On the heels of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the “CFPB” or the “Bureau”) consent order with Regions Bank last week in connection with alleged unfair and deceptive overdraft practices (the “Regions Consent Order” discussed in our…
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Early voting in Indiana has already begun and the 2022 midterms are just two weeks away. In the US Senate race, incumbent Senator Todd Young (R) is facing five-term Hammond Mayor Tom McDermott (D) and behavior…
On October 21, 2022, the Internal Revenue Service issued Notice 2022-55 announcing the cost-of-living adjustment (“COLA”) applicable to pension and retirement plan dollar limitations for the 2023 tax year. Earlier this month, the Social Security…
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released the “Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal” poster on October 19, 2022, which replaces the “Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law” poster last revised in 2009.
In its …
Krieg DeVault LLP is pleased to announce that the firm continues to grow its Chicago office with the addition of financial services attorneys Laurie A. Martin Montplaisir and Parker E. Lawton. Montplaisir and Lawton, who both join the firm as…
On October 13, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published a Proposed Rule to revise its prior guidance on how to determine who is an employee or independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). This Proposed Rule rescinds a…
In this podcast Mergers & Acquisitions specialist, Robert A. Greising, dives into a continuation of our 2022 Deal Landscape focusing on Reps and Warranties Insurance.
Hurricane Ian focused our thoughts on Florida over the last week. Many of us have family, friends and clients in Florida, living full-time, “snow birding,” or just visiting. As we think about those individuals we are reminded of the various homes,…
One time consuming (and potentially frustrating) part of any private equity transaction is pre-sale due diligence. Pre-sale diligence is an internal review of the “selling” practice. (For purposes of this article, we will refer to the practice as…
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the “CFPB” or the “Bureau”) announced yesterday that they had entered into a consent order (the “Consent Order”) against a financial institution for “unfair” and “abusive” acts and practices in connection…
Krieg DeVault LLP is pleased to announce that the firm has significantly bolstered its Real Estate and Environmental Practice with the addition of commercial real estate attorneys Donald J. Smith and Stephanie J. Truchan, both previously with the…
Krieg DeVault LLP is pleased to announce that Jeffrey L. Ledbetter has joined the firm as an Of Counsel in the firm’s Financial Institutions Practice . Mr. Ledbetter is a financial services attorney with broad experience in law relating to consumer…
