Tips for Complying with DOL's Retirement Plan Cybersecurity Guidance
”Not if, but when" is a phrase commonly used to describe data breach risk. Holding just under $11 trillion in assets, employer-sponsored retirement plans are a particularly enticing target for cybercriminals. Through audits and best practice guidance, the Department of Labor (DOL) is encouraging…
Arkansas Regulated Storage Tank Stakeholders Meeting: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality Meeting Handouts
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) Office of Land Resources hosted a Regulated Storage Tank Stakeholders Meeting (“Meeting”) on April 29th. The meeting was held via teleconference. The items on the agenda included: . . . draft guidance…
OSHA Hazard Communication Standard/Proposed Revisions: National Association of Chemical Distributors Comments
The National Association of Chemical Distributors (“NACD”) submitted May 19th comments to the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) regarding proposed revisions to the Hazard Communication Standard (“HCS”). The HCS is found at 29 C.F.R. 1910.1200. OSHA stated in the…
Stormwater Enforcement: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Tishomingo County Airport (Belmont) Enter into Agreed Order
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Tishomingo County Airport (Belmont) (“Airport”) entered into a May 18th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing an alleged violation of the Mississippi Code related to discharges of waste into waters of the state. See Order No. 7122 21. The…
Guidance Document Development/Management: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Rescinds Rule
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) publishes a May 18th Federal Register Notice rescinding a rule adopted during the Trump Administration that established procedures and requirements for how the agency manages the development and issuance of guidance documents. The rescinded…