Insights
By: Amy M. Levander and Amy E. Schwarz
on July 29, 2021
1. COVID Update
On July 27, the CDC updated its public health guidance to recommend that all people, regardless of vaccination status, wear a mask in public indoor settings in areas of substantial or high transmission, which currently…
By: Elizabeth M. Roberson and Matthew C. Branic
on July 27, 2021
The “new normal” brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic has ushered in the era of virtual meeting technology and other connective platforms as substitutes for in-person communication. Platforms such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Skype, Webex, Google…
By: Alexander E. Porter
on July 16, 2021
Tenant Estoppel Certificates are a commonly used tool in commercial real estate transactions. One of their many purposes is to evidence a written statement by a party, such as a tenant, that verifies things such as the amount of rent due under a…
By: Brandon W. Shirley
on July 15, 2021
On July 1, 2021, several federal regulatory departments took their first steps toward finalizing new regulations implementing a new federal law that eliminates surprise medical bills. The law, the No Surprises Act, attempts to achieve that objective…
By: Kendall A. Schnurpel and Kyle P. Chambers
on July 15, 2021
On Wednesday, July 14, 2021, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), along with Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) released a discussion draft of Senator Schumer’s long-promised cannabis bill. The draft of the Cannabis…
By: Lisa A. Durham
on July 13, 2021
Cybersecurity threats are becoming ubiquitous in today’s technology-driven, cloud-based society and even more so now as the COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed the way people work, communicate, and save. No information is safe and no…
July 13, 2021
Krieg DeVault is pleased to announce that the firm has strengthened its highly respected Governmental Affairs Practice by acquiring the former Director of Government Relations for the Indiana State Medical Association, Grant M. Achenbach.
Mr.…
By: Elizabeth M. Roberson
on July 9, 2021
This afternoon, President Biden issued an Executive Order to promote competition. The Executive Order includes 72 initiatives by more than a dozen federal agencies to promptly tackle competition problems in the U.S. economy. While this Executive…
July 8, 2021
Krieg DeVault LLP is pleased to announce that Matthew D. Malcolm has joined as a Senior Associate in the Firm’s Real Estate Practice. He will be an integral member of the firm’s real estate team, providing counsel in all aspects of commercial real…
By: Lisa A. Durham
on July 6, 2021
In 2017, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (“PBGC”) established the PBGC Defined Contribution Missing Participants Program (the “Program”) for terminated defined contribution plans (e.g., 401(k), profit sharing and stock ownership plans). The…
By: and Kendall A. Schnurpel
on June 28, 2021
Through a bipartisan effort, the Marijuana Data Collection Act (MDCA) was recently reintroduced into the U.S. Congress. Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) introduced the MDCA in the Senate, cosponsored by Senator Rand Paul (R-KY). Reps. Sylvia Garcia…
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