

Kate E. Trinkle
Associate
Office: Indianapolis
ktrinkle@kdlegal.com
p: 317-238-6259
f: 317-636-1507
m: 404-538-0857
Kate Trinkle is an Associate in the firm’s Labor and Employment Practice Group. Ms. Trinkle devotes her practice to defending employers of all sizes against employment-related matters such as discrimination and retaliation, wage and hour, harassment, family and medical leave, and restrictive covenants. Ms. Trinkle advises clients on various complex human resource issues and conducts harassment and management training sessions. Ms. Trinkle also drafts and revises employment agreements, independent contractor agreements, severance agreements, non-compete and non-solicitation agreements, employee handbooks, and policies and procedures.
Ms. Trinkle serves the firm’s clients across diverse industries, including health care, financial institutions, and business services. Ms. Trinkle also assists clients with emerging employment law issues, including COVID-19 and legislative developments with hemp, cannabis, and marijuana.
In addition, Ms. Trinkle works with the firm’s Litigation Practice Group on various complex litigation matters, including antitrust and class action defense.
Before joining Krieg DeVault, Ms. Trinkle gained professional experience as a quality and regulatory specialist for a healthcare technology management company in Indianapolis.
Professional Associations
- American Bar Association (Member)
- Indiana State Bar Association (Member)
- Indianapolis Bar Association (Member)
- Society for Human Resources and Management (Member)
- Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law (Alumni Student Ambassador)
Publications
- Co-Author, Workplace Safety and COVID-19: OSHA's Interim Enforcement Guidance and What It Means for Employers - April 28, 2020
- Co-Author, Practically Speaking: A Series of Practical Tips for Employers in Navigating COVID-19 - April 22, 2020
- Co-Author, Developing Leave Policies to Keep Up with the FFCRA - April 17, 2020
- Co-Author, Understanding when a “Qualifying Need” for Paid Leave arises under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act - April 13, 2020
- Co-Author, Q & A on Directors & Officers Insurance: Coverage for Liability due to COVID-19, April 6, 2020
- Co-Author, You have been WARNed. Complying with the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act for COVID-19 Shutdowns - April 3, 2020
- Co-Author, Employment Law Bulletin - Department of Labor Continues to Provide Additional Information on Paid Leave Requirements Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act - March 30, 2020
- Co-Author, Employment Law Bulletin – Department of Labor Publishes Additional Information on Paid Leave Requirements under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act - March 26, 2020
- Co-Author, The Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Q & A for Employers - March 20, 2020
- Co-Author, Proposed Federal Law to Offer Paid Sick Leave Due to Coronavirus: H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act - March 17, 2020
- Co-Author, Navigating the ADA and FMLA in Combatting Coronavirus
- Planning Considerations for Employers to Consider in Response to Coronavirus - March 12, 2020
- Co-Author, Indiana Blue Pencil Doctrine is More of a Blue Pen Doctrine as it Permits Courts to Strike Through but not Erase Unenforceable Provisions in Restrictive Covenants - January 2, 2020
- Co-Author, Illinois Expands Equal Pay Act Provisions and Prohibits Employers from Asking Applicants’ Wage and Salary History - January 2, 2020
- Co-Author, Illinois Responds to the #MeToo Movement with New Sexual Harassment Legislation - January 2, 2020
- Co-Author, Employers Gain By Noting Discipline Problems As They Occur - January 2, 2020
- Co-Author, FMLA Covers an Employee’s Attendance for CSE/IEP School Meetings - January 2, 2020
- Co-Author, Seventh Circuit Weighs Whether Obesity Is A Disability Under The ADA - January 2, 2020
- Co-Author, Citgo Petroleum Will Pay Applicant $162,500 to Settle EEOC ADA Discrimination Suit - January 2, 2020
- Co-Author, A Flexible Interactive Process Decides the Appropriate Accommodation - January 2, 2020
Education
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J.D., cum laude, Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2019
- Student Ambassador
- Dean’s Tutorial Society
- Evening Student Union (President, 2017-2018)
- Graduate Certificate in Corporate and Commercial Law
- B.A. in International Studies and Spanish, cum laude, Butler University, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2014
Bar & Court Admissions
- Indiana (2020)
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana (2020)
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana (2020)
Practices
Industries

