Congratulations to KDDK attorney Carrie Mount Roelle, who has been made a partner in the firm. Carrie is an experienced labor and employment law attorney and litigator who defends employers – particularly in manufacturing and education – before state and federal courts, as well as various administrative agencies, in matters involving allegations of discrimination,...Read More
On October 30, the 7th Circuit released Meade v. Moraine Valley Community College, which included an interesting decision affecting schools and universities. The Court held that a semester’s course schedule sent to an adjunct faculty member actually created an employment contract and rebutted the typical at-will employment agreement between employers and their employees. This means...Read More
Kahn, Dees, Donovan & Kahn, LLP (KDDK) – an experienced full-service law firm dedicated to effectively serving the civil law needs of clients for more than 105 years – is pleased to announce the hiring of attorney Matthew D. Malcolm. Matthew D. Malcolm has joined KDDK as an associate and serves on the firm’s business...Read More
On the eve of Halloween, the 7th Circuit released a decision which may raise additional concerns for public employers. In Meade v. Moraine Valley Community College, the Court held that public employees are able to openly criticize their employers when the topic of speech includes matters of public concern. This ruling further solidifies the Supreme Court’s...Read More
Congratulations to KDDK attorney Mark A. McAnulty, who will be made a partner in the firm effective January 1, 2015. Mark is an experienced labor, employment law and business law attorney and litigator licensed to practice in Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri who serves clients in industries including manufacturing, banking and financial services, and education. Mark...Read More
The Indiana Court of Appeals today affirmed a trial court’s ruling in favor of a congregation that broke away from a church denomination. The case, Church of the Brethren, South/Central Indiana District v. Roann Church of the Brethren, Inc., Roann Break-Away Group and the Roann Church, Inc., involved allegations from the denomination that it was entitled...Read More
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Indiana Supreme Court ruled yesterday that two provisions of Indiana’s Right to Work Law – Indiana Code sections 22-6-6-8 and 22-6-6-10 – do not violate the Indiana Constitution, reversing Lake County Superior Judge John M. Sedia’s ruling from July. Indiana’s Right to Work (“RTW”) Law has been fiercely contested by organized labor since its inception,...Read More
The National Labor Relations Board (“the Board”) continued its trend of broadening National Labor Relations Act (“the Act”) Section 7 protection for employees using social media in the recently decided Triple Play Sports Bar and Grille case. In that case, one former employee of the bar posted a “status update” on her Facebook page complaining...Read More
Congratulations to KDDK attorney Ryan M. Schulz, who recently received the 2014 Donald R. Lundberg Writing Award presented by the Indiana State Bar Association Young Lawyers Section. Ryan M. Schulz, an attorney who is licensed to practice in Indiana and Kentucky, focuses his practice on business law, real estate law, construction law, estate planning, and litigation...Read More
A recent Indiana Court of Appeals decision has made it a little tougher for a former land owner to escape liability under Indiana’s Environmental Legal Actions statute (ELA). On September 19, 2014, the Court of Appeals reversed a prior trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of a prior land owner, thus pulling them...Read More
