Toxics Release Inventory Reporting: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Rule Updating List of North American Industry Classification System Codes
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a July 22nd Federal Register Notice announcing a proposed rule that would reflect the United States Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) 2022 North American Industry Classification System (“NAICS”) codes for reporting under the…
Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and City of Imboden Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the City of Imboden, Arkansas, (“Imboden”) entered into a May 9th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System…
Arkansas Supreme Court Upholds Validity of Class-Action Waiver Clause Even In Absence of Arbitration Clause
July 25, 2022
by Audra K. Hamilton
Arbitration agreements and class-action waivers have been important tools for employers seeking to reduce expense and exposure in cases brought by employees. These legal instruments have begun to be limited, though. Recently, Congress amended the Federal Arbitration Act to invalidate arbitration…
Tips, Tip Pooling, and Tip Credits: What is a Restaurant Legally Allowed to do with its Tips?
July 25, 2022
by Cara D. Butler
Employees in a restaurant setting often receive tips, and employers often take a “tip credit” toward the minimum wage that they have to pay (allowing the employer in Arkansas to pay $2.63/hour to the tipped employee if the tipped employee receives at least $8.37 per hour in tips to make up the…
Emotional Support Animals and Access to Public Facilities
Imagine you are in charge of a facility that is open to the public—perhaps a church, a restaurant, a hardware store, or an apartment building. A woman enters with a dog on a leash. She says the dog is a service dog or emotional support animal, and she asks that the dog be allowed to accompany her…