Tennis

Reading

Travel
Labor and Employment

Key Considerations for Employers as Additional States Legalize Marijuana
December 18, 2020
Labor and Employment

COVID-19 Safety Plan Compliance Alert: Re-Evaluate Current Plans as Measures Set to Continue through the New Year
December 18, 2020
Labor and Employment

Part 1: 2020 Case Law Highlights for Employers in Indiana and Beyond
December 18, 2020
Labor and Employment

Time to Tidy Up Remote Work Policies as Work from Home Arrangements Likely to Continue
December 18, 2020
Labor and Employment

CDC Makes Key Changes to COVID-19 Recommendations Impacting When Quarantine is Needed and the Length of Quarantine
December 7, 2020
Business

House of Representatives Passes Historic MORE Act to Decriminalize Cannabis at Federal Level
December 4, 2020
Labor and Employment

DOL Opinion Letter Addresses When Travel Time Between Work Sites is Compensable for Non-Exempt Employees
November 18, 2020
Labor and Employment

COVID-19 Safety Compliance Alert: Time to Re-Evaluate Current Plans as Indiana Enters Stage 5
September 28, 2020
Labor and Employment

Employee Opioid Use, Addiction, and the ADA: EEOC Guidance Indicates Opioid Use and Addiction May Give Rise to ADA Rights
August 24, 2020
Education and School Law

COVID-19 Enforcement Plan Compliance Alert: K-12 Educational Institutions and Indiana's Face Covering Mandate
July 31, 2020
Labor and Employment

The Ongoing Pandemic of Information: Updates to FFCRA, FLSA, and FMLA Guidance
July 31, 2020
Labor and Employment

COVID-19 Safety Plan Compliance Alert: Indiana's Face Covering Mandate
July 27, 2020
Labor and Employment

Testing, Testing…The CDC Details When Employers Should Test for COVID-19 and Other Health Screening Reminders
July 22, 2020
Labor and Employment

U.S. Supreme Court Issues Ruling on Title VII Protections for Sexual Orientation and Transgender Status
June 15, 2020
Labor and Employment

Returning to the Workplace: Addressing Requests to Work from Home and Refusals to Return to Work
June 7, 2020
Labor and Employment

OSHA's Revised Enforcement Guidance When a Work-Relatedness Determination is Required
May 25, 2020
Labor and Employment

Workplace Safety and COVID-19: OSHA's Interim Enforcement Guidance and What It Means for Employers
April 27, 2020
Labor and Employment

Practically Speaking: A Series of Practical Tips for Employers in Navigating COVID-19
April 21, 2020
Labor and Employment

Understanding when a “Qualifying Need” for Paid Leave arises under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
April 12, 2020
Litigation

Q & A on Directors & Officers Insurance: Coverage for Liability due to COVID-19
April 5, 2020
Thought Leadership

You have been WARNed. Complying with the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act for COVID-19 Shutdowns
April 2, 2020
Thought Leadership

Employment Law Bulletin - Summary of Families First Coronavirus Response Act
March 19, 2020
Thought Leadership

Proposed Federal Law to Offer Paid Sick Leave Due to Coronavirus: H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act
March 16, 2020
Thought Leadership

Planning Considerations for Employers to Consider in Response to Coronavirus
March 11, 2020
Thought Leadership

Illinois Expands Equal Pay Act Provisions and Prohibits Employers from Asking Applicants' Wage and Salary History
January 1, 2020
Thought Leadership

Illinois Responds to the #MeToo Movement with New Sexual Harassment Legislation
January 1, 2020
Thought Leadership

Seventh Circuit Weighs Whether Obesity Is A Disability Under The ADA
January 1, 2020
Thought Leadership

CITGO Petroleum Will Pay Applicant $162,500 to Settle EEOC ADA Discrimination Suit
January 1, 2020
Thought Leadership

