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West Virginia Law Review

State and Local Government Law

Home Rule

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Home Rule In West Virginia, Robert M. Bastress Jr. Apr 2020

Home Rule In West Virginia, Robert M. Bastress Jr.

West Virginia Law Review

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Enhanced Civil Rights In Home Rule Jurisdictions: Newly Emerging Uas/Drone Use Ordinances, Jennifer A. Brobst Apr 2020

Enhanced Civil Rights In Home Rule Jurisdictions: Newly Emerging Uas/Drone Use Ordinances, Jennifer A. Brobst

West Virginia Law Review

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Enacting Local Workplace Regulations In An Era Of Preemption, Dilini Lankachandra Apr 2020

Enacting Local Workplace Regulations In An Era Of Preemption, Dilini Lankachandra

West Virginia Law Review

Since San Francisco enacted the first paid sick leave ordinance in 2007, cities and counties across the country have quietly emerged as drivers of the modern labor movement. Local governments are now increasingly playing a pivotal role in developing, enacting, and enforcing workplace regulations ranging from local minimum wage increases to LGBTQ-inclusive nondiscrimination ordinances to fair scheduling requirements. As a result, the question of which level of government should have the power to regulate business and protect workers has become a flash point in contemporary state-local conflicts, inciting state legislatures to adopt far-reaching, sweeping preemption laws that eliminate local authority …


The West Virginia Municipal Home Rule Proposal, Jeff B. Fordham Dec 1935

The West Virginia Municipal Home Rule Proposal, Jeff B. Fordham

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.