On July, 2, 2013, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced that after hearing concerns from businesses about the reporting requirements under the Affordable Care Act, the new requirements will not take effect in 2014. Employers may voluntarily Read more »
Vermont SPEED Program Survives FERC Challenge
Vermont's Standard Offer (feed-in-tariff) Program survived a recent challenge brought against it before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) by Otter Creek Solar, LLC, a Qualifying Facility (QF) owned by Allco Renewable Energy Limited. Read more »
Vermont Public Service Board Upholds Its Prior Decision that 2 Projects Constituted a ‘Single Plant’ under the Vermont Standard Offer Program
A recent ruling from the Vermont Public Service Board addressed the issue of whether proposed Standard Offer projects sharing one developer and adjacent project sites constitute a single plant or two separate plants. The ruling was issued in Read more »
Small Businesses and Federal Liabilities Under the Affordable Care Act
This fall, qualified small businesses in Vermont will need to decide whether to offer their employees a choice of health insurance plans on Vermont Health Connect. When making this decision, employers should be aware of potential federal tax Read more »
Six Tips for Healthcare Providers About the New HIPAA Omnibus Rule
Eileen Elliott’s Six Tips for Healthcare Providers About the New HIPAA Omnibus Rule appeared on HealthITSecurity.com on June 18, 2013 and on 24x7Mag.com on July 1, 2013. SRH Law partner Eileen Elliott will be presenting at the Vermont Mental Health Read more »
“All Natural” and “100% Natural” Claims in Food Marketing
Lawsuits against food producers marketing products as “all natural” and “100% percent natural” understandably make food makers nervous. Once named in a class action suit, the cost of defending the case, whether it has merit or not, can put a real Read more »
Changes to Vermont’s Brownfield Clean-up Program Expected to Become Law Soon
Towards the end of the 2013 legislative session, the Vermont House and Senate unceremoniously passed H. 226, advancing potentially significant changes to Vermont’s brownfield clean-up program. The updates generally fall into two categories: Read more »
Vermont Opposes QF’s Petition to FERC Seeking to Invalidate the Vermont Standard Offer Program
On May 1, 2013, Otter Creek Solar, LLC (“Otter Creek”) filed a Petition for Enforcement under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (“PURPA”), asking the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“Commission”) to bring an enforcement action Read more »
SRH Law and ECHO Celebrate Art+Soul 2013
The firm celebrated the second annual Art+Soul event last Thursday. It was a great evening of art, music, and food, benefiting ECHO Lake Aquarium & Science Center. The artwork was truly inspiring. Photos from the event are posted on the SRH Law Read more »
Vermont PSB Approves Three Projects for Standard-Offers
On May 16 the Vermont Public Service Board (PSB) announced the selection of three renewable energy projects as part of the SPEED Standard Offer program's new Request for Proposal (RFP) process. The proposals were submitted after the PSB implemented Read more »
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