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Several clients have contacted us concerning a document or correspondence they received which appears to have been sent by a government office, “Corporate Services” or other similar name.  This correspondence generally solicits a fee to keep and process the business’s annual records, cites Indiana Code, requests corporate information, and gives the impression that the business needs to...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

It happens all the time:  A firearm or collection of firearms is passed down when the owner passes away.  Most gun owners do not realize that even if they provide for a transfer of their weapons upon death, their beneficiaries may be inadvertently violating the law upon taking possession. A well drafted Gun Trust can...Read More

Don’t think you need to periodically review your FMLA policies?  Think it’s just too expensive and time-consuming to properly train those who administer the FMLA at your company?  If you do, you may want to consider the case of Terry Tilley v. Kalamazoo County Road Commission. Terry had worked for the Road Commission in Kalamazoo,...Read More

According to the Indiana Court of Appeal’s November 2014 ruling in Paul v. Stone Artisans, LTD, the strict requirements of the Home Improvement Contract Act (the “Act” or “HICA”) appear to have loosened. Designed to protect consumers from unscrupulous contractors, the Act provides a series of remedies for consumers who have hired contractors for projects...Read More

The Fall/Winter 2014/2015 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! 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Read More

Supporters argue low wage workers and minorities will benefit.  Opponents believe the law adds more unnecessary bureaucracy for employers.  Regardless of which position you agree with, on January 4, 2015, Illinois became the first state in the nation to require employers to automatically enroll workers in a retirement account, a measure which affects an estimated...Read More