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insightWilliams Mullen litigator Ben Pace was quoted in the Austin American-Stateman last week about the University of Texas System Board of Regents dropping their trademark requests for use of the phrase "Horns Havoc." See the full story here.
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insightThe severe drought in Virginia in 2002 saw several localities nearly exhaust available public water supplies and reenergized public policy concerns about Virginia’s water resources and their proper and sustainable management.
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insightFacilities discharging industrial wastewater to Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTWs) must be keenly sensitive to changes in the nature and volume of their discharge.
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insightOn April 29, 2013, the U.S Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced its temporary worker initiative.
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insightPursuant to the Clean Water Act’s Oil Spill Pollution, Prevention, Control and Countermeasures Rule (SPCC Rule)1, farmers and other oil storage and handling facilities are required to have an SPCC Plan to prevent oil spills into “Waters of the United States.”
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insightAs the July 1 deadline for filing the Form R for your facility approaches, these additional Frequent Questions may assist your preparation.
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insightA bill with significant implications for North Carolina employers is now pending in the North Carolina General Assembly, Senate Committee on Rules and Operations. If enacted, House Bill 318, the “Protect North Carolina Workers Act,” would compel tens of thousands of North Carolina businesses to start using E-Verify.
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insightOn April 15, 2015, the National Labor Relations Board’s “ambush election” rules became effective, and going forward any representation petitions filed by unions will be subject to the new rules, which drastically expedite the amount of time between the filing of an election petition and the actual election.
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insightA recent decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (the federal appeals court that covers Virginia, North Carolina, West Virginia, Maryland, and South Carolina) reconfirms what many employers have long suspected -- almost all physical and mental impairments will meet the definition of “disability” under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), as the law was amended in 2008. Under the ever-broadening definition of “disability,” employers may now be required to provide reasonable accommodations to a larger number of employees.
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insightNBC29 published a story on April 15 about the closing of firm client Sweet Briar College, including statements from Williams Mullen CEO Woody Fowler. See the story here.