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
Jake Fulcher, an Indiana labor and employment law attorney and a KDDK partner, will be a featured presenter at the South Central Indiana Human Resources Association’s Spring Conference at the Bloomington Convention Center on Friday, April 24. Providing a 2015 employment law update, Jake’s presentation will run from 10:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. local time. Additional...Read More
The Spring 2015 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! YTo3OntzOjk6IndpZGdldF9pZCI7czoyMDoid3lzaWphLW5sLTEzOTIzMTE3MTQiO3M6MTA6Imxpc3RzX25hbWUiO2E6MTI6e2k6MTM7czoxODoiVW5zdWJzY3JpYmVkIFVzZXJzIjtpOjEyO3M6ODoiQ29tc3RvY2siO2k6MTE7czoxMzoiS0RESyBQYXJ0bmVycyI7aToxMDtzOjc6IkZ1bGNoZXIiO2k6OTtzOjg6Ik1jQW51bHR5IjtpOjg7czoxNjoiU1NGIE1haWxpbmcgTGlzdCI7aTo3O3M6MTY6IldlYiBTaWduLXVwIExpc3QiO2k6NjtzOjM0OiJCYWQgQWRkcmVzc2VzIC0gcmVtb3ZlZCBmcm9tIGxpc3RzIjtpOjU7czoyNzoiRW1haWwgTmV3c2xldHRlciBSZWNpcGllbnRzIjtpOjQ7czoxODoiTGFib3IgJiBFbXBsb3ltZW50IjtpOjM7czoxNjoiVGVzdCBTdWJzY3JpYmVycyI7aToxO3M6MTM6Ik15IGZpcnN0IGxpc3QiO31zOjU6Imxpc3RzIjthOjE6e2k6MDtzOjE6IjEiO31zOjEyOiJhdXRvcmVnaXN0ZXIiO3M6MTc6Im5vdF9hdXRvX3JlZ2lzdGVyIjtzOjY6InN1Ym1pdCI7czoxMDoiU3Vic2NyaWJlISI7czo3OiJzdWNjZXNzIjtzOjgyOiJZb3UndmUgc3VjY2Vzc2Z1bGx5IHN1YnNjcmliZWQuIENoZWNrIHlvdXIgaW5ib3ggbm93IHRvIGNvbmZpcm0geW91ciBzdWJzY3JpcHRpb24uIjtzOjEyOiJjdXN0b21maWVsZHMiO2E6Mzp7czo5OiJmaXJzdG5hbWUiO2E6MTp7czoxMToiY29sdW1uX25hbWUiO3M6OToiZmlyc3RuYW1lIjt9czo4OiJsYXN0bmFtZSI7YToxOntzOjExOiJjb2x1bW5fbmFtZSI7czo4OiJsYXN0bmFtZSI7fXM6NToiZW1haWwiO2E6Mjp7czoxMToiY29sdW1uX25hbWUiO3M6NToiZW1haWwiO3M6NToibGFiZWwiO3M6NToiRW1haWwiO319fQ==Read More
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Yesterday afternoon (3/18/15), the National Labor Relations Board’s General Counsel, Richard F. Griffin, Jr., issued a memorandum (Memorandum GC 15-04) summarizing the Board’s position on several social media rules commonly found in employee handbooks. The GC’s memorandum addresses several specific types of employee handbook rules, including confidentiality rules, rules restricting use of company logos and...Read More
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]KDDK attorneys Steven M. Theising and Ashley R. Hollen will be featured at the Evansville-Area Human Resource Association’s March meeting, providing an anticipated 100+ EHRA members and guests with vital information through their seminar presentation of: “Labor Law and Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Update” A labor and employment law attorney with KDDK will provide updates, commentary and...Read More
Effective March 27, 2015, employers must administer the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) to give spouses in same-sex marriages the same ability as all spouses to fully exercise their rights under the FMLA. This, pursuant to a Final Rule of the Department of Labor (“DOL”), amends the definition of “spouse” in the FMLA regulations,...Read More
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Kahn, Dees, Donovan & Kahn, LLP (KDDK) – an experienced full-service law firm dedicated to effectively serving the legal needs of clients for more than 105 years – is pleased to announce that Jake R. Fulcher has been recognized as a Rising Star in the legal profession in the 2015 edition of Indiana Super Lawyers® Magazine. Jake...Read More
On February 4, 2015, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) released litigation data for its fiscal year 2014, which ran from October 1, 2013, to September 30, 2014. The EEOC enforces Title VII, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Equal Pay Act, and the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act. Overall,...Read More
Last December, the National Labor Relations Board (“the Board” or “NLRB”) issued a controversial new rule changing drastically how union elections will be conducted. The rule dramatically shortens the time between the filing of a certification petition and the secret ballot election. Although the rule does not mandate that an election occur within a certain period...Read More
