Stormwater Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Lynden, Washington Refrigerated Warehousing/Storage Facility Enter into Consent Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Americold Logistics, LLC – Lynden (“ALLL”) entered into a March 9th Consent Agreement (“CA”) to address alleged violations of a Clean Water Act Stormwater Industrial General Permit. See Docket No. CWA-10-2020-0026. The CA provides that…
Keeping Your Distance: New Social Distance Requirements for Arkansas Businesses
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson, by Executive Order 20-13, as part of his COVID-19 response, has mandated new social distancing protocols for all businesses, construction companies, and places of worship operating in Arkansas. The new requirements, which were effective on April 6, 2020, include…
COVID-19 UPDATE: SBA Issues Updated Lender and Borrower PPP FAQs
The Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP”) established under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act authorizes up to $349 billion in forgivable loans to small businesses to pay their employees during the COVID-19 crisis. We have published information on PPP here. The U.S…
Earnings Releases and Investor Calls in Light of COVID-19: SEC Chairman and Director of Corporation Finance Issue Joint Public Statement
On Wednesday, April 8, 2020, the SEC Chairman, Jay Clayton, and Director of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance, William Hinman, released a joint public statement emphasizing the importance of disclosures from public companies in light of COVID-19. As noted in the statement, “In the coming…
TDI Postpones Implementation of Corporate Governance Annual Disclosure
April 9, 2020
by Burnie Burner
The Texas Department of Insurance issued Commissioner's Bulletin # B-0018-20, postponing the filing of the Corporate Governance Annual Disclosure required by H.B. 3300 passed by the Legislature in 2019. The required disclosure is based on the NAIC Model Bill and is now Chapter 831 of the Insurance…