January 15, 2024 Express Update

Shoot for Scholarships Clay Shoot Fundraiser on April 11, 2024 Join us for our second annual Shoot for Scholarships clay shoot! This event is a fundraiser for the Robert V. Boltz Scholarship Foundation presented by the Pennsylvania Petroleum Association and PPATEC. This will be a day full of fun, competition, delicious BBQ, and a beverage reception to close out the afternoon. […]

In December 2020, Congress passed the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). According to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), the purpose of the CTA is to “better enable critical national security, intelligence, and law enforcement efforts to counter money laundering, the financing of terrorism, and other illicit […]

New Year, Same Congress, Same Problems. Last weekend, Speaker Johnson and Senate Majority Leader Schumer announced that they had reached an agreement on spending levels and, in a surprise to anyone who wasn’t paying attention, it was the same deal that former Speaker McCarthy struck with President Biden last summer. Since this announcement, members of […]

On Jan. 9, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division announced its final rule. Employee or Independent Contractor Classification. The announcement marks the end of a rulemaking process that started with the DOL’s Oct. 22 notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on workers classification under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Officials […]

More than 100 witnesses testified earlier this week at an EPA virtual hearing on California’s Clean Air Act waiver request for its Advanced Clean Cars II (ACC II) rule that has been pending before the Agency since May 2023. The ACC II rule, adopted by the State in August 2022, phases out the sale of […]