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The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a March 9th Federal Register Notice referencing the availability of additional funding for brownfields. See 85 Fed. Reg. 13647. EPA states that it is going to make available...By: Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and National Carbon Capture Center (“Capture Center”) entered into a February 13th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of the Admin. Code related to asbestos. See Consent...By: Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,

If you watch the news, you may have heard that the requirement known as the “individual mandate” under the Affordable Care Act, which generally requires that individuals either obtain health insurance or pay a penalty, was repealed by the Tax Cuts...By: Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Riggins Commercial Construction, LLC, (“Riggins”) entered into a February 12th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a...By: Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,

The Arkansas Court of Appeals recently limited a defendant’s right to allocate fault to nonparties. The allocation of fault to nonparties has long been a source of confusion and uncertainty for litigants in Arkansas. This is in part due to tension...By: Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,

On Thursday, February 20, 2020, the Commissioner of the Texas Department of Insurance issued a bulletin clarifying the applicability of Texas’ small and large employer health plan laws and regulations to individual coverage HRAs (ICHRAs) and excepted...By: Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,

In August 2013, Arkansas enacted a statute intended to regulate employers’ ability to access social media account of employees. This statute, entitled “Social Media Accounts of Current and Prospective Employees,” applies to employers in both the...By: Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,

The United States Department of Transportation (“DOT”) Office of Drug and Alcohol issued a February 18th DOT Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance Notice (“Notice”) addressing the drug and alcohol policy for the expanding legalization by...By: Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,

For employers seeking to fulfill their obligation to complete and retain Form I-9s for each person on their payroll, the United States Citizen and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued a new version of the Form I-9 which employers should begin...By: Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,

Two documents were prepared by the Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) in regards to Thomas Fredericks and Fredericks Construction Company, Inc., (“Fredericks”) Consent Administrator Order (“CAO”)...By: Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,