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…
Krieg DeVault LLP is pleased to announce that Alex C. Eads has joined our firm. Mr. Eads will concentrate his practice on employee benefit and executive compensation matters.
Prior to joining Krieg DeVault, Mr. Eads interned for an Indiana Court of…
As anticipated, the litigation regarding COVID-19 vaccinations is beginning. In Jennifer Bridges, et al. v. The Methodist Hospital d/b/a the Methodist Hospital System, et al.,1 the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas ruled that…
The Indiana Court of Appeals recently held that clinic policies relating to physician access to an electronic medical record system were not general negligence allegations but were subject to the Indiana Medical Malpractice Act. In Rossner v. Take…
On May 28, 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives (House) renewed its efforts to decriminalize cannabis at the federal level by reintroducing the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act of 2021 (MORE Act). A 2020 version of the bill…
The EEOC recently updated its guidance on vaccine administration and included guidance on what employers can require or ask, what accommodations must be considered, and what incentives can be provided. As you update your organization’s vaccine…
1. COVID-19 Vaccinations
The fight against COVID-19 continues as Indiana works to distribute vaccines. As of May 25, Indiana has fully vaccinated 2,460,195 people, which is 42.3% of Indiana’s population currently eligible to be…
