Insights
By: Amy M. Levander and Amy E. Schwarz
on April 29, 2021
1. State Passes Biennial Budget
After a legislative session unlike any other, the Indiana General Assembly adjourned for a prolonged recess on Thursday, April 22 after passing the state budget. With the April revenue forecast indicating…
April 23, 2021
Indiana Governor Holcomb signed Senate Enrolled Act 370 into law yesterday, providing a clear restatement of the statute of limitations to be applied for purposes of resolving disputes regarding deposit accounts. As we have written extensively over…
By: Kendall A. Schnurpel and Kyle P. Chambers
on April 20, 2021
On Monday, April 19, 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2021 (the “Act”). The legislation was reintroduced in Congress in late March through a bipartisan effort involving members of both the…
By: Brandon W. Shirley and Meghan M. Linvill McNab
on April 20, 2021
Recent conflicting court rulings from different U.S. District Courts sitting in separate federal circuits put 340B covered entities on the sidelines as the battle over the legality of policies designed to limit the scope of that program continues.…
By: Brandon W. Shirley and Shelley M. Jackson
on April 20, 2021
In March 2021 the Microsoft threat center announced a significant cyberattack that affected certain Microsoft Exchange users with on-premises servers throughout the world. For at least two months, hackers apparently successfully exploited…
By: and Kendall A. Schnurpel
on April 20, 2021
On April 15, 2021, Governor Eric Holcomb signed Indiana Senate Bill 201 (the “SB 201”) into law, modifying the state’s zero tolerance per se law concerning marijuana and its metabolites codified at Indiana Code Section 9-30-5-1. SB 201 provides an…
By: Scott S. Morrisson, Brett J. Ashton, and Blake P. Holler
on April 7, 2021
The TCPA Issue
There has been a significant amount of litigation over the past few years regarding the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) on the issue of whether banks or credit unions are violating the TCPA when they call their…
April 6, 2021
The Indiana Bar Foundation launches its high school mock trial diversity initiative, presented by Krieg DeVault LLP, that will eliminate financial barriers to participation and provide schools with legal advisors and mentors from the legal…
By: Elizabeth M. Roberson
on April 5, 2021
The laws regarding pre-employment background checks are complicated and Illinois’ new amendments to the Illinois Human Rights Act has just added to background check requirements. On March 23, 2021, Governor Pritzker signed into law new requirements…
By: Shelley M. Jackson and Kate Trinkle
on March 31, 2021
On March 11, 2021, Congress passed the American Rescue Plan Act (“ARPA”), the third piece of legislation providing comprehensive relief to Americans for COVID-19 related issues. For covered employers that elect to continue providing COVID-19 related…
By: C. Daniel Motsinger
on March 31, 2021
As noted in prior Alerts, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) which became law March 27, 2020, included various COVID-19 pandemic-related bankruptcy relief provisions which were set to sunset on Saturday, March 27,…
By: David E. Corbitt and Kendall A. Schnurpel
on March 31, 2021
On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA). The $1.9 trillion stimulus plan, the first major legislative achievement for the President, passed along party lines. In addition to provisions aimed at funding a…
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