For the first time in a decade, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has a fully-confirmed five-member board.  On July 30, the United States Senate confirmed all five of President Obama’s nominees. Prior to that vote, the NLRB had been operating with only three members, two of which were “recess appointments.” Because of the manner...Read More

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Please join the KDDK Labor and Employment Law Practice Team as we review employer impacts of recent legislative and regulatory decisions as well as issues to watch in the year ahead. This seminar will address topics such as: Ensuring employee handbooks, work rules and policies reflect recent NLRB decisions;  Regulating employee use of social...Read More

By now, you undoubtedly have heard about the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in U.S. v. Windsor, declaring unconstitutional the Defense of Marriage Act (“DOMA”), which defines marriage as a legal union between one man and one woman. But you may not have considered the effects of this decision on employers’ obligations to provide leave under...Read More

The Obama Administration made a surprise announcement yesterday that implementation of the new employer and insurer reporting requirements under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has been postponed. Planned to commence on January 1, 2014, implementation of the large employer penalty and related employer mandate have been pushed back one year. This means that employers and/or...Read More

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Many employers are aware that a leave of absence can sometimes be a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act. When faced with an employee who cannot attend work and perform his or her job, employers often argue the employee is not a qualified individual under the ADA. Although employers within the Seventh Circuit...Read More

KDDK attorneys Steven M. Theising and Ashley R. Bess today gave approximately 75 local business representatives a “reality check” as deadlines related to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act approach. Among many key topics addressed were coverage changes, the individual mandate, health insurance exchanges, the employer mandate, and taxes, credits and fees for individuals...Read More

Deadlines related to healthcare reform in Indiana are rapidly approaching.  Is your business ready?  (Are you sure?)  If not, there’s still time to register for a FREE business seminar re: the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act presented by KDDK attorneys Steven M. Theising and Ashley R. Bess. Sponsored by WorkOne Southwest and the Gibson...Read More

It’s summertime and many businesses are taking advantage of unpaid interns, mostly college students fulfilling academic requirements or looking for real-world experience to bolster their resumes. Unpaid internships are a win-win for both the employer and the student, right?  Not so fast. Joining a growing trend of lawsuits filed by unpaid interns, two of Fox...Read More

In May, Indiana Governor Mike Pence signed a new law allowing individuals arrested or convicted of certain crimes, after a certain number of years from the conviction, to petition the court and request that the record of their conviction be expunged from the court’s files and from the files of the Department of Corrections and...Read More

A recently-released OSHA Interpretive Letter raises concern for non-union workplaces by opining that workers at a non-union facility may designate a union representative as their representative during an OSHA inspection. Currently, in a facility with a union, that union may designate an individual to accompany an OSHA inspector around the facility during an inspection.  As...Read More