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insightIn 2016, EPA published the long-anticipated Hazardous Waste Generator Improvement Rule (HWGIR) updating requirements for generators of hazardous waste. The HWGIR also clarifies EPA polices governing accumulation of hazardous waste in satellite accumulation areas (SAA). Because many states have now adopted the HWGIR into their state hazardous waste regulations, now is a good time for facilities in those states to audit onsite SAAs to be sure the correct hazardous waste practices are being followed. And for facilities in states that have not yet adopted the HWGIR, now is a good time to begin preparing for changes to SAA requirements.
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insightOn July 1, 2019, President Trump signed the Taxpayer First Act, H.R. 3151, into law.
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insightOn this episode of Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion, Brydon DeWitt is joined by special guest Beryl Ball, a senior vice president and financial advisor at CAPTRUST. Brydon and Beryl discuss some of the best practices for retirement plan committees.
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insightA law just went into effect in Virginia that makes it illegal to distribute falsely created pornographic videos and images of a person.
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insightCongratulations to Valerie Long, who was appointed to the board of the Central Virginia Partnership for Economic Development, effective July 1. The Central Virginia Partnership for Economic Development provides five core services for business decision makers and its local partners: research and analytics, site selection assistance, entrepreneurial support, existing business service and workforce development solutions. Learn more here.
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insightCongratulations to Christine Piersall, who has been newly certified as an Accredited Estate Planner® by the National Association of Estate Planners & Councils (NAEPC). The AEP® designation is a graduate level, multi-disciplinary specialization in estate planning, obtained in addition to already recognized professional credentials within the various disciplines of estate planning.
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peopleTarpley Ashworth counsels public, non-profit, and private clients in a variety of health care transactions, with a particular focus on complex real estate and M&A matters. He leverages his background in health care regulatory compliance to keep his clients fully advised with a complete picture of their transactions.
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insightOn Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Federal law that allows the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“PTO”) to reject words and symbols that are considered immoral or scandalous, on grounds that it violates the First Amendment. This is another chapter in a battle against the second part of the same provision that prevents registration of allegedly racist or disparaging terms, like (the band) “Slants” and (the football team) “Redskins.”
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insightOn Friday, June 21, 2019, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in North Carolina Department of Revenue v. Kimberley Rice Kaestner 1992 Family Trust (http://src.bna.com/Jbo) that a state cannot tax a trust based only on a trust beneficiary’s residency. In her unanimous opinion written for the Court, Justice Sotomayor wrote that North Carolina’s trust income tax, which was imposed on any trust having a beneficiary resident in North Carolina, “violates the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.” (The Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment provides “nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.”)
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insightOn June 20, 2019, the Greater Richmond Bar Foundation will host a "Lawyerpalooza" fundraising concert, featuring bands with at least one lawyer. Williams Mullen attorney Tommy Bishop, a guitar player himself, co-chaired the event. To read an article previewing the event from Richmond BizSense, click here.