The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation recently published its Enterprising Cities Regulatory Climate Index 2014 (Index), assessing 5 areas of regulation across 10 cities in the United States: (1) Dallas, Texas, (2) St. Louis, Missouri, (3) Raleigh, North Carolina, (4) Boston, Massachusetts, (5) Atlanta, Georgia, (6) Detroit, Michigan, (7) Chicago,…
Yesterday, Pillsbury attorneys Peter Wyckoff, Mike Barr, Jeff Knight, Anthony Cavender, and Matt Morrison published their advisory titled The U.S. Supreme Court Upholds EPA’s Cross-State Air Pollution Rule in EPA v. EME Homer City Generation, L.P., Paving the Way to Further Use of Cap-and-Trade Programs to Control Emissions of SO2…
Biz2Credit identifies the top 25 cities for small business in 2014 and 5 of them are in California, 4 are in Florida, and 3 are in Texas. For its analysis, Biz2Credit defined “small businesses” as “companies having fewer than 250 employees or less than $10 million in annual revenues.” Cities…
UPDATE: Washington Department of Labor & Industries, Electrical Safety Standards, Administration and Installation WAC Rule 296-46B (F500-039-222) effective on July 1, 2014 The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries is considering amendments to the electrical rules based upon new safety code requirements from the 2014 edition of the National…
UPDATED: On July 8, Hawaii’s Governor signed into law H.B. 1814 and it is effective immediately. Among other things, it authorizes employers to pay wages to an employee using a pay card if certain requirements are met. Employers’ use of payroll cards to pay employee wages and other benefits is…
Before submitting your contractor’s license application in Tennessee, check to make sure you can use the chosen company name… On March 12, 2014, Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam signed into law House Bill 1464, a bill that amends Tennessee Code § 62-6-111 to require the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance,…
On April 8, 2014, Tennessee Governor signed into law Senate Bill 1713, a bill amending by deleting the section in its entirety and substituting Title 62, Chapter 6, Part 1, § 62-6-119, relative to requirements for invitations to bid. The amended law is effective July 1, 2014. Amended Section 62-6-119(b)…
Virginia’s 2014 General Assembly approved an increase in the civil penalty imposed when an employer fails to properly insure, as required by the Workers’ Compensation Act. Amendments to Section 65.2-805 expose an employer in violation of this law to a civil penalty of not more than $250 per day for…
On August 27, 2013, California Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. signed into law Senate Bill 745 recasting smoke alarm requirements: Listing Smoke Alarms Existing law provides that no person may market, distribute, offer for sale, or sell any fire alarm system or fire alarm device in California unless the system…
Today, Pillsbury attorney Paul Casas published his advisory titled Lingering Questions About the San Francisco Gross Receipts Tax. The Advisory discusses the San Francisco Board of Supervisors’ November 26, 2013 approved amendments to the San Francisco Business and Tax Regulations Code (Code), providing for penalty relief for delinquent Gross Receipts…