Insights
July 27, 2017
Indiana’s seven day script law for new patients, Senate Enrolled Act (“SEA”) 226, went into effect on July 1, 2017.[1] Under SEA 226, the general rule is as follows: A prescriber may not issue more than a seven day supply of an opioid if the…
By: Brandon W. Shirley
on July 27, 2017
A Texas District Court judge presiding over a lawsuit challenging a Federal Regulation that expands protections to transgender patients, among others (“Rule”) recently agreed to stay judicial proceedings while the Health and Human Services (“HHS”)…
July 25, 2017
Krieg DeVault is pleased to announce that Amy E. Schwarz has joined the firm's Governmental Affairs & Public Advocacy Practice Group, where she serves as the Legislative and Regulatory Operations Coordinator. She has experience working with the…
July 23, 2017
While federally regulated lenders are typically aware of their responsibilities under the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (the "Act") to obtain flood certifications upon an initial extension of credit, lenders that fail to maintain and update…
By: Brett J. Ashton
on July 23, 2017
As seen in the July/August 2017 issue of the Indiana Banker Association's Hoosier Banker. Question: Our largest shareholder passed away last week after a long illness. She owned approximately 35 percent of the outstanding shares of our holding…
July 19, 2017
Krieg DeVault has once again been recognized in two categories by BTI Consulting Group. The firm was named by clients to the Honor Roll of Core Firms in the manufacturing industry, in the top 30% of firms working in that industry, and was also named…
By: Amy J. Adolay
on July 12, 2017
After months of employers wondering what would happen to the new overtime rule that was to go into effect on December 1, 2016, but was halted through an injunction issued by a federal district court, we have some new insight. But first, some…
By: Amy J. Adolay
on July 12, 2017
On June 7, 2017, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced that it was withdrawing an Administrator’s Interpretation (Interpretation) issued just two years earlier, on July 15, 2015, which set forth criteria for determining whether a worker is an…
July 4, 2017
The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued a May 12, 2017 memorandum from the Office of Chief Counsel (CCA 201719025) that reminds us all of the old saying “If it seems too good to be true then it probably is.” The cost of benefits for employers…
By: Fenton D. Strickland
on July 4, 2017
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is looking for more input about possible changes to the Fiduciary Rule and even possible further delay of some of its applicability. On June 29, 2017, the DOL released a Request for Information regarding the…
June 11, 2017
On May 1, 2017, the Supreme Court in Bank of America Corp. v. City of Miami, Fla., 137 S. Ct. 1296 ruled that under the Fair Housing Act (“FHA”)[1] cities may sue banks over residential lending practices they allege led to urban blight. However, in…
May 31, 2017
Krieg DeVault is pleased to announce that the firm’s valued client, Lawrenceville, Georgia-based Essential Ingredients, has been named to “Forbes Small Giants: America’s Best Small Companies” list. Essential Ingredients was 1 of only 25 companies…
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