ordinance
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Workers have urged city lawmakers to pass the Fast Food Fair Work Ordinance, which would establish paid, full-day training on workers’ rights and expand paid leave for fast food workers.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
Authorities claimed that because Ms. Kwok was listed as the beneficiary, her father had attempted to handle the funds of an “absconder” in violation of the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026
Housing Department estimated that 7,500 short-term rentals were violating the city’s Home Sharing Ordinance, but the city only issued 300 citations.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 21, 2025
Los Angeles beefed up its Home-Sharing Ordinance in March, calling for increased fines and more staff to monitor violations.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2025
In a separate act, the Continental Congress enacts the Northwest Ordinance, which outlaws slavery in the territories north of the Ohio and east of the Mississippi Rivers.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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