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08.04.2020
IP attorneys Craig Mytelka and Alex Gabriel discuss how you can reinvigorate your business by raising its profile in a cost-effective manner. Topics include:
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07.29.2020
Virginia Resources Updated: July 29, 2020
North Carolina Resources Updated: August 7, 2020
COVID-19 Key Resource List (Virginia):
Commonwealth of Virginia Official COVID-19 Website
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07.29.2020
Labor, Employment & Immigration Partner David C. Burton summarizes key components of the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry’s Emergency Temporary Standard governing employers’ obligations to employees that became effective on July 27, 2020.
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07.28.2020
Federal contractors and subcontractors are required to invite all applicants and employees to voluntarily self-identify their race, national origin, gender, veteran status, and disability status.
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07.27.2020
Litigation partner Shane Smith gives tips for protecting and improving your real estate assessment appeal rights and options in Virginia.
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07.21.2020
After a month of meetings, and substantial comments from the business sector, which opined that Virginia Department of Labor & Industry (VDOLI) had gone too far, and from workers’ advocates, who believe that it did not go far enough, Virginia on July 15,...
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07.20.2020
Corporate attorney Amish Patel summarizes N.C. House Bill 1023, which created the COVID-19 Job Retention Program and provides a high-level overview of major economic development incentives in North Carolina.
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07.16.2020
Click on the image below for a full PDF of the Environmental Newsletter.
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07.14.2020
The “not in my back yard” (NIMBY) doctrine taking hold across the United States was recently dealt a setback in South Carolina. The United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, Florence Division, recently determined that a State law...
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07.14.2020
Last March, EPA issued a memorandum entitled COVID-19 Implications for EPA’s Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Program. The memorandum announced a temporary policy regarding EPA’s enforcement of environmental obligations during the COVID-19 public health...
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07.14.2020
In 2001, EPA promulgated the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for pulp and paper combustion sources. The rule addressed some, but not all, of the hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) these sources are known to emit. In 2017, EPA...
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07.14.2020
EPA recently issued a final rule amending Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) regulations concerning “small manufacturers” of chemical substances. Companies that meet the regulatory definition of a “small manufacturer” of chemical substances are exempt from...
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07.14.2020
A federal court in Pennsylvania recently ruled a U.S. Steel Corp. manufacturing facility was not required under CERCLA to notify federal authorities of releases to the air in excess of emission limits in its air permits. This ruling provides an expansive...
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07.14.2020
Two recent executive orders (“EOs”) issued by President Trump require additional efforts by federal agencies to facilitate regulatory reform and to expedite infrastructure projects, relying greatly on emergency and special exception authorities within federal...
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07.14.2020
The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) is a cooperative effort among 10 northeastern states to cap and reduce CO2 emissions from fossil-fueled power plants. A bill passed in the 2020 Virginia General Assembly Session and signed into law has kick-...
