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By Kent A. Brasseale, II and Heather M. Lobermann On March 21, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued an Interim Rule essentially making the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) moot for companies formed under the laws of the United States.  All requirements still remain for companies formed outside the United States and registered to...Read More

By Mark A. McAnulty, Nicholas J. Golding, Lee M. Braun On March 19, 2025, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) issued informal guidance emphasizing that diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs or practices may be unlawful if they involve an employer or other covered entity taking an employment action motivated,...Read More

by Kent A. Brasseale, II and Heather M. Lobermann On March 2, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (the Treasury) published a Press Release in which it announced that the Treasury will no longer enforce any fines or penalties associated with failure to comply with the required Beneficial Ownership Information Report (BOIR) under the...Read More

We are pleased to announce that 18 KDDK attorneys have been honored by Super Lawyers® across 10 different practice areas. New to the Indiana Super Lawyers list this year are attorneys Allison Comstock, Michael DiRienzo who was previously a Rising Star, Shannon Frank, Joshua Gessling, Jeffrey Helfrich, Ashley Hollen, Mark McAnulty, and Carrie Roelle. New...Read More

by Kent A. Brasseale, II and Heather M. Lobermann On February 18, 2025 the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a ruling in Smith, et.al. v. U.S. Department of the Treasury reinstating the filing requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act.  This means that BOI reporting under the CTA is again required....Read More

by G. Michael Schopmeyer, Patrick C. Thomas, and Andrew D. Wurdeman The Indiana Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeals in an opinion issued on February 11, 2025. In the opinion, Calvary Temple Church of Evansville, Inc., v. Kirsch, the Court held that the “premises liability exemption,” as statutorily enacted in a 2005, was expansive...Read More

by Kent “KAB” Brasseale, II and Heather Lobermann What Did the Government File? The federal government made several court filings last week in the two pending cases where nationwide injunctions were in place temporarily suspending CTA reporting. Unlike what many anticipated, these filings appear to indicate the federal government plans to pursue reinstatement of the...Read More

On February 6th, KDDK partners Mark Samila and Carrie Roelle were honored at the Boys & Girls Club of Evansville Annual Meeting for their service to the organization. Samila was honored with the Man/Woman & Youth Award, and Roelle was honored with the Extraordinary Service Award. Mark is a 23-year veteran of the Boys &...Read More