Wednesday, 8 May, 2024
On April 29, 2024, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission published its final form, Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace (Guidance).
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Wednesday, 1 May, 2024
On April 20, 2024, New York lawmakers finalized their $237 billion fiscal year 2024-2025 budget.
Monday, 29 April, 2024
The revision of the rule defining “waters of the United States” (“WOTUS”; the “Post-Sackett Rule”) has not resolved the litigation surrounding the WOTUS definition.
Wednesday, 24 April, 2024
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a new rule that it is an unfair method of competition—and therefore a violation of Section 5 of the FTC Act—for employers to enter into non-compete clauses with workers.
Saturday, 20 April, 2024
On Friday, April 19, 2024, USEPA announced it will publish a final rule designating PFOS and PFOA as CERCLA hazardous substances (the “PFAS CERCLA Rule”).
Tuesday, 16 April, 2024
On March 28, 2024, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) published a final rule (the 2024 Rule) that expands the number of facilities required to develop a facility response plan for a worst-case discharge of certain hazardous substances or the threat of such a discharge.[1] Prior to this 2024 Rule, the Clean Water Act (CWA) regulations required an owner or operator of a facility to prepare and submit to USEPA a facility response plan for responding to a worst-case discharge of oil. This 2024 Rule, however, expands the scope of the regulation to also require facilities to prepare and submit a facility response plan for the discharge (or threat of discharge) of CWA-listed hazardous substances.
Monday, 15 April, 2024
Congratulations to Vorys for prioritizing diversity and inclusion, fostering a sense of belonging among all employees, and promoting diversity in the legal profession.
Monday, 15 April, 2024
On March 26, 2024, USEPA published a plan to collect nationwide data on per- and polyfluoralkyl substances (PFAS) that will be used to support PFAS regulation.
Friday, 12 April, 2024
On Wednesday, April 10, 2024, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) announced that it would publish a final PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (PFAS Drinking Water Rule) that will set legally enforceable limits for six PFAS in drinking water, including 4 parts per trillion (ppt) limits for PFOS and PFOA.
Friday, 5 April, 2024
On April 4, 2024, Governor Andy Beshear signed into law Kentucky’s comprehensive privacy legislation, H-B 15 (the Act), officially placing Kentucky as the nation’s sixteenth state to join the privacy legislation race.
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