Liability insurance coverage for certain construction defects changed with the 2010 Indiana Supreme Court decision, Sheehan Construction Company, Inc., et al. v. Continental Casualty Company. In the Sheehan case, the Court reinterpreted an insurance company’s obligation to its builder-insureds under the builder’s commercial general liability policy with regard to work performed by subcontractors. Prior to this...Read More

Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA or Affordable Care Act), employers that are subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act are required to provide a new notice to employees.  Notice to Employees of Exchange Coverage Options   A “Notice to Employees of Exchange Coverage Options” must be given to inform employees of...Read More

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]With advances in technology, managing employees’ use of social media in the workplace can be tough.  Managing employees’ use of social media outside of the workplace can be even tougher.  The next time an employee walks into your office to report inappropriate social media content published by another employee, start your investigation with the “5...Read More

If changes are needed in your farming operations for 2014, you need to give consideration to the proper deadline for notifying your farm operator. The best practice – and quite often the required practice – is to give written notice, sent via certified mail, on or before the statutory deadline in order to properly terminate...Read More

Kahn, Dees, Donovan & Kahn, LLP, is pleased to announce that Mike Schopmeyer, a KDDK co-managing partner, was recently selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2014 in the fields of Environmental Law and Litigation – Environmental (Copyright 2013 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, SC). Since it was first published in 1983,...Read More

For the first time in a decade, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has a fully-confirmed five-member board.  On July 30, the United States Senate confirmed all five of President Obama’s nominees. Prior to that vote, the NLRB had been operating with only three members, two of which were “recess appointments.” Because of the manner...Read More

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Please join the KDDK Labor and Employment Law Practice Team as we review employer impacts of recent legislative and regulatory decisions as well as issues to watch in the year ahead. This seminar will address topics such as: Ensuring employee handbooks, work rules and policies reflect recent NLRB decisions;  Regulating employee use of social...Read More

For purposes of property taxes, builders who use their homes as “model residences” may qualify for a fifty percent (50%) deduction of the assessed value of the model residence. Indiana Code § 6-1.1-12.6-1 provides that a “model residence” means real property that consists of a single-family residence, single-family townhouse, or single-family condominium unit that has...Read More

The experienced KDDK Environmental Law Practice Team will address topics such as: How to protect your business from enforcement actions, New real estate innocent purchaser due diligence standards, Permitting requirements, Obtaining third-party funding for clean-ups, RCRA and cradle-to-grave waste stream liability, and More new environmental law developments. When: Thursday, August 15, 2013 7:30 a.m.:  Registration...Read More

By now, you undoubtedly have heard about the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in U.S. v. Windsor, declaring unconstitutional the Defense of Marriage Act (“DOMA”), which defines marriage as a legal union between one man and one woman. But you may not have considered the effects of this decision on employers’ obligations to provide leave under...Read More