by Williams Cedar, LLC | May 10, 2024 | Environmental Law
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has introduced much stricter regulation of methylene chloride, a chemical commonly used as a solvent and paint stripper. The new regulation would prohibit its use for all consumer use, and heavily restrict its use in industrial and commercial settings. This is due to the serious health risks associated with the chemical, which the EPA has found “presents an unreasonable risk of injury to health under its conditions of use.”
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by Williams Cedar, LLC | Apr 26, 2024 | Environmental Law
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has officially designated two so-called “forever chemicals” as hazardous chemicals under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), also known as the Superfund law. These chemicals, known as PFOA and PFOS, have been widely used for decades, resulting in significant environmental contamination. While this will not ban the use of such chemicals, it will allow the EPA to take exceptional steps to deal with environmental problems caused by PFOA and PFOS.
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by Williams Cedar, LLC | Apr 11, 2024 | Environmental Law
Gerald Williams, Partner, Williams Cedar LLC, says President Joe Biden’s action to lower the levels of “forever chemicals” to a bare minimum at which it can be measured will mean safer, cleaner drinking water for everyone and will force public water utilities to constantly maintain their infrastructure so that the water supply does not become tainted again.
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by Williams Cedar, LLC | Mar 19, 2024 | Employment Law
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) is the primary federal law that governs how retirement accounts and health plans are supposed to be run. While this may sound relatively mundane, the fact of the matter is that ERISA violations can result in serious harm to workers and retirees that rely (or intend to rely) on their retirement accounts later in life. But what exactly is ERISA, and how might it impact you?
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by Williams Cedar, LLC | Mar 8, 2024 | Personal Injury Law
MRI OR EMG EVIDENCE IS USED TO OVERCOME THE LIMITATION ON LAWSUIT INSURANCE OPTION RESTRICTION ON RECOVERY
In New Jersey, most car drivers and occupants have automobile insurance policies that require them to prove that they sustained injuries which fit into one or more of the following six categories in order to recover fair and reasonable compensation for their disability or impairment suffered as a result of their injuries caused by another’s automobile negligence:
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