Asbestos/Duty to Maintain: Court of Appeals of Washington Addresses Housing Authority Violation
Co-Author: Laura Choate The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1 (“Court of Appeals”) in a June 8th opinion affirmed a King County Superior Court’s (“Superior Court”) decision addressing issues involving application of the state’s asbestos regulations to the Housing Authority of King County…
Arkansas Environmental Federation Air Webinar: Title V Petitions to Object Update (Stuart Spencer /Mitchell Williams Law Firm) and Will Montgomery (Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality) - June 18th
The Arkansas Environmental Federation (“AEF”) as part of its Air Topics series scheduled a presentation for June 18th titled: Title V Petitions to Object Update (“Webinar”) The Webinar will be presented by: Will Montgomery – Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of…
Expediting Environmental Reviews/Modernization Blueprint: USDA Secretarial Memorandum to the Chief of Forest Service
United States Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued a June 12th memorandum to Forest Service Chief Vicki Christiansen titled: Secretarial Memorandum to the Chief of the Forest Service (“Memorandum”) The Memorandum is described as a “blueprint” for the Forest Service’s systems and…
What the New Title VII LGBTQ Ruling Means for Employers
June 16, 2020
by Nathan A. Read
On Monday, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that employers are prohibited from taking adverse employment action against employees based on sexual orientation or gender identity. Discrimination based on sex prohibited by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 now extends to sexual…
Superfund/Cost-Recovery Action: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Challenge to Allocation Methodology
Co-Author: Hannah Van Horn The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (“Court”) addressed in a June 3rd Opinion an issue arising under a Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA” or “Superfund”) cost recovery action. See Mission Linen Supply v…