Can an Employer Require its Employees to Get the Covid-19 Vaccine?
Yes, but there is a right and wrong way to go about it. And of course, there are exceptions. But more importantly, while an employer can institute such a requirement, the better question to ask might be—should they? More on that below. The Rule: The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)…
404 Nationwide Permits/Clean Water Act: U.S. Corps of Engineers Finalizes Revisions/Renewal of Certain NWPs
The United States Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) issued on August 3rd a final rule revising and renewing certain Nationwide Permits (“NWPs”) under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. The Corps issues two types of Clean Water Act Section 404 permits. An individual permit authorizes specific…
Tire Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management Proposed Administrative Order to Selma Scrap Tire Facility
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) has proposed an Administrative Order (“AO”) to Willie Smiley d/b/a The Place (“The Place”) addressing alleged violations of the ADEM Administrative Code provisions addressing tires. See Order No. 21-XXX-ST. The AO states that The Place is…
Asbestos Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and El Dorado Property Owner Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Cunningham Apartment Homes, LLC (“Cunningham”) entered into a December 7th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Regulation 21…
Engineering Firm/Landfill Acquisition Contract: Texas Appellate Court Addresses Governmental Immunity Issue
The Court of Appeals of Texas (“Court”) addressed in a December 16th Opinion an issue arising out of litigation between an engineering firm and a Texas city related to a contract associated with services to obtain a landfill permit. The Court was asked to determine whether the Texas city was immune…