Drewry Simmons Vornehm, LLP (DSV), is proud to announce its attorneys who were recently honored by being selected as “Super Lawyers” or “Rising Stars” in the 2018 Indiana Super Lawyers magazine. In total, DSV had sixteen (16) attorneys selected for these honors. The 2018 DSV Indiana… Read More >
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DSV Attorneys Honored as Super Lawyers and Rising Stars for 2018
DOL Adopts More Flexible Test for Unpaid Interns
By: Melanie M. Dunajeski; Drewry Simmons Vornehm, LLP On January 8, 2018, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued a new guidance that abandoned a stricter Obama-era test for determining whether an intern must be paid as an employee under the Fair Labor Standards… Read More >
DSV Welcomes Two New Associates
DSV welcomed new Attorneys, Alyssa Hughes and Tyler Lemen, to the firm in January. Alyssa received her J.D. from the University of Notre Dame Law School in 2017. She is an Associate with the firm’s litigation practice. Tyler graduated with his J.D. from the… Read More >
EPA Increases Statutory Penalties Effective January 15, 2018
By: Erik S. Mroz; Drewry Simmons Vornehm, LLP In a previous Blog Post, we advised our readers that Congress is requiring all federal agencies to increase their civil monetary penalties. This increase applies to every federal environmental law, including CERCLA, RCRA, the Clean Water… Read More >
Being a Responsible Employer in #MeToo Era
By: Melanie M. Dunajeski; Drewry Simmons Vornehm, LLP Sexual Harassment can safely be labeled as one of the top 5 workplace legal issues of 2018: titans of entertainment, politics, and business have fallen, and others are beleaguered by allegations of inappropriate behavior. The… Read More >
NLRB Rejects Browning-Ferris Joint Employer Test
By: Melanie M. Dunajeski; Drewry Simmons Vornehm, LLP One of the most contentious decisions of the Obama Era NLRB was the Browning-Ferris decision which adopted a broad ranging definition of “joint employer” that permitted indirect control to be the basis for imposing liability… Read More >
Employers get some Relief from Lengthy Leave Requirements
By: Melanie M. Dunajeski; Drewry Simmons Vornehm, LLP For years, employers have struggled with providing employees leave as a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)-especially when an employee has already exhausted the generous leave provided under the Family Medical Leave… Read More >