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B. Jeffrey Brooks; Adams and Reese LLP;
Legal Alert/Article September 26, 2012, previously published on September 24, 2012 Early Saturday morning the Senate passed, in a 62-30 vote, the six-month continuing resolution (CR) which the House had passed, in a 329-91 vote, the previous week. The legislation (H J Res 117) will fund the federal government until March 27 of next year.
| | Congressional Update Client Alert
B. Jeffrey Brooks; Adams and Reese LLP;
Legal Alert/Article September 12, 2012, previously published on September 11, 2012 Yesterday, President Obama issued an executive order establishing the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council to oversee restoration projects that will be funded by fines from the BP oil spill. The RESTORE Act, which was part of the transportation bill approved in July, will funnel 80 percent of...
| | Congressional Update Client Alert
B. Jeffrey Brooks; Adams and Reese LLP;
Legal Alert/Article September 7, 2012, previously published on September 4, 2012 Congress is set to reconvene next week after its annual August recess adjournment comes to an end. In the months preceding the November elections much of the coming debate is expected to be geared towards the fiscal blueprint of the nation.
| | OSHA Issues Directive for Marine Cargo Handling Industry
John D. Surma, Collin G. Warren; Adams and Reese LLP;
Legal Alert/Article August 29, 2012, previously published on August 24, 2012 According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the marine cargo handling industry -- which is regulated by the Marine Terminals standards and the Longshoring standards -- saw seven workers killed and almost 3,000 workers injured on-the-job in 2010. On August 10, 2012, OSHA issued a revised "Tool...
| | OSHA Issues Directive for Marine Cargo Handling Industry Employers within the Industry Are Encouraged To Respond and Prepare Accordingly
John D. Surma, Collin G. Warren; Adams and Reese LLP;
Legal Alert/Article August 24, 2012, previously published on August 24, 2012 According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the marine cargo handling industry -- which is regulated by the Marine Terminals standards and the Longshoring standards -- saw seven workers killed and almost 3,000 workers injured on-the-job in 2010. On August 10, 2012, OSHA issued a revised "Tool...
| | Update: Tax Cut Measures in House and Senate
B. Jeffrey Brooks; Adams and Reese LLP;
Legal Alert/Article August 6, 2012, previously published on August 3, 2012 The battle in Congress over tax cuts began last week and is expected to continue as the parties sharpen their divide as they advance to the fall elections.
| | House and Senate Agree to Consider Six-Month Continuing Resolution
B. Jeffrey Brooks; Adams and Reese LLP;
Legal Alert/Article August 2, 2012, previously published on August 1, 2012 Today, Speaker John Boehner released a statement announcing that House and Senate leaders had reached an agreement to consider a six-month continuing resolution, in September, consistent with the spending cap level in the Budget Control Act.
| | Failure to Comply with Stormwater Requirements on Construction Sites can Generate Substantial Fines
V. James Dickson; Adams and Reese LLP;
Legal Alert/Article August 1, 2012, previously published on July 30, 2012 Since 1992, Federal EPA regulations have required certain construction activities that involve more than one (1) acre to comply with requirements to control of stormwater leaving the construction site. The failure to comply with these requirements constitutes a violation of the Clean Water Act and...
| | Surface Transportation Agreement Sent to President
B. Jeffrey Brooks; Adams and Reese LLP;
Legal Alert/Article July 30, 2012, previously published on July 1, 2012 The House and the Senate gave final passage to a two-year extension of the Highway Bill. By a vote of 373-52, the House first cleared the measure paving way for the Senate to pass the bill by a vote of 74-19. The Senate spent the afternoon trying to attach several unrelated provisions to the bill...
| | House Schedules Vote to Repeal President Obama's Health Care Legislation
B. Jeffrey Brooks; Adams and Reese LLP;
Legal Alert/Article July 30, 2012, previously published on July 11, 2012 With the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold President Obama's health care legislation behind them, House Republicans have scheduled a July 11 floor vote on legislation that would repeal the current enacted law.
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