katherine Read. https://t.co/RIn2OxDl7K

[Richards Watson @RWGLAW]

The U.S. Supreme Court has held that the Takings Clause contains no exception for permit conditions imposed by legislation. Read more from RWG attorneys Nicholas Ghirelli and Christian D. Petrangelo. https://t.co/OYoKpCYRGM

[Richards Watson @RWGLAW]

Richards, Watson & Gershon is proud to announce our 2024 class of Summer Associates! Please join us in welcoming Emily Curley, Simone Hudson, Paul Lee, and Peter Martin to the RWG team.

[CCMF @cacitymanagers]

Thanks to @RWGLAW for supporting CCMF members as a Corporate Benefactor Sponsor! https://t.co/4QnndfLw7M

[Richards Watson @RWGLAW]

Sober living homes alleging discrimination due to zoning requirements can prove they are entitled to protection by showing that they serve or intend to serve individuals with disabilities. Learn more from Diana Varat and Taylor Foland. https://t.co/tnFWNqEkM5

[Richards Watson @RWGLAW]

The government may not criminalize the use of bedding materials in public by individuals experiencing homelessness when shelter beds are unavailable. Learn more from Natalie Kalbakian. https://t.co/7GFPTCjn7O

[Richards Watson @RWGLAW]

Governor Newsom recently signed SB 1439, which defines a new conflict of interest involving contributors of more than $250 and establishes new abstention and disclosure requirements. Read more from RWG attorneys Craig Steele and Natalie Kalbakian. https://t.co/dzvIuaHmnu

[Richards Watson @RWGLAW]

In the past week, Governor Newsom signed over 40 bills that seek to streamline the development of housing and override minimum parking requirements. Here, RWG attorneys summarize the three most important bills. https://t.co/Ts7xmSjT2A

[Richards Watson @RWGLAW]

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued new FAQs addressing requests for religious exemptions to COVID-19 vaccine mandates in the workplace. Get the update from Rebecca Green and Darrelle Field. https://t.co/F6vXoOGcT6

[Los Angeles Lawyer Magazine @LALawyerMag]

Unlike Federal law, California antidiscrimination law recognizes and protects sex and gender characteristics independent of a binary male-female structure: https://t.co/VZ9BfF977i. @LACBA @RWGLAW #LGBTQ

[Institute for Local Government @InstLocGov]

Thank you to our partners Colantuono Highsmith Whatley & @RWGLAW who helped #TeamILG present #AB1234 and #AB1661 at affiliate @CalCities Annual Conference. Together we helped ensure that 100s of #localgov officials & staff are in compliance & ready to serve #cacities effectively!

[Richards Watson @RWGLAW]

Governor Newsom signed SB 619 which enables cities and other local agencies to obtain administrative relief from stiff fines if they fail to adopt organic waste disposal reduction measures. Get the facts from Steven Flower, Robin Harris, and Stephanie Cao. https://t.co/HvdrbC6Ydf

[Richards Watson @RWGLAW]

A law enforcement agency seeking to retain confiscated weapons may obtain a pre-return evidentiary hearing even if the owner is not ultimately admitted for a mental health evaluation. RWG achieved this important ruling in a decision of the Court of Appeal. https://t.co/GNDPgLcKk4

[Richards Watson @RWGLAW]

Did you hear? Governor Newsom signed SB 9, which will require cities and counties in urbanized areas to ministerially approve duplexes and so-called “urban lot splits” in single-family residential zones. More from Nicholas Ghirelli and David Snow. #SB9 https://t.co/ofEfz0wzU8

[Richards Watson @RWGLAW]

NEWS ALERT: The residential eviction moratorium enacted by the City of Los Angeles in response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been upheld against a challenge from landlords. Learn more from Chelsea Straus and Brendan Kearns.
https://t.co/rGd2OCyLFu

[Richards Watson @RWGLAW]

ALERT: The Ninth Circuit has held that a public employee’s speech that undermines their employer’s policies is not protected by the First Amendment when made in the course of the employee’s job. #employmentlaw https://t.co/nJLErRhXQY

[Los Angeles Lawyer Magazine @LALawyerMag]

Unlike Federal law, California antidiscrimination law recognizes and protects sex and gender characteristics independent of a binary male-female structure: https://t.co/VZ9BfF977i. @LACBA @RWGLAW #LGBTQ