31st Arkansas Recycling Coalition Annual Conference & Tradeshow: September 12-14, Hot Springs, Arkansas
The Arkansas Recycling Coalition (“ARC”) will be holding its 31st Annual Conference & Tradeshow (“Conference”) in Hot Springs, Arkansas. The Conference will be held at the Oaklawn Racing – Casino – Resort from September 12th through 14th. The keynote speaker will be John Randall Tyson from Tyson…
Solar Energy System/Access Road: Massachusetts Appellate Court Addresses Zoning Issue
The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (“Court”) addressed in a June 2nd Opinion application of the City of Waltham, Massachusetts, (“Waltham”) zoning code to the construction of a solar energy system. See 2022 WL 1789794. The question involved whether an access road to the system could be…
Waters of the United States/Sackett v. US. Environmental Protection Agency: National Association of Clean Water Agencies/Waterkeeper Alliance File U.S. Supreme Amicus Briefs
The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (“NACWA”) and Waterkeeper Alliance (“Waterkeeper”) each filed Amicus Briefs in the Supreme Court of the United States appeal styled: Michael Sackett, et ux. v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, et al. See no. 21-454. The appeal addresses the…
The Growing Trend of Anti-Boycott Laws and the Effect on Public Finance – Is Arkansas Next?
June 30, 2022
by John S. Bryant
In a nation seemingly becoming more polarized along political lines every day, not even the normally quiet and steady world of public finance remains untouched. Recently proposed and adopted anti-boycott type legislative initiatives in several states, and the emergence of environmental, social and…
Non-Compete Agreements: Are They Enforceable in Contracts for Medical Services?
Yes, but with caveats. For non-compete agreements in Arkansas, there are separate rules for non-medical and medical employees. This variance stems from Arkansas’ non-compete statute, which applies to non-medical employees, but expressly does not apply to medical employees. Ark. Code Ann. §…