In a case that may have implications on thousands of miles of former railroads that have since been converted to recreational trails, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision on March 10, 2014, in favor of the property owner and against the U.S. Government. In Marvin M. Brandt Revocable Trust et al. v. United States,...Read More
If you are an employer who purchases background checks for employment purposes, then a new Technical Assistance Document (TAD) issued on March 10, 2014, is a must-read for you. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) joined together to issue informal guidance regarding the legal pitfalls employers face when making personnel...Read More
KDDK environmental law attorneys Jeffrey W. Ahlers and Kent A. Brasseale II are participating in the Illinois Oil & Gas Association (IOGA) 2014 Annual Convention & Trade Show. Both IOGA members, Ahlers is experienced in handling mineral, oil and gas, and environmental litigation matters. Brasseale, who also holds a chemical engineering degree, routinely handles matters involving environmental law and mineral, oil and...Read More
While typically an owner impliedly warrants the information, plans and specifications it provides to a contractor†, the decisions in two recent United States Court of Federal Claims cases (see Metcalf Constr. Co. v. United States, 102 Fed. Cl. 334 (2011) (Metcalf I), and Metcalf Constr. Co. v. United States, 107 Fed. Cl. 786 (2012) (Metcalf...Read More
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida recently denied a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Regional Director’s petition for an injunction against a national transportation company because the NLRB did not demonstrate that the alleged unfair labor practices caused employee support for the Union to decline to the point where awaiting...Read More
For employers in the Seventh Circuit, the battle against FMLA abuse just got a little tougher. In Ballard v. Chicago Park District, the Seventh Circuit adopted an extremely broad reading of what it means to take leave to care for the employee’s covered family member. Specifically, an employee’s vacation to Las Vegas with her ill...Read More
Michael E. DiRienzo, a Partner at KDDK, will chair a panel discussion as part of the Creditors’ Session of the Bi-Annual Southwestern Indiana Bankruptcy Conference. Presented by the Evansville Bar Association’s Business and Commercial Law Section, the Conference will be held on Wednesday, February 19, 2014, at the Evansville Teachers Federal Credit Union Phipps Center,...Read More
The Winter 2014 issue of the KDDK Advantage Newsletter, which provides timely legal information on a wide range of topics of interest to KDDK clients, is now available. Click to download PDF version» Would you like to receive news and information from KDDK in the future? Sign up now! 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 Read More
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]KDDK is pleased to announce that the firm’s attorneys have been recognized for outstanding legal representation in the 2014 edition of Indiana Super Lawyers® Magazine, which was released today. Rising Stars are selected annually on a state-by-state basis. Attorneys age 40 or under or who have been practicing for 10 years or fewer can be...Read More
On February 10, 2014, the Obama administration announced that it will delay implementation of part of the Affordable Care Act’s employer mandate for a second consecutive year. The Treasury Department stated it will delay the mandate’s penalty for small businesses who employ between 50 and 99 workers for one additional year, to 2016. Employers with...Read More
