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                                                                                            By: Grant M. Achenbach and Stephanie T. Eckerle
                                                                                             on  June 30, 2023
                                                                     
                     
                                        After the passage of transformative legislation and the announcement of groundbreaking new administrative processes, the Professional Licensing Agency (PLA) is poised to undergo a rapid modernization. This evolution will be much broader in scope and… 
                                        
                  
                 
                                
              
           
           
            			
              
                                  
                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                    
                       
                                                                                                                    June 27, 2023
                                                                     
                     
                                        Krieg DeVault is pleased to announce that Partner Libby Yin Goodknight has recently been elected to another 3-year term to serve as a member of the Legal Advisory Committee of the Indiana Legal Foundation (ILF). Ms. Goodknight is Chair of the firm’s… 
                                        
                  
                 
                                
              
           
           
            			
              
                                  
                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                       
                                                                                            By: Brett J. Ashton
                                                                                             on  June 26, 2023
                                                                     
                     
                                        Financial institutions offering auto loans to Indiana borrowers will soon be able to record their lien interests electronically. This electronic lien system is only provided by third-party vendors approved by the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles… 
                                        
                  
                 
                                
              
           
           
            			
              
                                  
                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                    
                       
                                                                                                                    June 26, 2023
                                                                     
                     
                                        Krieg DeVault is pleased to announce that Partner Stephanie Eckerle has been named to the Board of Directors of The Children’s TherAplay Foundation, Inc. (“Children’s TherAplay”). 
The Children's TherAplay Foundation, Inc. provides individualized… 
                                        
                  
                 
                                
              
           
           
            			
              
                                  
                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                       
                                                                                            By: Shelley M. Jackson and Elizabeth M. Roberson
                                                                                             on  June 15, 2023
                                                                     
                     
                                        Recently, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued a new publication on the impact of software, algorithms, and artificial intelligence (“AI”) in employers’ decisions on who to hire, fire, and promote (collectively “Selection… 
                                        
                  
                 
                                
              
           
           
            			
              
                                  
                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                       
                                                                                            By: Amy M. Levander and Amy E. Schwarz
                                                                                             on  June 15, 2023
                                                                     
                     
                                        1.   Legislative Council 
  
Earlier this week, the Legislative Council met to assign summer study committee topics to interim study committees. The full list of topics is available on the General Assembly’s website. Some topics of note… 
                                        
                  
                 
                                
              
           
           
            			
              
                                  
                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                       
                                                                                            By: Meghan M. Linvill McNab and Grant M. Achenbach
                                                                                             on  June 13, 2023
                                                                     
                     
                                        On May 3, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published not one, but two, proposed rules for state Medicaid programs. Totaling nearly 300 pages, these rules are aimed at strengthening Medicaid and improving access to care,… 
                                        
                  
                 
                                
              
           
           
            			
              
                                  
                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                       
                                                                                            By: Micah J. Nichols and Rodney S. Retzner
                                                                                             on  June 8, 2023
                                                                     
                     
                                        It is not too early for individuals and families to start preparing for reductions to the Federal gift and estate tax exemption equivalent (“FET Exemption”) that become effective on January 1, 2026.  
The FET Exemption has increased through annual… 
                                        
                  
                 
                                
              
           
           
            			
              
              
           
           
            			
              
                                  
                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                       
                                                                                            By: Robert A. Anderson and Stacy Walton Long
                                                                                             on  June 6, 2023
                                                                     
                     
                                        The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”), recently concluded its investigation into MedEvolve, a business associate (“Business Associate”) of a covered health care entity. Business Associate self-reported a… 
                                        
                  
                 
                                
              
           
           
            			
              
                                  
                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                       
                                                                                            By: Scott S. Morrisson and Elizabeth M. Roberson
                                                                                             on  June 2, 2023
                                                                     
                     
                                        On May 30, 2023, NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo issued a memo outlining her position that the proffer, maintenance, and enforcement of non-compete agreements violates the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) with few exceptions. Abruzzo’s memo… 
                                        
                  
                 
                                
              
           
           
            			
              
                                  
                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                       
                                                                                            By: Virginia A. Talley and Shelley M. Jackson
                                                                                             on  June 1, 2023
                                                                     
                     
                                        On February 21, 2023, the NLRB issued a decision in McLaren Macomb reversing its previous holding in Baylor University Medical Center and once again outlawing the use of overly broad non-disparagement and confidentiality agreements in severance… 
                                        
                  
                 
                                
              
           
           
                      
           
           
           
         
         
         
         
               
      
    
   
   
      
    
   
   
         
   
      
 
				 
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