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The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and DBG Conway (“DBG”) entered into a December 6th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of an air...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Lyons Contracting, LLC (“Lyons”) entered into a May 24th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of...more
In July 2023, the PCAOB published the spotlight, “Staff Update and Preview of 2022 Inspection Observations.” The article summarized the PCAOB's common findings from its 2022 inspection season. Many of the findings observed in...more
ACI and CRN are excited to welcome you back to New York City this Spring for the 11th Legal, Regulatory & Compliance Forum on Dietary Supplements. Since last year, there have been numerous important developments...more
On October 21, 2022, CMS announced new actions to increase accountability and scrutiny on nursing homes in the Special Focus Facilities Program (SFF Program), an oversight program for the poorest performing nursing homes in...more
The following BVI legislative supplements to the Mutual Legal Assistance (Tax Matters) Act (“MLA Act”) and the International Tax Authority Act (“ITA Act”) were gazetted on 13 June 2022: The Mutual Legal Assistance (Tax...more
As the Covid-19 pandemic subsides, there is mounting evidence of a shift in approach by regulatory enforcement agencies around the world. Industries that have historically been at lower risk of investigation are coming under...more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) recently announced that it is conducting another round of aerial inspections of upstream and midstream facilities in the Texas and New Mexico Permian Basin....more
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Glasforms, Inc. (“Glasforms”) entered into a May 20th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of the Alabama hazardous waste regulations. See Consent...more
Preparation is key in surviving an EPA or state environmental agency inspection. Your facility may have advance warning that the inspector will be visiting, so the disruption caused by the inspection can be minimized, but...more
“Environmental Justice” is the concept that all people - regardless of race, color, national origin, or income - should receive fair treatment and have meaningful involvement with respect to the development, implementation,...more
On April 30, 2021, the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (“OECA”) of Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued new internal guidance (the “Memorandum”) outlining actions intended to strengthen enforcement...more
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) notified state survey agency directors that it has lifted previously imposed hospital survey suspensions and resumed routine hospital reaccreditation and recertification...more
On March 5, 2021, FDA issued a public statement announcing regulatory actions to reduce toxic elements — with a particular focus on arsenic, lead, cadmium and mercury — in food for babies and young children. FDA cited the...more
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Action Environmental, LLC, (“Action”) entered into an October 1st Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of the ADEM Admin. Code addressing the...more
As the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) enters its new fiscal year, an uptick of enforcement activity from OSHA related to the COVID-19 pandemic is expected. OSHA began opening many COVID-19 inspections...more
Recently, a New York-based dietary supplement manufacturer (and its subsidiaries) issued a nationwide recall of all lots of dietary supplement products manufactured and sold between January 2013-November 2019. Because the...more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and the U.S. Coast Guard (“USCG”) continue to signal interest in addressing air pollution from large ships and ocean-going vessels. Since statements made by EPA personnel in...more
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Orchid Orthopedic Solutions Alabama, LLC, (“OOSA”) entered into an August 20th Special Order by Consent (“Order”) addressing alleged violations of portions of...more
Recent raids by the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Mississippi are garnering national attention. The raids were conducted on the first day of school in the area, with hundreds of children coming...more
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) confirmed in a news conference this week that it served more than 3,000 Notices of Inspection to businesses nationwide....more
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Team Dynamo, LLC d/b/a Domino’s Pizza Little Rock (“Domino’s”) entered into a March 7th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”). See LIS No. 19-018. The CAO...more
The City of Palmdale received a civil inspection warrant to investigate a family-operated motel for alleged violations of both state and local laws....more
Manufacturers, distributors, and retailers of recreational vehicles and lawn and garden equipment subject to EPA regulations should take no comfort in rumors of EPA’s reduced enforcement activity under the Trump...more
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a proposed Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Warren County, Tennessee (“Warren County”), for alleged violation of certain provisions of the Tennessee...more