A Flexible Interactive Process Decides the Appropriate Accommodation
January 1, 2020
Kate Trinkle is an Associate in the firm’s Labor and Employment Practice Group. Ms. Trinkle devotes her practice to defending employers of all sizes against employment-related matters such as discrimination and retaliation, wage and hour, harassment, family and medical leave, and restrictive covenants. Ms. Trinkle advises clients on various complex human resource issues and conducts harassment and management training sessions. Ms. Trinkle also drafts and revises employment agreements, independent contractor agreements, severance agreements, non-compete and non-solicitation agreements, employee handbooks, and policies and procedures.
Ms. Trinkle serves the firm’s clients across diverse industries, including health care, financial institutions, and business services. Ms. Trinkle also assists clients with emerging employment law issues, including COVID-19 and legislative developments with hemp, cannabis, and marijuana.
In addition, Ms. Trinkle works with the firm’s Litigation Practice Group on various complex litigation matters, including antitrust and class action defense.
Before joining Krieg DeVault, Ms. Trinkle gained professional experience as a quality and regulatory specialist for a healthcare technology management company in Indianapolis.
Professional Associations
- American Bar Association (Member)
- Indiana State Bar Association (Member)
- Indianapolis Bar Association (Member)
- Society for Human Resources and Management (Member)
- Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law (Alumni Student Ambassador)
Publications
- Co-Author, Workplace Safety and COVID-19: OSHA's Interim Enforcement Guidance and What It Means for Employers - April 28, 2020
- Co-Author, Practically Speaking: A Series of Practical Tips for Employers in Navigating COVID-19 - April 22, 2020
- Co-Author, Developing Leave Policies to Keep Up with the FFCRA - April 17, 2020
- Co-Author, Understanding when a “Qualifying Need” for Paid Leave arises under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act - April 13, 2020
- Co-Author, Q & A on Directors & Officers Insurance: Coverage for Liability due to COVID-19, April 6, 2020
- Co-Author, You have been WARNed. Complying with the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act for COVID-19 Shutdowns - April 3, 2020
- Co-Author, Employment Law Bulletin - Department of Labor Continues to Provide Additional Information on Paid Leave Requirements Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act - March 30, 2020
- Co-Author, Employment Law Bulletin – Department of Labor Publishes Additional Information on Paid Leave Requirements under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act - March 26, 2020
- Co-Author, The Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Q & A for Employers - March 20, 2020
- Co-Author, Proposed Federal Law to Offer Paid Sick Leave Due to Coronavirus: H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act - March 17, 2020
- Co-Author, Navigating the ADA and FMLA in Combatting Coronavirus
- Planning Considerations for Employers to Consider in Response to Coronavirus - March 12, 2020
- Co-Author, Indiana Blue Pencil Doctrine is More of a Blue Pen Doctrine as it Permits Courts to Strike Through but not Erase Unenforceable Provisions in Restrictive Covenants - January 2, 2020
- Co-Author, Illinois Expands Equal Pay Act Provisions and Prohibits Employers from Asking Applicants’ Wage and Salary History - January 2, 2020
- Co-Author, Illinois Responds to the #MeToo Movement with New Sexual Harassment Legislation - January 2, 2020
- Co-Author, Employers Gain By Noting Discipline Problems As They Occur - January 2, 2020
- Co-Author, FMLA Covers an Employee’s Attendance for CSE/IEP School Meetings - January 2, 2020
- Co-Author, Seventh Circuit Weighs Whether Obesity Is A Disability Under The ADA - January 2, 2020
- Co-Author, Citgo Petroleum Will Pay Applicant $162,500 to Settle EEOC ADA Discrimination Suit - January 2, 2020
- Co-Author, A Flexible Interactive Process Decides the Appropriate Accommodation - January 2, 2020
Education
-
J.D., cum laude, Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2019
- Student Ambassador
- Dean’s Tutorial Society
- Evening Student Union (President, 2017-2018)
- Graduate Certificate in Corporate and Commercial Law
- B.A. in International Studies and Spanish, cum laude, Butler University, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2014
Bar & Court Admissions
- Indiana (2020)
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana (2020)
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana (2020)
Practices
Industries
Insights
Labor and Employment

