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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Recently the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) updated its COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”). Under this new ETS, OSHA details various workplace safety guidelines that employers are advised to follow to protect…
1. Executive Authority Lawsuits
Attorneys representing Governor Eric Holcomb and Attorney General Todd Rokita argued their respective positions last week in the first court hearing of the gubernatorial emergency powers lawsuit. Recall…
Partners Libby Yin Goodknight, Scott S. Morrisson, and Brett J. Ashton hosted a webinar on Arbitration Clauses: Things Every Financial Institution Should Consider Before Agreeing to Arbitrate. A recording of the webinar and the slides from the…
