A year ago, many employers did not know the variety of questions that would arise during the COVID-19 pandemic concerning their workplaces and employees. But here we are, and the questions and issues continue. As vaccines become more readily…
Recent actions taken by President Joe Biden make it clear that more change is on the horizon with regard to Title IX enforcement as it relates to claims of sexual harassment.
Educational institutions are well aware of the promulgation of a federal…
Environmental issues can present significant risks and complications in real estate transactions. With the right team in place and with guidance from skilled environmental counsel, however, environmental risks do not need to be viewed as a threat to…
Private equity (or PE) continues to have a strong interest in physician practices, surgery centers, and other health care ventures.
What is PE? At its core, PE is an alternative investment class consisting of capital that is not listed…
While the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule went into effect on January 1, 2021, a similar Indiana price transparency law is also set to go in effect later this month. By March 31, 2021, all hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers (“ASCs”)…
The Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) is skeptical of physician speaking engagements paid by pharmaceutical and medical device companies. In a recent Special Fraud Announcement, the OIG issued warnings to physicians who are not employees of…
On March 11, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced two proposed withdrawals of previously issued rules,1 including those (i) for evaluating an individual’s independent contractor status, and (ii) narrowing the definition of joint…
14 attorneys from Krieg DeVault were named to the 2021 Indiana Super Lawyers listing. The firm had an additional 4 attorneys named to the Indiana Rising Stars list, which is designated for attorneys under the age of 40 or attorneys that have been…
While Amazon’s “HQ2” RFP was national in scope, highly competitive, and well-publicized, an unintended consequence of that process is now apparent – can third-parties obtain records depicting incentives offered to Amazon? The Indiana Court of…
Commercial leases typically fall into one of three main types of leases—gross, net, or modified gross, with the net lease having various subtypes. The differences in these types of leases largely revolves around the rent structure of the lease and…
Matthew D. Neumann, Partner in Krieg DeVault’s Real Estate & Environmental practice, hosted a webinar on Environmental Issues in Real Estate Transactions: Ten Critical Concepts and Important Tools to Manage Risk. A recording of the webinar and the…
On Wednesday, February 17, 2021, the Indiana House of Representatives (“Indiana House”) approved House Bill 1224 (“HB 1224”) by a vote of 69 to 28. The bill, which now advances to the Indiana Senate, could result in a reversal of Indiana’s 2019 ban…
