Patrick McCarthy, Mary Rogers and Chris Stracco wrote an article, "What Will Become Of Jersey City's Tax Abatement Law?," in Law360. The article is about the significance of a ruling by Third Circuit in Associated Builders and Contractors Inc. v. City of Jersey City, 2016 U.S. App. Lexis 16654 (3d Cir., Sept. 12, 2016). The decision found that the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey erred in dismissing a suit against Jersey City challenging its ordinance which required the use of union labor on certain construction projects which were subject to property tax abatements. The Third Circuit held that the city was not acting as a "market participant" but rather as a "regulator," and therefore the plaintiffs' National Labor Relations Act, Employee Retirement Income Security Act and dormant Commerce Clause claims against the city were cognizable and thus were reinstated. The significance of this decision is that the plaintiffs’ challenge to the ordinance requirement of the PLAs will be allowed to go forward. If the plaintiffs ultimately prevail in their challenge to the ordinance, they may not be required to otherwise comply with its collective bargaining requirements. Other redevelopers may be hesitant to enter into tax abatement agreements with the city under the ordinance unless and until the validity of the ordinance's collective bargaining provisions are adjudicated one way or the other.
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Day Pitney Associate Daniel Pierre's award from the Association of Black Law Students at Rutgers School of Law – Newark at its 33rd Annual Jazz for Justice Gala was featured in the New Jersey Law Journal's On the Move and After Hours column.
Day Pitney Associate Daniel Pierre's award from the Association of Black Law Students at Rutgers School of Law – Newark at its 33rd Annual Jazz for Justice Gala was featured in the Diverse Lawyers Network's newsletter.
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Day Pitney is proud to announce that three of the firm's South Florida-based partners have been recognized for the Florida Legal Awards from the Daily Business Review.
New Jersey Of Counsel Christopher Stracco and Associates Palak Sharma and Erin Hodgson co-authored a chapter in the American Bar Association’s 28th Edition of The Property Tax Deskbook, which is described by the publisher as a “comprehensive guide provides taxpayers and tax practitioners with an essential, reliable, and annually updated compendium of information about property taxation law and procedure in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.”
The announcement that Day Pitney has named Attorneys James M. Leva and Amanda M. Curley as chair and vice-chair of the firm's Cannabis practice group was featured in Connecticut Law Tribune's Connecticut Movers column.
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