Between the Lines Blog
FTC Issues Final Rule Banning Noncompete Agreements
On Tuesday, April 23rd, the Federal Trade Commission voted to enact a final rule banning most non-compete agreements between employers and employees. Generally, non-compete agreements prohibit employees from engaging in business in direct competition with their former employer after leaving. The…
How Can I Defend Myself Against a Claim of Misappropriation of Trade Secrets?
April 23, 2024
by Devin R. Bates
How can you defend yourself if you are accused of misappropriation of trade secrets? This is a complex area of the law and there is no one-size-fits-all defense. Developing a strategy to successfully defend against a claim that you have allegedly violated trade secret laws involves careful inquiry…
Tools for Investing Proceeds of Tax-Exempt Bonds
April 17, 2024
by Ashley Edwards
In a previous article, we introduced the fundamental concepts of the yield restriction and rebate rules set out in the Internal Revenue Code and Treasury Regulations and how tax-exempt bonds may be affected by high interest rates. But, as the saying goes, for every rule there is an exception, and…
What is the Statute of Limitations for a Trade Secrets Claim?
April 16, 2024
by Devin R. Bates
What is the statute of limitations for a trade secrets claim? Three years. The Arkansas Uniform Trade Secrets Act explicitly provides that there is a three-year statute of limitations. The three-year time period begins to run when the misappropriation either is discovered, or, should have been…
Foundation of Leadership: Maurice Mitchell
In honor of our firm’s 70th anniversary, we are proud to share the stories of our founding leaders – the attorneys who are Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, P.L.L.C. Here, we are sharing the legacy of Maurice Mitchell. H. Maurice Mitchell (October 23,1925 - April 2, 2011) An original…
Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law Blog
Strategic Civil-Criminal Enforcement Policy: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency April 17th Memorandum
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued an April 17th memorandum addressing: Strategic Civil-Criminal Enforcement Policy (“Memorandum”) The Memorandum was transmitted from EPA Administrator for Enforcement and Compliance Assurance David M. Uhlmann to the following agency…
Air Enforcement: Missouri Department of Natural Resources and Hartville Power Generation Facility Enter into Administrative Order on Consent
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (“MDNR”) and Black Oak Power Producers, LLC (“Black Oak”) entered into an April 8th Administrative Order on Consent (“AOC”) addressing an alleged violation of a Part 70 (Title V) air permit and Missouri Air Regulation. See No. APCP-2023-028. The AOC…
Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Fort Smith Silica Product Manufacturer Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Covia ISP, Inc. (“Covia”) entered into an April 15th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of an air permit. See LIS No. 24-068. The CAO provides that Covia owns and…
Arkansas Recycling Tax Credit: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality Update
The Arkansas Recycling Equipment Tax Credit Program was created by Act 654 of 1993. The program encourages recycling by allowing Arkansas taxpayers a 30 percent state income tax credit for the purchase of equipment used exclusively for collecting, separating, processing, modifying, converting, or…
PFAS/CERCLA: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Enforcement Discretion and Settlement Policy
Simultaneously with the prepublication of a final rule designating two of the Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) as Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (“CERCLA”) hazardous substances, EPA issued an April 19th memorandum titled: PFAS Enforcement Discretion…