Last month, the Human Rights Campaign released its fifth annual Municipal Equality Index (MEI) in partnership with the Equality Federation Institute. The MEI is the only nationwide system that exists to rate the level of LGBTQ inclusion in municipal law and policy....
Some real estate professionals have mused about how drones could be helpful in marketing properties, particularly sprawling properties for sale that cannot easily be examined by a potential buyer. New regulations from the Federal Aviation Administration, or FAA, may...
One of the hot topics in the news as of recent is making it mandatory for police officers to wear body cameras. As more cases about police brutality take over our new feeds, the idea of body cameras seems to be a progressive step. It would help to provide a clear cut...
Recently in Boston, Mayor Martin Walsh passed an ordinance into law that stated all municipal employees that started after July 1, 1976 must live and be a registered voter in the city. A spokesperson for the mayor, Bonnie McGilpan, released a statement to the...
Municipal law has many different areas that fall under this type of law. One of those is Zoning. Many people have heard of zoning, but don’t always understand what it means. That isn’t surprising since the law can be rather confusing. So what is zoning then? According...
One of the many debates in our country is that of paid sick leave. Many companies in the past used to use vacation days to cover when a worker was ill – that is, if they even offered it. However, in 2014, New York City created the “Paid Sick Leave” Law...
