September 25, 2019 New California Law: Workers’ Presumed Status as Employees versus Independent Contractors Last week Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill No. 5 (AB-5). AB-5 presumes that any person who performs work for a hirer is an employee and not an independent contractor. The presumption created by AB-5 has existed […]
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Austin W. Manning Joins the Environmental and Energy Law Firm of Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox, LLP Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox, LLP (MGKF), an environmental, energy, land use law and litigation firm based just outside of Philadelphia, PA is pleased to announce that Austin Manning has joined the firm […]
Sep 23, 2019
EPA Includes Unique Identifier Information on Updated TSCA Inventory – Update from Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
EPA Includes Unique Identifier Information on Updated TSCA Inventory The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on September 19, 2019, that it posted the first public Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Inventory to include unique identifier (UID) information. EPA states that the UID is a numerical identifier assigned to a […]
Biobased and Renewable Products Update September 19, 2019 Federal OSTP Requests Information On The U.S. Bioeconomy On September 10, 2019, the U.S. Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) announced in the Federal Register a request for information (RFI) on the U.S. bioeconomy. Calling for input from all interested […]
September 10, 2019 Ninth Circuit Places Burden on Dischargers to Prove Clean Water Act Agricultural Return Flow Exception Applies The Ninth Circuit recently held that dischargers bear the burden of showing a court that their discharges meet a statutory exception to the permitting requirement in the Clean Water Act (CWA). […]