A member is seeking to include a local hiring preference for a new public works project that would require a specific percentage of the laborers hired for the job to be from the jurisdiction. The project will very likely include union labor and will require a labor agreement. The member is wondering if anyone has dealt with this issue and related legal concerns and where they landed on the question of the constitutionality of local hiring preferences? We recognize that there may be state laws that implicate this as well, but if you have experience with this issue, please email me at akarras@imla.org<mailto:akarras@imla.org> and I will forward your response on to the inquiring member. Amanda Kellar Karras Executive Director / General Counsel Direct Phone: (202) 742-1018 IMLA Main: (202) 466-5424 Email: akarras@imla.org [facebook icon]<https://www.facebook.com/InternationalMunicipalLawyersAssociation/>[twitter icon]<https://twitter.com/imlalegal>[linkedin icon]<https://www.linkedin.com/company/international-municipal-lawyers-association-inc./> [logo]<https://imla.org/> 51 Monroe St. Suite 404 Rockville, MD, 20850 www.imla.org<http://www.imla.org/> Plan Ahead! Take a look at all of IMLA's upcoming events<https://imla.org/events/>! IMLA's 2022 Annual<https://imla.org/annual-conference/> Conference, October 19-23, 2022 in Portland, OR! Check out our On-Demand webinar library<https://netforum.avectra.com/eweb/shopping/shopping.aspx?site=imla&webcode=shopping&cart=0&shopsearchCat=Merchandise&productCat=Webinar> with 100+ webinars at your fingertips!