February 27- Ethics; New Government Lawyer Series**FREE FOR IMLA MEMBERS! This presentation will provide an overview of the important ethical issues routinely faced by local government attorneys. Particular emphasis will be placed on ABA Model Rule 1.6 and 1.7 (client confidentiality and conflicts of interest respectively). In addition to an overview of each rule, the presenter will also walk participants through several hypothetical scenarios to demonstrate how each rule is applied in practice. Speaker: Chuck Thompson Click here to view the speaker's bio....

March 8- Land UseSober Living Facilities**FREE FOR IMLA MEMBERS! Only Kitchen Sink Subscribers can obtain CLE credit. There has been a great deal of litigation concerning the effect of federal fair-housing and disability laws on the ability of local governments to exercise control over business-run group-living arrangements, particularly for persons with disabilities. In this context, Congress has extended “disability” to include recovering from drug or alcohol addiction. These federal protections for the disabled forbid discriminatory housing practices involving recovering addicts. Recovering...

March 12- TelecommunicationsNew FCC Small Cell Zoning Rules**90 Minutes****Date subject to change depending on new FCC rule issuance on small cells in the rights of way and zoning**The FCC will soon be issuing orders regarding "small" cell towers and towers in the rights of way, and to some extent cell tower zoning generally. Municipal rights and authority are expected to significantly affected. The program will provide a summary of the orders with suggestions on how to proceed from John Pestle,...

Land UseZoning For Solar Energy Attendees will learn how to integrate solar energy into planning, zoning, and historic preservation processes from a law professor who specializes in these issues. The program will highlight Hartford, Connecticut, an inaugural DOE SolSmart Gold community, which has dramatically reduced barriers to solar and serves as a model for other cities. Speakers: Sara Bronin & Dan Mandelker Click here to view the speaker's bios. Click here to register.

Employee vs. Independent ContractorThis portion of the webinar focuses on issues relating to classification of individuals as employees and independent contractors.  Both the US Department of Labor and the IRS (and some state lab or departments) have an interest in how employees are treated. Although the US DofL has withdrawn its administrative interpretation of several years ago, the consequences of misclassification continue to be significant. The webinar will seek to provide guidance on this important topic. Speakers: Robin Cross & Dan Crean...

PoliceSLLC Presents: SCOTUS Police Cases *FREE FOR IMLA MEMBERS!  CLE available to Kitchen Sink Subscribers and in some cases to others but fees may apply. While Carpenter v. United States, involving warrantless searches of cell site location data stole the show, the Supreme Court decided numerous police cases this term involving Fourth Amendment searches, qualified immunity, and other topics. Join Stuart Raphael, of Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, who wrote the State and Local Legal Center amicus brief in City of Hays...

Marijuana LawPolicy Updates  The passage of California’s Proposition 64 was just the beginning.  Since its passage, lawmakers on the state and local levels have scrambled to enact legislation to regulate what has been hailed as the next great cash crop with the potential to change the state’s economy.  The presentation will provide an overview of the federal and state conflicts, an overview of state regulatory regulations, and an in-depth discussion of different flavors of regulation on a local level, and...

PersonnelDOL Wage and Hour Update This program will cover the pilot Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) program, current guidance on Joint Employers,  proposed overtime pay rules and relevant Opinion Letters.   Speakers: Paul Sweeney, Joe Steflik, Jr. & Robin Cross Click here to view the speaker's bios. Click here to register.

PersonnelImpact of Janus on Local Governments *FREE FOR IMLA MEMBERS!  CLE available to Kitchen Sink Subscribers and in some cases to others but fees may apply. The United States Supreme Court has recently overturned years of precedent and ruled that a public-sector employer could not deduct an agency fee, or any other form of payment, to a public-sector union from an employee’s pay unless the employee affirmatively consented to the payment. Public agencies will feel an immediate impact by the Janus v. American...

First AmendmentFirst Amendment Limitation on a Government's Ability to Regulate Demonstrations This presentation provides practitioners with a better understanding of a government’s ability to regulate demonstrations within the limitations imposed by the First Amendment.   Speaker: Tom Carr Click here to register.