Just prior to the holidays, we stopped by to see Randy Seitz, CEO of our long-term Harrisonburg client Blueline, to check in and get his opinion on what is important to his company in working with their law firm. This short video includes the things...
That moment you realize you have an idea worth a business is a great moment. Sometimes it’s an epiphany on the road to Damascus. Sometimes it’s a slow dawning after a grind lasting several years. But however it happens, it’s time to sit back and...
In our last post, we discussed analysis of the employer/independent contractor relationship through the lens of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). Employers who hire individuals as independent contractors – because it seems less often the case that an independent contractor is errantly classified as...
There is seldom a bad time for employers to reevaluate employee classifications. While some occasions are less optimal than others, for example, reevaluation upon an employer’s receipt of a complaint from the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”), employers should carve out time each year...
September 30, 2019 is the due date for competitive suppliers offering “Green Power Products” to file their annual compliance reports with the Delaware Public Service Commission. The Report Form is available on the Commission’s website on the Renewable Portfolio Standard and Green Power Products page. Competitive...
The Virginia State Corporation Commission (the “Commission”) denied Dominion Energy Virginia’s (“Dominion”) July 16, 2019 petitions for declaratory judgment in Case Numbers PUR-2019-00117 and PUR-2019-00118 by Final Order on September 18, 2019. Dominion’s petitions sought to have the Commission standardize “around the clock,” “control of...
The Virginia Commission has entered an Order on Enrollments granting motions for injunctive relief filed by Calpine Energy Solutions, LLC and Direct Energy Business, LLC. In the Order, the Commission directed Dominion Energy Virginia to “immediately resume processing enrollment requests under Section A 5 for...
n July 2019, Chief Financial Officer Richard Owen sat down with Shenandoah Growers' general counsel, our Harrisonburg partner Jared Burden, to speak about the growth and success of his firm over the past five years, and their relationship with GreeneHurlocker. https://youtu.be/GdG84gnOg_I...
Finding that supplier consolidated billing (SCB) represents the next logical step for Maryland to fully implement customer choice, the Maryland Public Service Commission on May 7, 2019 issued an order authorizing SCB for retail electric and natural gas service in Maryland. In this historic order,...
At long last, the Delaware Public Service Commission entered an order adopting Delmarva Power’s proposed purchase of receivables (“POR”) program effective July 1, 2019. We previously blogged on this issue when Delmarva initially filed its proposal. The effective date was delayed by one month, but...
