Senate Enrolled Act No. 340, which goes into effect July 1, 2020, will now require that any document to be recorded in Indiana have both a notarized signature of grantor and a notarized signature of a witness. Currently, Indiana Code §32-21-2-3…
Almost immediately after governors issued stay-at-home orders and the President declared a National Emergency to combat COVID-19, attention turned to the force majeure clauses often found in commercial leases and insurance policies. Now, some three…
1. What is a trademark?
A trademark can be “any word, name, symbol, or device” (alone or in combination) used to identify and differentiate goods or services from competitors and to indicate the source…
Assessment expected to conclude before end of year
INDIANAPOLIS – Today, Mayor Joe Hogsett announced further details regarding the independent review of the public safety response to protests in late May and early June 2020. The review will look at…
Late in the evening on Tuesday, June 16, 2020, the SBA published a revised Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness Application (“Application”) and the Paycheck Protection Program EZ Loan Forgiveness Application (“EZ Application”) and…
As we previously reported, with case counts accumulating amongst the vulnerable patient population in nursing homes, the Indiana State Department of Health (“ISDH”) has mandated that all nursing home (“facility”) staff must undergo testing for…
Litigation rarely goes to trial and employment law is no exception. However, a recent opinion from the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Joll v. Valparaiso Community Schools held that a plaintiff’s sex discrimination case, brought under Title VII…
On June 16, 2020, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FHFA”) announced that government-sponsored entities Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will extend their single-family moratoriums on evictions and foreclosures until at least August 31, 2020.[1] This…
As the country begins to reopen and employees begin taking summer vacations, employers are receiving more questions and having to make more decisions about how to handle employee travel and return to work issues due to COVID-19. Can employers…
On Monday, June 15, 2020, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a landmark decision, Bostock v. Clayton County. In this 6-3 opinion, the Supreme Court held that the protections under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act (Title VII) extend…
Earlier this year the Indiana General Assembly passed, and Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb signed into law, Senate Enrolled Act 395 (“SEA 395”) amending several provisions of the Indiana Uniform Consumer Credit Code (the “IUCCC” or the "Code”). For…
As part of his emergency declaration issued in March, President Donald Trump directed the Treasury Secretary to relax tax deadlines, as appropriate, in the face of financial uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 crisis. In accord with that…
