Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Pope County Gasoline Bulk Plant Operator Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Max Taylor Oil Company, Inc. (“MTOC”) entered into a July 6th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of a General Air Permit. See LIS No. 22-077. The CAO provides that MTOC…
Section 3(c)(2)(B) Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Notice of Intent to Suspend DCPA Technical Registration: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Appeals Board Challenge Filed
Several organizations filed a July 21st Notice of Exceptions and Appeal Brief (“Notice”) before the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Environmental Appeals Board (“EAB”) addressing: Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Section 3(c)(2)(B) Notice of Intent to…
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…