Following Up On "Election Day is Coming – Will Major Tax Changes Follow?"
February 8, 2021
by B. Wade Bowen
On August 10, 2020, we published a post outlining some of President Biden’s tax proposals set forth on the campaign trail. This post takes a deeper look at some of those proposals and some of the factors likely to influence the chance of the proposals becoming law. When we wrote in August, we were…
COVID-19 Paid Leave – What Employers Need to Know about the New Federal Relief Bill
February 8, 2021
by Ashley Edwards
On December 27, 2020, President Donald Trump signed into law the “Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 a small portion of which, the COVID-Related Tax Relief Act of 2020, (Relief Act) extends and modifies certain relief to small- and mid-sized employers under the Families First Coronavirus…
How Did Individual Arkansans Fare Under the CARES Act's First Round Economic Impact Payments?
February 8, 2021
by Anton L. Janik, Jr.
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, also known as the CARES Act, was enacted in March 2020 and created a refundable tax credit for individuals. The advance payments authorized by the CARES Act are referred to as the first round of economic impact payments (First Round EIPs)…
Construction Stormwater Enforcement: Commonwealth of Massachusetts and Solar Array Developer Enter into Consent Decree
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, acting through the Office of the Attorney General of Massachusetts, and Dynamic Energy Solutions, LLC, (“Dynamic”) entered into a February 1st Consent Decree (“CD”) addressing alleged violations of the: Federal Clean Water Act Massachusetts Wetlands Protection…
Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board Proposed Order/Civil Penalty Related to Charleston Silica Production Operation
The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued a January 26th Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to Wacker Chemical Corporation (“Wacker”). See Division of Air Pollution Control Case No. APC20-0116. The Order states that Wacker had been issued a…