Posted By: Ryan McLane | email: rmclane@dbllaw.com
This blog follows up on an article I wrote last year emphasizing the obvious (but often overlooked) importance of actually reading a contract before signing on the dotted line. As pointed out in that article, a court will presume that one has read a contract and agreed to its contents if he or she signs it.
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Posted By: Stephen Burke | email: sburke@dbllaw.com
An accident in the company car usually entails workers compensation coverage and benefits for the driver. However, coverage is not automatic, at least in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. More and more employers and their carriers are mounting challenges to such coverage, and the facts of each case are crucial.
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Posted By: James Dietz | email: jdietz@dbllaw.com
A nationwide Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) operation has netted indictments against 107 individuals in a seven-city, $452 million Medicare false billing scheme.
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Posted By: DBL Law | email: news@dbllaw.com
Case Study: Advance Planning Critical to Construction Mediation Success
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Posted By: Mathew Klein | email: mklein@dbllaw.com
Regulatory overhauls are in full swing, particularly in the areas of reimbursement, technology, and accountability. Concern over the changing landscape has renewed health care providers’ interest in discussions regarding collaboration and consolidation.
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Posted By: Megan Maxfield | email: mmaxfield@dbllaw.com
Under the Kentucky and Ohio statutes governing wage garnishments, an order of garnishment received by an employer creates a lien on all disposable and nonexempt earnings earned by the specific employee at the time the employer is served with the order of garnishment. It is very important for an employer to respond to a wage garnishment order in a timely fashion.
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Posted By: Richard Meyer | email: rmeyer@dbllaw.com
When a construction Contractor presents a delay damage claim against the Owner, the Contractor must be aware of time limits in the contract for making such a claim. The same is true for Subcontractors making delay damage claims against the Prime Contractor.
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Posted By: Stephen Burke | email: sburke@dbllaw.com
Kentucky’s administrative law judges are finding more and more of their opinions are being reversed. Both the Kentucky Workers’ Compensation Board and the state Court of Appeals are routinely sending cases back to ALJs for further fact-finding
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Posted By: Nicholas Birkenhauer | email: nbirkenhauer@dbllaw.com
The proliferation of social media issues in the workplace has created a multitude of challenging new problems for employers. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is doing its best to expand that list.
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Posted By: Joseph Cleves | email: jcleves@dbllaw.com
With Integrated Project Delivery's (IPD’s) promises of high-quality, timely, and economical projects, why are budget-strapped governments not the first in line to see whether IPD lives up to its reputation?
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