IRS Announces Another Compliance (Audit) Pilot Program. Oh joy!

In the June 3, 2022, issue of the IRS Employee Plans News, the IRS Employee Plans group announced it is piloting a pre-examination retirement plan compliance program beginning in June 2022. Under this program, the IRS will notify a plan… Read more

June 6, 2022 | ERISA & Employee Benefits | Tax

The New Court of Appeals of Virginia Issues Its First En Banc Ruling, Issuing an Important Ruling on Preservation of Error

By W. Thomas Chappell

Recently, in Jacks v. Commonwealth, No. 0833-20-3, ___ Va. App. ___ (May 17, 2022), the Court of Appeals of Virginia issued its first en banc ruling since it expanded from 11 to 17 full-time members to accompany the new rights… Read more

June 2, 2022 | Appellate Law

U.S. Army Corps Reissues Virginia Statewide Permits, but Excludes Mining Activities

The Norfolk District of the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers (“Corps”), in coordination with the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (“VDEQ”), is proposing two Virginia State Programmatic General Permits (“SPGP”) authorizing discharge of dredge or fill material in nontidal waters… Read more

May 31, 2022 | Environmental & Alternative Energy | Environmental Law Monitor

Emergency Action Plans

By Neil S. Lowenstein

An Effective, and Necessary, Collaborative Tool for Job Site Safety As Construction Safety Week 2002 wanes, we want to discuss emergency action planning. OSHA requires formalized Emergency Action Plans (EAP) for all employers. For companies with more than 10 employees,… Read more

May 6, 2022 | Construction

Heat Protection Awareness: It’s starting to get hot again in many places and in other places heat is a constant issue

By Neil S. Lowenstein

As part of Vandeventer Black’s participation in Construction Safety Week 2022, and with heat increasing in many places (or staying hot in others), we wanted to remind those in the industry of the importance of heat-related illness prevention, training, and… Read more

May 5, 2022 | Construction

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