Ninth Circuit Decision Suggests Chalking Is a Search, Leaves Municipalities a Path to Defend the Practice
A recent Ninth Circuit Decision suggests that chalking is a search under the Fourth Amendment but leaves municipalities a path to defend the practice under the administrative search exception.
Video: Government Innovation: A Case Study in Wildfire Management
RPLG Founding Partner Jon Holtzman and Moraga-Orinda Fire Chief Dave Winnacker discuss innovative technologies and strategies developed by Chief Winnacker and a team of outside tech gurus to combat and manage wildfires.
Video: Home Rule in California’s Cities
The League of California Cities' General Counsel Corrie Manning and Special Counsel Betsy Strauss discuss home rule in California, covering the importance of local control.
Video: Bending the Curve: Cities Lead the Country in Policy Development
RPLG Partner Jon Holtzman and Of Counsel Dennis Aftergut, the former Chief Assistant City Attorney for the City and County of San Francisco, discuss attorneys' role in policy development that can bend the curve towards justice.
Video: Meet the RPLG Investigations Team
Partner Art Hartinger discusses the RPLG Investigations practice with Partner Ruth Bond, Partner Linda Ross and Senior Associate Jamal Anderson in a video initially shown at the CALPELRA Annual Training Conference.
DOL Clarifies Compensation for Employee Time Spent Attending Voluntary Training
The U.S. Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) Wage and Hour Division (“WHD”) issued an opinion letter clarifying the compensability of time that employees spend attending voluntary training under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”).
AB 2257’s Impact on Public Employers
In September 2020, the Legislature passed and the Governor signed AB 2257, a piece of clean-up legislation intended to clarify several aspects of AB 5.
Video: A Conversation with Jon Holtzman and Russ Branson on Government Finance in the Age of COVID-19
RPLG Partner Jon Holtzman discusses government finance, particularly in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting recession, with Russ Branson of Russ Branson Consulting.
Video: A Conversation with Louise Renne
RPLG Chair, and former City Attorney of San Francisco, Louise Renne discusses her storied career, and also her past and present projects, including taking on Big Tobacco and forcing the Olympic Club to admit women.