Recent Press
IOGA PRODUCES Update: OSHA Memorandum & Red Cross Call for Support
OSHA ISSUES MEMORANDUM ON ENFORCEMENT The Independent Oil and Gas Association of West Virginia wishes to inform all members that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued this Memorandum on Discretion in Enforcement when Considering an Employer’s Good Faith Efforts During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic, ...
Hurdle for $8 Billion Atlantic Coast Pipeline Removed by U.S. Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court, by a vote of 7-2, rendered a very positive decision in the case of the U.S. Forest Service v. Cowpasture River Preservation Association. In its decision, the Justices reversed the decision of the U. S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit in its ruling that ...
U.S. Senate Passes Legislation Giving PPP Loan Recipients Greater Flexibility
Wednesday night, by unanimous consent, the U.S. Senate passed legislation that will provide more flexibility for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) recipients. The legislation will extend the window for businesses to be able to spend loans granted under the program. In the $2.2 Trillion dollar funding package originally passed in ...
Executive Order 40-20
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT At Charleston EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 40-20 By the Governor WHEREAS, a State of Emergency was declared on the Sixteenth Day of March, Two Thousand Twenty for all counties in West Virginia (the "State of Emergency Declaration"), to allow agencies to coordinate and create ...
Executive Order 39-20
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT At Charleston EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 39-20 By the Governor WHEREAS, a State of Emergency was declared on the Sixteenth Day of March, Two Thousand Twenty for all counties in West Virginia (the "State of Emergency Declaration"), to allow agencies to coordinate and create ...
