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LEED can Mitigate Legal Risks in ESG Disclosures

Green Building Law Update

ESG has become such a large component of my law practice that I am now collaborating with a fabulous group attorneys in ESG Legal Solutions, LLC, a new non-law consulting firm. This blog post highlights the legal risk associated with ESG disclosures and proffers that through green building practices, like the U.S. Recent U.S.

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Net Zero Pledges by Businesses are Fraught with Risk

Green Building Law Update

There has been little litigation to date, but as far back as 2016 we wrote a blog post about “net zero energy” in California, False Advertising Claims over Net Zero and LEED Certified Homes. We view our role as articulating and then mitigating for a business what is now termed “carbon asset risk” which includes a business claim of net zero.

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ESG is an Opportunity for Commercial Landlords

Green Building Law Update

Carbon reporting will be required by organizations, people, activities, information and resources involved in supplying a product or service in California. This is much more than only applying to Amazon and Walmart, and their supply chains. government and The Group of Seven. yes, this blog will continue).

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The S in ESG may be the Most Impactful

Green Building Law Update

ESG has become such a large component of my law practice that I am now collaborating with a fabulous group attorneys in ESG Legal Solutions, LLC, a new non-law consulting firm. Nancy Hudes and I are now publishing a new blog at www.ESGLegalSolutions.com (. yes, this blog will continue). This post originally appeared in that blog.

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Water is the Most Important ESG Factor

Green Building Law Update

And just last Wednesday the California Department of Water Resources announced for the first time it is not going to allocate any water next year to local water districts. As weather induced droughts in the U.S. make interstate groundwater disputes increasingly likely in the coming years there are real implications for our future.

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Zero Waste in an Era of Net Zero Everything

Green Building Law Update

By analogy, nearly all businesses choose to include a warning label that nearly everything from a padlock, to jewelry, to a dish to a flashlight may cause cancer, to comply with California law that defines “no significant risk” (. Nancy Hudes and I are now publishing a blog www.ESGLegalSolutions.com (. yes, this blog will continue).

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How to Get Large Group Health Insurance Plans for Contractor Business Employees

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While you are not legally obligated to offer health plans to these workers, you can still choose to. The level of control the employer legally has over how the worker performs tasks. Legally, employers are not required to provide the same benefits to their 1099 contractors as they do to their full-time employees.

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