Riley Bennett Egloff is proud to announce that eleven of its attorneys were named “Super Lawyers” and six others as “Rising Stars.” The awards were...
Nineteen RBE Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers in America 2023
RBE is pleased to announce that RBE attorneys Donald Smith & Eric Hylton were recognized by Best Lawyers as 2023 “Lawyers of the Year” in their...
Employee Handbooks: One Size Does Not Fit All
Unlike the hat the coach gave you when you played Little League baseball, when it comes to employee handbooks or manuals, one size does not fit all....
U.S. Supreme Court Decisions on COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
The U.S. Supreme Court has issued monumental decisions regarding the federal agencies’ powers to enforce COVID-19 vaccine mandates. OSHA had...
Update: Fifth Circuit’s Stay on OSHA’s COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Regulations
As a result of the Fifth Circuit’s stay on OSHA’s COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing regulations (ETS), OSHA announced on Friday: “OSHA has suspended...
Temporary Block on OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals (sitting in New Orleans) has put a temporary block on OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”). The ETS would...
Smith: Your old noncompete form agreement may miss the mark
RBE Attorney Donald Smit wrote an article for the Indiana Lawyer title "Smith: Your old noncompete form agreement may miss the mark." It seems that...
Indiana Court of Appeals Upholds Employer’s Noncompete
The Indiana Court of Appeals recently published a decision that is instructive about noncompete agreements. In Zollinger v. Wagner-Meinert Eng’g,...
The Department of Labor Issues Regulations Implementing New Leave of Absence Law
This is the fifth in a series of articles in response to the COVID-19 federal legislation and benefit programs. This article discusses the...
COVID-19 Business Resource Developments
This is the second in a series of articles coordinated by RBE’s attorneys to assist our business clients in this unusual time. Legal developments...
Indiana Supreme Court Issues Decision Impacting Employment Agreements
The Indiana Supreme Court recently published a decision that may prompt employers to review their employment agreements to narrow the scope of...
Overtime Update – U.S. Department Of Labor’s New Mandatory Overtime Pay Rule Effective Jan. 1
This is a reminder to our employment law clients that the U.S. Department of Labor implemented a new mandatory overtime pay rule effective January...
Employers Need to Proceed Cautiously When Settling Employee Claims
An employee has claimed a work-related injury and the employer would like to settle the claim to include a waiver of employment rights, such as a...
Should an Employer Contest Claims for Unemployment Compensation Benefits?
Your Company’s delivery driver is caught drinking a beer while in the Company’s truck in the Company’s parking lot during his work break. The...
‘Tis the Season…(to review your restrictive employment agreements)
To get your New Year off to a good start, we suggest you consider entering into restrictive employment agreements with key employees to protect your...
RBE attorney Donald Smith wrote an article for The Indiana Lawyer
RBE attorney Donald Smith wrote an article for The Indiana Lawyer entitled, "Walking a Mile in His Moccasins." The article focuses on the...
Salary Test Ruled Unlawful
Hold the presses! A federal court in Texas has ordered that the Dept. of Labor’s rule increasing the salary threshold is unlawful. The rule was to...
Undocumented worker’s injury suit puts major issues before justices
An undocumented immigrant’s workplace injury — and how much he may be entitled to — has put the rising number of foreign-born workers, the rights...