Key Considerations for Employers as Additional States Legalize Marijuana
December 18, 2020
Labor and Employment

COVID-19 Safety Plan Compliance Alert: Re-Evaluate Current Plans as Measures Set to Continue through the New Year
December 18, 2020
Labor and Employment

Part 1: 2020 Case Law Highlights for Employers in Indiana and Beyond
December 18, 2020
Labor and Employment

Time to Tidy Up Remote Work Policies as Work from Home Arrangements Likely to Continue
December 18, 2020
Labor and Employment

CDC Makes Key Changes to COVID-19 Recommendations Impacting When Quarantine is Needed and the Length of Quarantine
December 7, 2020
Business

House of Representatives Passes Historic MORE Act to Decriminalize Cannabis at Federal Level
December 4, 2020
Labor and Employment

DOL Opinion Letter Addresses When Travel Time Between Work Sites is Compensable for Non-Exempt Employees
November 18, 2020
Labor and Employment

COVID-19 Safety Compliance Alert: Time to Re-Evaluate Current Plans as Indiana Enters Stage 5
September 28, 2020
Labor and Employment

Employee Opioid Use, Addiction, and the ADA: EEOC Guidance Indicates Opioid Use and Addiction May Give Rise to ADA Rights
August 24, 2020
Education and School Law

COVID-19 Enforcement Plan Compliance Alert: K-12 Educational Institutions and Indiana's Face Covering Mandate
July 31, 2020
Labor and Employment

The Ongoing Pandemic of Information: Updates to FFCRA, FLSA, and FMLA Guidance
July 31, 2020
Labor and Employment

COVID-19 Safety Plan Compliance Alert: Indiana's Face Covering Mandate
July 27, 2020
Labor and Employment

Testing, Testing…The CDC Details When Employers Should Test for COVID-19 and Other Health Screening Reminders
July 22, 2020
Labor and Employment

U.S. Supreme Court Issues Ruling on Title VII Protections for Sexual Orientation and Transgender Status
June 15, 2020
Labor and Employment

Returning to the Workplace: Addressing Requests to Work from Home and Refusals to Return to Work
June 7, 2020
Labor and Employment

OSHA's Revised Enforcement Guidance When a Work-Relatedness Determination is Required
May 25, 2020
Labor and Employment

Workplace Safety and COVID-19: OSHA's Interim Enforcement Guidance and What It Means for Employers
April 27, 2020
Labor and Employment

Practically Speaking: A Series of Practical Tips for Employers in Navigating COVID-19
April 21, 2020
Labor and Employment

Understanding when a “Qualifying Need” for Paid Leave arises under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
April 12, 2020
Litigation

Q & A on Directors & Officers Insurance: Coverage for Liability due to COVID-19
April 5, 2020
Thought Leadership

You have been WARNed. Complying with the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act for COVID-19 Shutdowns
April 2, 2020
Thought Leadership

Employment Law Bulletin - Summary of Families First Coronavirus Response Act
March 19, 2020
Thought Leadership

Proposed Federal Law to Offer Paid Sick Leave Due to Coronavirus: H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act
March 16, 2020
Thought Leadership

Planning Considerations for Employers to Consider in Response to Coronavirus
March 11, 2020
Thought Leadership

Illinois Expands Equal Pay Act Provisions and Prohibits Employers from Asking Applicants' Wage and Salary History
January 1, 2020
Thought Leadership

Illinois Responds to the #MeToo Movement with New Sexual Harassment Legislation
January 1, 2020
Thought Leadership

Seventh Circuit Weighs Whether Obesity Is A Disability Under The ADA
January 1, 2020
Thought Leadership

CITGO Petroleum Will Pay Applicant $162,500 to Settle EEOC ADA Discrimination Suit
January 1, 2020
Thought Leadership

A Flexible Interactive Process Decides the Appropriate Accommodation
January 1, 2020