United States District Court Blocks FTC's Final Rule Banning Non-Compete Agreements
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced the “Final Non-Compete Clause Rule” banning most post-employment non-compete clauses between employers and employees. The final rule was set to take effect on September 4, 2024, however, on August 20, 2024, amidst employers’…
Valuation of Riparian Rights: Federal Court Addresses Jurisdictional Issue
A United States Magistrate (U.S. District Court [Alabama]) (“Magistrate”) addressed in an August 2nd Report and Recommendation whether a water law dispute satisfied the jurisdictional minimum of $75,000.00 to remain in federal court. See H. Reid Key et al., v. Chantelle S. Vallely, 2024 WL 3876473…
Title V/Clean Air Act: Sierra Club Petition to Object Filed Addressing Hopewell, Virginia Chemical Manufacturing Facility
Five non-profit organizations filed a Clean Air Act Title V Petition to Object (“Petition”) before the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) related to the AdvanSix Resins and Chemicals LLC (“AdvanSix”) chemical manufacturing facility (“Facility”). The five organizations filling the…
Arkansas Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks – August 28th Meeting
As noted in previous blog posts, Arkansas operates a petroleum storage tank trust fund that provides reimbursement for eligible storage tanks for certain corrective actions and third party damage claims due to a release of petroleum. The Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks meets monthly…
Data Quality Issues Within the Hazardous Waste e-MANIFEST System: Association for State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials Position Paper
The Association for State and Territorial Management Officials (“ASTSWMO”) published a position paper titled: DATA QUALITY ISSUES WITHIN THE HAZARDOUS WASTE e-MANIFEST SYSTEM (“Position Paper). The Position Paper contains the organizations’ position on enhancing e-Manifest data quality. The…