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. §…
West Virginia v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Addressing Obama Clean Power Plan
The United States Supreme Court (“Court”) issued an Opinion today addressing a challenge to President Obama’s Clean Power Plan (“CPP”) Rule which was promulgated pursuant to Section 111 of the Clean Air Act. See West Virginia et al. v. Environmental protection Agency et al., No. 20-1530. The CPP…
Harmful Algal Blooms/Hypoxia: U.S. Government Accountability Office Report
The United States Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) issued a June 20, 2022, report titled: Water Quality – Agency Should Take More Actions to Manage Risks from Harmful Blooms and Hypoxia (“Report”) See GAO-22-104449. GAO states it was asked to review federal efforts to manage harmful algal…
Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and City of Dyess Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the Town of Dyess, Arkansas (“Dyess”), entered into a March 10th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge Elimination System…