The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) March 6 issued a final rule on the Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Construction and Development Point Source Category.Ìý Under the final rule, which goes into effect May 5, EPA dropped the numeric discharge limit for turbidity in stormwater and implemented best practice management to prevent erosion at construction sites.

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP)Ìýpublished two final rulesÌýSept. 24, drastically revisingÌýSection 4212Ìýof theÌýVietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance ActÌý(VEVRAA) andÌýSection 503Ìýof the Rehabilitation Act, which require federal contractors and subcontractors to maintain affirmative action and nondiscrimination plans for veterans and individuals with disabilities, respectively. The rules will go into effect March 24, 2014.Ìý