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News & Analysis as of May 20, 2013

1% Assessment on Lumber Products

by Meghan Covert Russell | Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard on 1/11/2013

Starting January 1, 2013, lumber and engineered wood products purchased for use in California are subject to a 1% assessment based on the sales price....more

Even If You Can't Insure The End Of Days, You Can Insure Some Of The Effects Of Climate Change

by J. Wylie Donald | McCarter & English: Climate Change &... on 12/24/2012

Today is the day the world ended. But it didn’t. The spin put by some on the Mayan calendar didn’t pan out and the world continued. Here in Baltimore we didn’t buy into the predictions, but just in case, we went looking...more

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Issues Final Land-Based Wind Energy Guidelines for Wildlife Protection

by Parker Moore on 4/26/2012

On March 23, 2012, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released its “Land-Based Wind Energy Guidelines.” The new voluntary Guidelines provide a tiered, scientific process for addressing potential wildlife impacts...more

Congress Challenges Longstanding Clean Water Act

by SEO | Law Firm on 7/21/2011

By Krystina Steffen, staff In Good Practice writer – July 21, 2011 Rein in the Environmental Protection Agency or turn back the clock 40 years? The House of Representatives passed H.R.2018, the Clean Water Cooperative...more

Using Florida's Agricultural Bond Laws as a Collection Tool

by Charles Jimerson on 10/25/2010

As our firm represents many materials suppliers and site work contractors/subcontractors, we are often presented with payment issues that require us to pursue unconventional avenues of recovery to obtain payment. One area in...more

ICE Steps Up Its Aggressive Employer Audit Campaign: The Use of Forfeiture Laws to Seize the Assets of Businesses Employing...

by James Aldrich on 10/8/2010

Federal authorities have begun using forfeiture statutes against businesses that employ illegal aliens and undocumented workers...more

IRS Establishes Cross Divisional Team to Combat Improper Tool Reimbursement Plans

by Littler on 2/1/2008

The IRS recently announced a new cross divisional team aimed at cracking down on tool reimbursement plans marketed to the automotive, construction, aircraft, agriculture and other industries that use hand tools as a way to...more