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MARCH 10, 2022

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has received roughly 6,225 Covid-related charges of discrimination under federal civil rights laws” and “more than 2,700 vaccine-related charges, most of which were in 2021 when vaccine requirements were introduced.”

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JULY 15, 2021

301 (formerly Senate Bill 185), which was signed by Governor Edwards on June 14, 2021 and will become effective on August 1, 2021. In an effort to address this issue, the Louisiana Legislature passed Act No.

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JANUARY 28, 2021

Several pieces of energy-industry legislation are teed up for debate as state legislatures reconvene for their first sessions of 2021. The Texas Legislature convened for its 2021 session earlier this month with several issues on the agenda. Mary Ann Perez and Sen. Pre-filed and introduced by State Sen.

Energy

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JANUARY 11, 2022

Lawsuits were filed in Shreveport and Lafayette in October of 2021 after Ochsner notified all of its employees that – absent an exemption for valid religious or medical reasons – they had to be fully vaccinated by October 29, 2021, or face discipline up to and including termination.

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APRIL 1, 2025

trillion cubic feet in 2021. Tax revenue from oil and gas production is funneled into major parts of the state budget, including public education, the rainy day fund and transportation. Texas also produced record volumes of natural gas in 2024 with 12.62 trillion cubic feet. trillion cubic feet in 2023, 11.43

Natural Gas

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NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), signed into law on November 15, 2021, amended Section 40307 of the Outer Continental Shelfs Act (OCSLA) to provide authority to the U.S. The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) issued a “ Report to Congress on Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Sequestration ” in June of 2021.

Offshore

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JUNE 21, 2021

On June 9, 2021, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed House Bill 1284 (“HB 1284”), which was introduced along with its Senate companion, SB 450, during the state’s 87th legislative session.

Underground Injection Control

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JANUARY 21, 2021

Following through with President Biden’s campaign promise to halt oil and gas drilling on federal lands, on January 20, 2021, the Acting Secretary of the U.S.

E&A

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JUNE 21, 2021

On June 9, 2021, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed House Bill 1284 (“HB 1284”), which was introduced along with its Senate companion, SB 450, during the state’s 87th legislative session.

Underground Injection Control

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MAY 24, 2023

BOEM approved the Construction and Operations Plan for the Vineyard Wind Project in July 2021, approximately 12 years after BOEM began evaluating the site for wind energy development. The plaintiffs’ arguments centered mostly on the project’s impact on an endangered species, the North Atlantic right whale.

Offshore

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JULY 6, 2023

This requirement was to go into effect on August 1, 2021. In December 2019, to protect endangered sea turtles, the NMFS promulgated a rule requiring a TED on all skimmer trawlers over 40 feet in length, including those operating in state waters.

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AUGUST 3, 2021

On July 1, 2021, the Internal Revenue Service published Revenue Ruling 2021-13 , which provides guidance on three important issues related to the income tax credit for carbon oxide sequestration found in section 45Q of the Internal Revenue Code.

Finance

The Energy Law

DECEMBER 9, 2021

On December 3, 2021, the Department of Justice published a notice in the Federal Register of a settlement between Federal and State Trustees and Kirby Inland Marine, LP (“Kirby”) to resolve natural resource damages from a 2014 oil release. In November 2021, the U.S. 68686, and goes through January 3, 2022.

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JULY 1, 2021

On June 30, 2021, the Louisiana Supreme Court issued an opinion redefining the nature of available damages and the “actual, statutorily permitted role of the jury in Act 312 remediation lawsuits.” 6/30/2021); — So. State of Louisiana v. Louisiana Land and Exploration Co., 2020-00685 (La. 3d — (“ LL&E II ”). [1]. 2d 686 (La.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans requesting that the Court “hold unlawful, vacate, and set aside” the final rule which approved Louisiana’s 2021 application for primacy. The decision came after four public hearings between 2021 and 2023, and review of over 45,000 public comments.

Underground Injection Control

The Energy Law

JUNE 9, 2021

On June 8, 2021, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management issued a Request for Interest (RFI) to assess interest in possible commercial wind energy leasing in the Gulf of Mexico OCS. Issuance of the RFI comes in advance of the first scheduled meeting of the Gulf of Mexico Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force on June 15, 2021.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 9, 2021

On June 8, 2021, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management issued a Request for Interest (RFI) to assess interest in possible commercial wind energy leasing in the Gulf of Mexico OCS. Issuance of the RFI comes in advance of the first scheduled meeting of the Gulf of Mexico Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force on June 15, 2021.

Energy

The Energy Law

JUNE 9, 2021

On June 8, 2021, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management issued a Request for Interest (RFI) to assess interest in possible commercial wind energy leasing in the Gulf of Mexico OCS. Issuance of the RFI comes in advance of the first scheduled meeting of the Gulf of Mexico Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force on June 15, 2021.

Energy

The Energy Law

JUNE 9, 2021

On June 8, 2021, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management issued a Request for Interest (RFI) to assess interest in possible commercial wind energy leasing in the Gulf of Mexico OCS. Issuance of the RFI comes in advance of the first scheduled meeting of the Gulf of Mexico Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force on June 15, 2021.

