Congratulations to Mike Schopmeyer, a Kahn, Dees, Donovan & Kahn co-managing partner, on receiving the 2015 Richard A. Schlottman Business Person of the Year Award from the Southwest Indiana Chamber! This award is given annual to recognize a business person who serves our region by promoting and protecting business in reflection of the Southwest Indiana Chamber...Read More
In a much anticipated decision issued on August 27, 2015, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “the Board”) set forth its new and much more inclusive test for determining joint employer status (BFI Newby Island Recyclery, 362 NLRB No. 186). As a result, many employers may find themselves in an employment relationship for National Labor...Read More
KDDK’s landline phone service has been impacted by the major outage affecting AT&T customers from coast to coast. Many KDDK attorneys have AT&T mobile phone service and are therefore also unavailable via cell phone. Fortunately, our email system has not been affected and remains fully operational. If you are unable to reach your KDDK attorney...Read More
(EVANSVILLE, Ind.) – July 28, 2015 – Steven S. Hoar, a civil litigator at Kahn, Dees, Donovan & Kahn, LLP (KDDK), has been elected president of the Evansville Bar Association. Hoar primarily handles contract, construction, manufacturing, corporate, financial services, real estate, and creditors’ rights disputes through state and federal courts, as well as arbitration. He...Read More
Carrie Mount Roelle, a labor and employment law attorney at KDDK, will be a featured panelist at the Becky Skillman Leadership Institute on Friday, June 26, 2015, in Bedford, Indiana. About the Institute According to program materials, the Becky Skillman Leadership Institute was started to encourage leaders to aim higher, inspire others, maximize their potential,...Read More
On June 15, 2015, Colorado’s highest court ruled that employers can terminate employees for smoking marijuana outside of work, even if the employee has a state-issued permit to smoke marijuana for medicinal purposes. Such action by the employer would not violate Colorado’s “lawful activities statute,” which protects employees from adverse action by their employer for engaging...Read More
THE FACTS Samantha is a practicing Muslim who applied for a job at Abercrombie and Fitch (“Abercrombie”). The interview process went well and the store manager gave Samantha an evaluation that qualified her to be hired. But there was just one problem: Samantha, consistent with her interpretation of what her religion requires, wore a headscarf....Read More
The Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Education is currently investigating more than 105 colleges and universities regarding allegations that they have failed in compliance with their Title IX obligations. Likely in an effort to stem the tide of new incidents, the Department of Education released a new Dear Colleague Letter on April...Read More
Today is the deadline to register for the seminar KDDK attorney Michael E. DiRienzo will present on Wednesday, May 13, entitled: “Fair Housing: It’s Not Only the Right Thing to Do, It’s the Law!” Presented by the Apartment Association of Southern Indiana (AASI), DiRienzo’s seminar will present property owners, property managers and sales managers with...Read More
