Insights

President Donald Trump announced via Twitter last week that transgender individuals are no longer permitted to enlist or serve in the military. Although this ban is only applicable to the military, employees and employers are concerned of its impact on the workplace. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are approximately eight million...Read More

Child support payments are based on several different factors, but are primarily based upon each parent’s income. When a parent stops working completely or undergoes drastic employment changes that alter their income, they may petition to modify their child support payments to reflect their new income. However, the other parent has the option to dispute the...Read More

From Monday, July 10, through about Thursday, July 13, the half of Locust Street closest to Fifth Street will be closed to all traffic due to construction activity, potentially blocking the main entrance to the KDDK guest parking lot.  In addition, Fifth Street between Main Street and Locust Street remains closed for utility work and streetscape...Read More

This past Tuesday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Department of Army, and Army Corps of Engineers proposed a repeal of the controversial 2015 federal waters rule covered by the Clean Water Act. As we have previously reported in blogs and seminars, this very controversial prior rule encompassed management of rivers, streams, wetlands, and other...Read More

“Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won’t come in.” ~Isaac Asimov PDF Version>>> In an effort to “scrub off our windows,” Kahn, Dees, Donovan & Kahn, LLP, recently asked KDDK clients to complete a satisfaction survey. This is the fourth such survey...Read More

General contractors need to be cautious in the language of project agreements as to not assume a duty of care to employees of subcontractors and sub-subcontractors. In April this year the Indiana Supreme Court ruled in Ryan v. TCI Architects/Engineers/Contractors Inc. that, even if a duty of care is passed to subcontractors in later contracts,...Read More

Last Friday (June 2, 1017), Louisiana’s Second Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the lower court’s award of more than $23 million, plus attorney fees, to Gloria’s Ranch, LLC, for damages incurred by the defendants’ refusal to release their oil and gas lease after it expired according to its terms in Gloria’s Ranch, L.L.C. v. Tauren...Read More

Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Labor for the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), announced today the withdrawal of the Wage and Hour Division’s (WHD) administrative interpretations (AI) on independent contractors and joint employment, which were issued in 2015 and 2016, respectively. These Obama-era sub-regulatory measures had established new standards for the agency to use in determining...Read More

While it is commonly held that land use and zoning analysis for a new development – or new use of an existing development – should begin during the site selection process, there is a common misconception that only the owner of a property can seek a rezoning or other land use approvals.  Actually, a prospective...Read More