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                                                                                                                    December 6, 2024
                                                                     
                     
                                        Krieg DeVault is pleased to announce that David A. Bowen has joined the firm's Financial Institutions Practice. Mr. Bowen joins the firm with extensive experience in the financial services industry having most recently served as Deputy General… 
                                        
                  
                 
                                
              
           
           
            			
              
                                  
                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                       
                                                                                            By: Justin L. Sage
                                                                                             on  December 5, 2024
                                                                     
                     
                                        Anytime a potentially commercializable innovation surfaces, the question of whether and how to protect that innovation should be raised, and the factors to consider in answering that question are the same whether you are an individual inventor or a… 
                                        
                  
                 
                                
              
           
           
            			
              
                                  
                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                       
                                                                                            By: Robert A. Greising, Travis D. Lovett, Jacob W. O'Donnell,  and Thomas M. Abrams
                                                                                             on  December 4, 2024
                                                                     
                     
                                        As of December 3, 2024, all U.S. companies that were subject to the reporting obligations under the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) have been temporarily relieved of their obligation to submit beneficial ownership information (“BOI”) reports to… 
                                        
                  
                 
                                
              
           
           
            			
              
                                  
                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                       
                                                                                            By: Bradley S. Fuson
                                                                                             on  December 2, 2024
                                                                     
                     
                                        In furtherance of Krieg DeVault’s continuing commitment to provide timely information and developments affecting secured lenders, set forth below are brief summaries of recently reported court cases providing guidance to secured lenders: 
                                        
                  
                 
                                
              
           
           
            			
              
                                  
                                           
                                                                                
                       
                                                                                                                    November 26, 2024
                                                                     
                     
                                        Krieg DeVault is pleased to announce that Senior Associate Elizabeth M. Roberson has been elected to serve as Chair of the Indiana State Bar Association Employment, Labor & Benefits Law Section. 
The Employment, Labor & Benefits Law Section is… 
                                        
                  
                 
                                
              
           
           
            			
              
                                  
                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                       
                                                                                            By: Shelley M. Jackson and Chloe N. Craft
                                                                                             on  November 25, 2024
                                                                     
                     
                                        This summer, employers in all sectors planned for a seismic shift in the use of non-compete agreements to limit employees’ competitive post-employment conduct. In January 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued a proposed rule banning… 
                                        
                  
                 
                                
              
           
           
            			
              
                                  
                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                       
                                                                                            By: Amy M. Levander and Amy E. Schwarz
                                                                                             on  November 22, 2024
                                                                     
                     
                                        1. 2024 Election Results 
Overall, election night in Indiana didn’t bring many surprises, as Republicans swept the statewide offices for the third straight presidential election. Indiana’s Congressional delegation will retain the same makeup of 7… 
                                        
                  
                 
                                
              
           
           
            			
              
                                  
                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                       
                                                                                            By: Shelley M. Jackson and Elizabeth M. Roberson
                                                                                             on  November 18, 2024
                                                                     
                     
                                        On Friday, November 15, 2024, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas struck down a 2024 regulation issued by the Department of Labor (“DOL”) which raised the minimum salary exemption level for certain executive,… 
                                        
                  
                 
                                
              
           
           
            			
              
                                  
                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                       
                                                                                            By: Brett J. Ashton and Alexus D. Lucas
                                                                                             on  November 11, 2024
                                                                     
                     
                                        On October 22, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the “CFPB”) released its final rule (the “Rule”) on Personal Financial Data Rights under Section 1033 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act. The Rule requires data providers to make… 
                                        
                  
                 
                                
              
           
           
            			
              
                                  
                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                    
                       
                                                                                                                    November 7, 2024
                                                                     
                     
                                        Krieg DeVault LLP is pleased to announce that long-time intellectual property attorney, Justin Sage, has joined the Firm as Of Counsel. Sage, who served as an Associate with Krieg DeVault from 1999-2004, makes his return to the Firm after serving in… 
                                        
                  
                 
                                
              
           
           
            			
              
                                  
                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                       
                                                                                            By: Robert A. Greising, Travis D. Lovett,  and Jacob W. O'Donnell
                                                                                             on  November 5, 2024
                                                                     
                     
                                        Time is running out for your business to comply with the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”). If your business is subject to the CTA and it does not comply, severe penalties could be imposed against the company and those who should have reported… 
                                        
                  
                 
                                
              
           
           
            			
              
                                  
                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                       
                                                                                            By: Emily C. Kopp
                                                                                             on  November 5, 2024
                                                                     
                     
                                        On November 1, 2024, the Internal Revenue Service issued Notice 2024-80 announcing the cost-of-living adjustment (“COLA”) applicable to pension and retirement plan dollar limitations for the 2025 calendar year.   
New for 2025 and courtesy of SECURE… 
                                        
                  
                 
                                
              
           
           
                      
           
           
           
         
         
         
         
               
      
    
   
   
      
    
   
   
         
   
      
 
				 
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