Mike DiRienzo, a Partner at Kahn, Dees, Donovan & Kahn (KDDK), will be a featured presenter in a Rule 60 Practice seminar (1 CLE) on Thursday, April 4, at 12:00 noon at the Evansville Bar Association office, located in the Walker Building at 401 S.E. Sixth St. in Evansville.  Mike will cover how to oppose...Read More

It’s that time of year again.  A time when baseballs begin to sail through the air and evenings are filled with the aroma of hot dogs and a freshly mown infield.  Organ music fills the stands and the umpire screams, “Play ball!”  The sense of euphoria, however, can quickly be soured by a screaming line...Read More

You may have missed it, but the Family and Medical Leave Act, or FMLA, turned 20 years old last month. Although the purpose of the FMLA may be a noble one — providing employees unpaid leave from work for treatment of their own serious health condition, or to care for and comfort family members who...Read More

In recent years, the health care industry has experienced significant growth in contractual relationships between physicians and health systems.  This growth is likely to continue as hospitals will increasingly require physicians’ clinical services and expertise as their reimbursement becomes tied to quality.  Practitioners should be aware that enforcement risk is also increasing and particular attention...Read More

Is telecommuting right for your business? Yahoo and Best Buy recently reconsidered the answer to this question, resulting in a media uproar supporting telecommuting employees. But what legal issues do employers face with telecommuting? Following are five key issues employers should consider: Wage and hour compliance. Employers covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act must...Read More

On February 13, the Indiana Court of Appeals decided the case of First Merchants Bank, N.A. v. Tolley, 52D02-1012-EU-35.  In that case, the Court was faced with the question of whether actual notice given to an estate creditor satisfied the Indiana Code provision requiring the estate representative to provide notice to known creditors, thus triggering...Read More

On Wednesday, February 27, 2013, the Evansville City Council unanimously passed Evansville City Ordinance No. G-2013-3 (the “Ordinance”) requiring an owner of “Residential Rental Buildings” to register with the Evansville City Clerk. The registration requires an individual owner to provide certain personal and contact information, and if the owner is an entity, to provide additional...Read More

Mediation as a confidential means of dispute resolution was recently called into question by an Indiana Court of Appeals case which held that statements one party had made in mediation could be used in Court as evidence to explain and challenge an alleged mistake in the parties’ final settlement agreement. The Indiana Supreme Court has...Read More

G. Michael Schopmeyer, Co-Managing Partner of Kahn, Dees, Donovan & Kahn, LLP (KDDK), was recently named the Business Leader of the Year by the University of Evansville (UE) chapter of Delta Sigma Pi. Schopmeyer received a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from UE in 1980 prior to earning his Doctor of Jurisprudence from Indiana University...Read More

The NLRB continues to be very active in evaluating employee handbook provisions that may impact the rights of union and non-union employees to engage in protected, concerted activity under Section 7 of the NLRA. A three member panel recently issued its decision in DirectTV U.S. DirecTV Holdings LLC and struck down several of the company’s...Read More