Energy

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AUGUST 3, 2021

On June 29, 2021, the United States Supreme Court, in a 5-4 vote, held that a natural gas company’s right to condemn property for a pipeline under the Natural Gas Act includes the right to condemn state-owned property. 1] 19-1039, 2021 WL 2653262 (U.S. June 29, 2021). [2] Supreme Court Decision , June 29, 2021, [link]. [3]

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AUGUST 1, 2022

The first two meetings were held on June 15, 2021 , and February 2, 2022 , respectively. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) held its third Gulf of Mexico (GOM) Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force meeting on July 27, 2022 (3 rd Meeting). During her presentation, Ms.

Offshore

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Mandara Spa (Hawaii), LLC , 20-13449, 2021 U.S. The court noted that to expand Vaughan ’s limited scope to resolve all ambiguities in medical evidence in favor of every seaman would strip district courts of their ability to make credibility determinations when confronted with conflicting evidence. LEXIS 29285 (11 th Cir.

Maintenance

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JULY 15, 2021

301 (formerly Senate Bill 185), which was signed by Governor Edwards on June 14, 2021 and will become effective on August 1, 2021. In an effort to address this issue, the Louisiana Legislature passed Act No.

Abandonment

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JANUARY 21, 2021

Following through with President Biden’s campaign promise to halt oil and gas drilling on federal lands, on January 20, 2021, the Acting Secretary of the U.S.

E&A

The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

As announced in Louisiana Tax Commission Statewide Advisory 03-2021 on Hurricane Ida, pursuant to La. Louisiana Assessors in Parishes affected by Hurricane Ida have to reassess property for purposes of the upcoming annual property tax bills to take into account any reductions in fair market value to property as a result of hurricane damages.

E&A

The Energy Law

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

20-30300, 2021 WL 96168, a three-judge panel of the U.S. On January 11, 2021, the Fifth Circuit panel affirmed. 2021 WL 96168 at *2. 2021 WL 96168 at *2. 2021 WL 96168 at *3. 2021 WL 96168 at *4. In In re Deepwater Horizon , No. See Barker v. Hercules Offshore, Inc., 3d 208, 224 (5th Cir.

Casing

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JUNE 22, 2023

back in 2021. Jones Act compliance has become a key component of the federal offshore wind regulatory regime since the enactment of the Garamendi Amendment to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (“OCSLA”), 43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.

Offshore

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JANUARY 3, 2024

MVN-2021-00270-EG) in December 2021, and the project is currently in the design/permitting phase of the USACE’s environmental review process. The Port purchased 1,200 acres of land in Violet in 2020 after an exhaustive site selection and feasibility studies process. The Port submitted its application for a U.S.

Terminal Operator

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JULY 24, 2020

The law will be effective on January 1, 2021 and will be applied prospectively only. This means that HB57 will not apply to any cause of action arising or pending prior to January 1, 2021. Governor John Bel Edwards signed HB57 into law on July 13 as Act 37 of the 2020 First Extraordinary Legislative Session.

Insurance

The Energy Law

JUNE 21, 2021

On June 9, 2021, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed House Bill 1284 (“HB 1284”), which was introduced along with its Senate companion, SB 450, during the state’s 87th legislative session.

Underground Injection Control

The Energy Law

OCTOBER 12, 2022

The Construction and Operations Plan for this project was approved by BOEM in 2021. Also in June 2021, BOEM issued a Request for Interest (RFI) seeking public input on potential wind development in the GOM. The regulatory process leading to the Vineyard Wind Project offshore Massachusetts began in 2010. federal waters.

Energy

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JULY 30, 2021

Both laws become effective on August 1, 2021. 393 of the 2021 Regular Session , Louisiana’s nondiscrimination law protecting “pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions” in employment (La. Amendment to Pregnancy Accommodation Law.

E&A

Reporting Oil and Gas

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

billion over a decade (2012-2021) due to mis-invoicing, while illicit outflows through export under-invoicing amounted to $5.11 trillion lost to money laundering. Experts revealed that Ghana experienced cumulative gross illicit flows of $14.39

Oil

The Energy Law

MAY 3, 2023

District Court for the Southern District of Texas in November of 2021. To date, Underwriters have not denied coverage. Noble House, attempted to bring suit against the Underwriters in the U.S. This was after a failed attempt to sue in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida in October of 2020.

Insurance

The Energy Law

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Starting with assessments and collection actions instituted after January 1, 2021, the legislation also made significant changes to the rates of penalties imposed as well as the Department of Revenue’s burden in proving that taxpayers owe penalties. 1] 2018-1640 (La.

E&A

The Energy Law

AUGUST 31, 2023

BOEM’s Offshore Wind Leasing Path Forward for 2021–2025 anticipates additional auctions for federal offshore wind leases in the Central Atlantic, Oregon, and Gulf of Maine, in that order.

Offshore

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FEBRUARY 4, 2021

2021) (“Henry Schein II”). Henry Schein, Inc. Archer & White Sales, Inc., By using this blog site you understand and acknowledge that there is no attorney client relationship formed between you and Liskow & Lewis and/or the individual Liskow & Lewis lawyers posting to this site by virtue of your using this site.

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