Wednesday, July 15, 2020
July 15, 2020Shannon Cohorst Johnson, shareholder, was elected to serve on Seigfreid Bingham’s Executive Committee. Johnson is a member of the firm’s Litigation section and primarily practices in the Employment, Construction, and Transportation industries. She chairs the firm’s Marketing Committee and has a passion for supporting women in the legal profession, including serving on the […]
Monday, July 6, 2020
On Tuesday, June 30th, Allen County Regional Hospital (ACRH) closed a Lease Agreement with a wholly owned subsidiary of Saint Luke’s Health System which transferred the hospital and related health care operations of ACRH to Saint Luke’s for a minimum 10 year period with an additional 10 year option for a potential lease term of […]
Tuesday, June 30, 2020
June 30, 2020 By John Vering On June 17, 2020, the EEOC updated its technical assistance to address additional questions regarding how employers should deal with the issue of returning to the workforce employees at a higher risk of a severe COVID-19 illness. This advice is entitled “What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the […]
Tuesday, June 30, 2020
June 30, 2020By Jordan May In a 6-3 ruling issued on June 15, 2020 in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, the United States Supreme Court held that workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity is sex-based discrimination prohibited under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII). Title […]
Monday, June 29, 2020
June 29, 2020 By Cindy McClannahan and Brandon Oldham The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, known as the CARES Act, was enacted in Spring 2020. It provided that there are no Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs) from an Individual Retirement Account (IRA) in 2020. You may have already received some RMDs from your IRAs […]
Monday, June 29, 2020
June 29, 2020 By Curry Sexton and Greg Whiston On Friday, June 12, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed the Intercollegiate Athlete Compensation and Rights Bill into law. The law will enable collegiate student-athletes in Florida to be compensated for the use of their name, image, and likeness (“NIL”) beginning July 1, 2021. Florida joins California and Colorado as […]
Monday, June 29, 2020
June 29, 2020 By Curry Sexton and Greg Whiston On Tuesday, June 23, the NCAA Division II Legislative Committee recommended several legislative proposals that would permit NCAA Division II student-athletes to be compensated for their name, image, and likenesses (“NIL”). The proposals will now be reviewed by the NCAA Division II Management Council and Presidents […]
Wednesday, June 24, 2020
June 24, 2020 Curry Sexton, associate, was featured in a post on the Big 12 Blog Network, “SE: From Litigation to Unpacking NIL Issues, Sexton Thriving As KC Attorney. Sexton is a former All-Big 12 Wide Receiver at Kansas State University, and is currently practicing in a wide array of litigation services. “Curry Sexton is […]
Friday, June 19, 2020
June 19, 2020Lori Beam, shareholder, was published in the Second Quarter Issue of Kansas City Medicine, the Journal of the Kansas City Medical Society. Her article, “Regulations and Payment Rules Ease on Telehealth Ease During COVID-19” addresses the opportunities to build on existing technologies in healthcare. In normal times, telehealth systems offer tremendous benefits to […]
Tuesday, June 9, 2020
June 9, 2020 Fritz Riesmeyer, shareholder, and Curry Sexton, associate, were published in the Business Torts & Unfair Competition section of the American Bar Association’s website. The article, “Tips for Remote Video Hearings and Trials: Technology, Witnesses, Evidence, and Etiquette” addresses how to navigate litigation during the COVID-19 Pandemic. In an early COVID-19 remote video […]