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                                                                                                                    May 30, 2024
                                                                     
                     
                                        Krieg DeVault is pleased to announce that Senior Associate Grant M. Achenbach has been named a 2024 recipient of The Indiana Lawyer’s Leadership in Law Up and Coming Lawyer Award.   Mr. Achenbach was among 15 Up and Coming Lawyer recipients honored… 
                                        
                  
                 
                                
              
           
           
            			
              
                                  
                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                    
                       
                                                                                                                    May 24, 2024
                                                                     
                     
                                        Krieg DeVault is pleased to announce that Partner Sarah E. Jones has been elected to serve on the Board of Directors of the Indiana Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth (“ACG”).  Ms. Jones will begin her three-year term immediately. In… 
                                        
                  
                 
                                
              
           
           
            			
              
                                  
                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                    
                       
                                                                                                                    May 23, 2024
                                                                     
                     
                                        Krieg DeVault is pleased to announce that Partner and Executive Committee Member Brian M. Heaton has been elected to serve as President of the Board of Directors for the Association for Corporate Growth (“ACG”) Indiana.  Mr. Heaton will begin his… 
                                        
                  
                 
                                
              
           
           
            			
              
                                  
                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                       
                                                                                            By: Amy M. Levander and Amy E. Schwarz
                                                                                             on  May 21, 2024
                                                                     
                     
                                        Indiana Governor’s Race 
After a highly contentious primary race, US Senator Mike Braun won the Republican nomination for Governor over a field of six candidates. Braun led the field with 39.5% of the vote, followed by Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch with… 
                                        
                  
                 
                                
              
           
           
            			
              
                                  
                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                       
                                                                                            By: Christopher J. Kulik
                                                                                             on  May 20, 2024
                                                                     
                     
                                        On April 26, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (“HHS-OCR”) published a final rule (the “Rule”), which amends the HIPAA Privacy Rule to afford greater reproductive health care privacy protection.… 
                                        
                  
                 
                                
              
           
           
            			
              
                                  
                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                       
                                                                                            By: Brandon W. Shirley
                                                                                             on  May 20, 2024
                                                                     
                     
                                        On May 6, 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) adopted a final rule that extends existing anti-discrimination rules for healthcare providers participating in federal healthcare programs. The new rule specifically adds protections… 
                                        
                  
                 
                                
              
           
           
            			
              
              
           
           
            			
              
                                  
                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                       
                                                                                            By: George C. Lepeniotis, Elizabeth M. Roberson,  and Scott S. Morrisson
                                                                                             on  May 9, 2024
                                                                     
                     
                                        
Non-compete agreements are common in many industries throughout the United States, but a new Federal Trade Commission rule could, with a few narrow exceptions, totally ban non-compete agreements. 
In this episode of the Krieg DeVault Podcast Series, … 
                                        
                  
                 
                                
              
           
           
            			
              
                                  
                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                    
                       
                                                                                                                    May 8, 2024
                                                                     
                     
                                        Krieg DeVault is pleased to announce that Kendall A. Schnurpel has joined the firm’s Business Practice. Mr. Schnurpel brings over 20 years of experience in tax law to Krieg DeVault. 
Mr. Schnurpel has represented companies in all areas of business and… 
                                        
                  
                 
                                
              
           
           
            			
              
                                  
                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                       
                                                                                            By: Shelley M. Jackson, Virginia A. Talley,  and Chloe N. Craft
                                                                                             on  April 25, 2024
                                                                     
                     
                                        On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released a final rule, Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees, which increases the salary and compensation… 
                                        
                  
                 
                                
              
           
           
            			
              
                                  
                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                       
                                                                                            By: Scott S. Morrisson, Elizabeth M. Roberson,  and Chloe N. Craft
                                                                                             on  April 25, 2024
                                                                     
                     
                                        On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its final rule banning virtually all employee non-compete agreements nationwide in approximately 120 days. The FTC initially issued its proposed rule in January 2023. The FTC thereafter… 
                                        
                  
                 
                                
              
           
           
            			
              
                                  
                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                       
                                                                                            By: Brian M. Heaton and Maria Vladimirova Geltz
                                                                                             on  April 23, 2024
                                                                     
                     
                                        On March 13, 2024, Governor Eric Holcomb signed Senate Enrolled Act 9 (“SEA 9”) into law, requiring advance reporting for certain mergers and acquisitions involving Indiana health care entities. Indiana joins a number of other states with similar… 
                                        
                  
                 
                                
              
           
           
                      
           
           
           
         
         
         
         
               
      
    
   
   
      
    
   
   
         
   
      
 
				 
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