New Mexico’s Renewable Energy Outlook Following 2017 Legislative Session
April 7, 2017 was the last day for the Governor to sign, veto, or pocket veto any bills passed by the New Mexico legislature during the 2017 legislative session. What passed and what did not is significant for New Mexico’s renewable energy…
Limiting the Scope of “Joint Employment” Under New Mexico Law
In a recent opinion, the New Mexico Court of Appeals refused to affirm a jury verdict finding that several affiliated entities qualified as either “joint venturers” or “joint employers.” See Wirth v. Sun Healthcare Grp., Inc., 2017-NMCA-007, 2016 N.M. App. LEXIS 94….
Modrall Sperling Attorneys Listed in 2017 Southwest Super Lawyers®
Modrall Sperling is pleased to announce 40 of our attorneys were included in the 2017 edition of Southwest Super Lawyers. Five attorneys were listed among the “Top 25…
Dakota Access Pipeline Project Update
The Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) project continues to be the subject of extensive news coverage and ongoing controversy. Last quarter’s Watch discussed U.S. District Judge Boasberg’s memorandum opinion denying the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction, which was immediately followed…
Modrall Sperling Hires New Executive Director
Janet Wulf, CPA, has been named Executive Director at Modrall Sperling. She brings to the position a diversity of experience and a strong track record of administrative management…
Legislative Update: Water Law Developments in New Mexico
Shareholder Susan Miller Bisong will provide details on “Legislative Update: Water Law Developments in New Mexico” as part of CLE International’s Law of the Rio Grande, at La Fonda in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Tule Wind Farm Passes NEPA Test, Again
On March 6, 2017, the United States District Court for the Southern District of California rejected a challenge to a wind project in southeastern San Diego County, with known potential impacts to golden eagles.1 The project consisted of two phases, Phase I which…
Joint Employment and Overtime Obligations
Generally, an employee is not entitled to overtime pay unless she/he works more than 40 hours a week for a single employer. It is not uncommon, however, for a company which has a subsidiary company to employ some staff to work for both…
Employment Law Alert – March 2017
View as PDF Articles: Joint Employment and Overtime Obligations Generally, an employee is not entitled to overtime pay unless she/he works more than 40 hours a week for a single employer. It is not uncommon, however, for a company which has a…
NALW Winter 2016-2017
View as PDF Articles: Dakota Access Pipeline Project Update The Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) project continues to be the subject of extensive news coverage and ongoing controversy. Last quarter’s Watch discussed U.S. District Judge Boasberg’s memorandum opinion denying the Standing Rock Sioux…