By Adam R. Young, A. Scott Hecker, Daniel I. Small, Benjamin D. Briggs, and Craig B. Simonsen
Seyfarth Synopsis: The COVID-19 pandemic and wildfire smoke shrouding the skies over the East Coast this summer have drawn more attention to indoor air quality, leading the New York City Council to propose indoor air
By A. Scott Hecker, Adam R. Young, Patrick D. Joyce, Benjamin D. Briggs, James L. Curtis, Daniel R. Birnbaum, and Craig B. Simonsen
Seyfarth Synopsis: OSHA this week announced a national emphasis program (“NEP”) to prevent workplace hazards in warehouses, processing facilities distribution centers, and high-risk retail establishments.
According to
Following the publication of the ISSB Standards, the IFRS Foundation will take over monitoring of companies’ climate progress from 2024.
By Paul A. Davies, Michael D. Green, and James Bee
On 10 July 2023, the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) and Financial Stability Board (FSB) announced that the IFRS Foundation (the organisation that
On June 14, 2023, the IRS released proposed and temporary regulations and additional guidance describing rules for eligible taxpayers to benefit from clean energy projects through selling any of the 11 eligible U.S. federal income tax credits to an unrelated taxpayer in exchange for cash. The proposed and temporary regulations were published to the Federal
By David S. Wilson and Joshua A. Rodine
Seyfarth Synopsis: The California Supreme Court unanimously held that while claims brought by an employee’s spouse for COVID injury are not barred by the Workers’ Compensation Act’s (WCA) exclusivity provision, policy considerations cautioned against imposing a tort duty to the members of an employee’s household. Kuciemba v. Victory
On June 14, 2023, the IRS released proposed and temporary regulations and additional guidance describing rules for applicable taxpayers to benefit from clean energy projects through electing to receive direct payment for the amount of the 12 applicable U.S. federal income tax credits. The proposed and temporary regulations were published to the Federal Register on
In June 2023, federal agencies released their “Spring 2023” Regulatory Agendas that provide an outlook for numerous upcoming regulatory actions on chemicals which could have significant implications for the regulated community. Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP’s regulatory team have provided analyses of these upcoming regulatory actions:
NA100 aims to propel corporate action on natural capital through investor engagement similar to the work of initiatives like Climate Action 100+.
On June 26, 2023, the Secretariat and Launching Investor Group behind Nature Action 100 (NA100) announced a set of focus areas and priority sectors for engagement with companies on
In June we reported that California Governor Gavin Newsom’s infrastructure permitting and CEQA reform legislation package was mostly dead, with the Legislature finding it too complex for last-minute consideration. But there’s a big difference between mostly dead and all dead. Legislators and the Governor subsequently reached a tentative agreement to allow a pared-down version
On July 10, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a suite of bills intended to facilitate the permitting and approval processes for clean energy and other infrastructure projects in California.
Enactment of these measures in conjunction with the state’s budget bill marked the culmination of negotiations between the governor and state legislators that