Drain Smart Central Arkansas: 2018 Call for Artists
Drain Smart is once again soliciting applications for artists to propose semi-permanent murals to “communicate the link between street liter, storm drains, and water quality.” The organization states that the art should “make people think twice before disposing of anything down a storm drain.”…
Hexavalent Chromium/OSHA Enforcement: Kansas Aircraft Manufacturer Alleged Violations
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) has cited Spirit Aerosystems, Inc. (“SAI”) for alleged violations involving hexavalent chromium. SAI is described as a Kansas aircraft manufacturer. OSHA investigators allegedly determined that the defense contractor exposed employees to…
Is the Supreme Court Set to Extinguish Bellas Hess' Bright Line Rule Barring Imposition of Sales Tax on Out-of-State Internet Sellers Later This Year?
February 8, 2018
by Anton L. Janik, Jr.
Twenty-six years ago in Quill Corp. v. North Dakota the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Bellas Hess bright line rule that out-of-state sellers cannot be held liable for collecting and remitting sales tax to any state unless the seller had physical presence in that state, was a precedent that still…
The New Deduction for Pass-Through Income (or How Congress Failed at Tax Simplification)
One of the more significant changes in the recently enacted Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is new Internal Revenue Code Section 199A, Qualified Business Income. Although touted as providing tax simplification, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act created a pretty complex new tax concept – the pass-through deduction. …
Asbestos/Insurance Coverage: New York Court Addresses Defense/Indemnity Obligations Related to Alleged Criminal Clean Air Act Violation
The New York Supreme Court (Appellate Division) addressed in a February 2nd decision whether three insurance companies had any obligation to defend or indemnify a company who was subject to criminal proceedings related to an alleged violation of the Clean Air Act. See Certified Environmental…