http://www.indianabusinesslawyerblog.com/ Published by Parr Richey Obremskey Frandsen & Patterson en-us 2012-02-06T09:36:42-06:00 http://www.indianabusinesslawyerblog.com/2012/02/indiana_employment_law_and_ind.html During a corporate merger or acquisition, companies should inspect the I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification Form policies of the soon-to-be merged or acquired company, as failure to do so may expose the company to fines and penalties from Immigration and Customs... Business & Corporate Law Parr Richey Obremskey Frandsen & Patterson 2012-02-06T09:36:42-06:00 http://www.indianabusinesslawyerblog.com/2012/01/city_negligence_for_property_d.html The Indiana Court of Appeals recently handed down two decisions regarding the liability of a city or municipality for damage caused to real and personal property as the result of a sewer defect. The cases examine when a city... Municipal Law Parr Richey Obremskey Frandsen & Patterson 2012-01-31T09:27:58-06:00 http://www.indianabusinesslawyerblog.com/2012/01/indiana_creditors_laws_new_ind.html In Surrisi v. Bremner, a 2011 Indiana Court of Appeals decision, the court held the Bill of Sale issued to the buyer (Bremner) invalid, as the Bill of Sale named business personal property which was not included in the Notice... Real Estate Parr Richey Obremskey Frandsen & Patterson 2012-01-26T09:19:45-06:00 http://www.indianabusinesslawyerblog.com/2012/01/attention_parr_richey_obremske.html The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced in a final rule in August a new poster requirement for both union and non-union employers that communicates employees’ rights to organize. Although originally effective November 14, 2011, the NLRB has delayed the... Employment Law Parr Richey Obremskey Frandsen & Patterson 2012-01-09T13:56:01-06:00 http://www.indianabusinesslawyerblog.com/2012/01/pole_inspection_contracts_bewa.html Many co-ops use outside companies for pole testing and inspection. These companies often propose a form agreement with “standard” terms. Pricing is sometimes addressed in a separate letter with the base agreement remaining in effect for years. Beware of standard... Utility Law Parr Richey Obremskey Frandsen & Patterson 2012-01-05T09:05:28-06:00 http://www.indianabusinesslawyerblog.com/2011/12/indiana_municipal_law_clarific_1.html The Indiana Court of Appeals clarified the requirements necessary for a lawsuit to be considered a public lawsuit in Buse v. Trustees of the Luce Township Regional Sewer District, 953 N.E.2d 519 (Ind. Ct. App. 2011). In this case, a... Municipal Law Parr Richey Obremskey Frandsen & Patterson 2011-12-06T12:11:37-06:00 http://www.indianabusinesslawyerblog.com/2011/11/indiana_municipal_law_update_o_1.html The specificity requirements of Indiana zoning decisions were discussed in The Kroger Co. v. Plan Commission of Plainfield, 953 N.E.2d 536 (Ind. Ct. App. 2011). In that case, Kroger wanted to construct a gas station next to its retail... Municipal Law Parr Richey Obremskey Frandsen & Patterson 2011-11-29T10:37:45-06:00 http://www.indianabusinesslawyerblog.com/2011/11/clarification_of_the_administr_1.html Recently in a Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals case, Verkuilen v. Mediabank, LLC, the court analyzed the administrative employee exemption to the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). 646 F.3d 979 (7th Cir. 2011). Penny Verkuilen was an account manager for... Employment Law Parr Richey Obremskey Frandsen & Patterson 2011-11-04T09:42:25-06:00 http://www.indianabusinesslawyerblog.com/2011/10/were_watching_employees_may_be_1.html This past summer, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) issued a series of decisions regarding whether employees were unlawfully discharged for making comments about their employment on Facebook. In all of the cases, the NLRB determined that the employees’... Employment Law Parr Richey Obremskey Frandsen & Patterson 2011-10-27T14:46:50-06:00 http://www.indianabusinesslawyerblog.com/2011/09/attorney_kent_frandsens_golf_a.html Parr Richey Obremskey Frandsen & Patterson attorney Kent Frandsen recently advanced to the second round of the 2011 USGA Senior Amateur golf championship. Prior to commencing his second round play, Michael Trostel/USGA, featured a great article on Mr. Frandsen... Miscellaneous Parr Richey Obremskey Frandsen & Patterson 2011-09-27T10:46:25-06:00