Company Defeats Alleged Whistleblower Bringing Claim Under Obscure Whistleblowing Law
Companies generally know that certain whistleblowing activities are protected. But this protection is not absolute, and not everything that employees think is whistleblowing actually meets the legal definition necessary for protection. Deciding what is protected activity and what is not can be a…
Arkansas Water Operator Licensing/COVID-19: Arkansas Department of Health Announces Training Hours Waiver
Mr. Jeff Stone, P.E., of the Arkansas Department of Health (“DOH”), announced in an article in the Fall 2020 edition of the publication Arkansas Drinking Water Update that: . . . Due to the effects of the pandemic upon the availability of water operator training, the requirement of obtaining…
FBI Warns of Imminent Cybercrime Threat to U.S. Hospitals and Health Care Providers
October 29, 2020
by Anton L. Janik, Jr.
In a Joint Cybersecurity Advisory issued Wednesday, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Department of Health and Human Services warned of an imminent ransomware threat to U.S. hospitals and healthcare providers. More than 400 hospitals…
Environmental Quality Incentives Program: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Issues Final Rule Updating Requirements
Co-Author: Jordan Wimpy The United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) Natural Resources Conservation Service (“NCRS”) promulgated a final rule on October 26th in the Federal Register making revisions to the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (“EQIP”). See 85 Fed. Reg. 67637. The rule…
SPCC Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Tank Battery Operator Enter into Expedited Settlement Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Gary Davis Oil, LLC, (“GDO”) entered into an Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Water Act Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (“SPCC”) regulations. See Docket No. CWA-06-2020-4303…