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 go into effect 12/1/16 and it would have required an annual salary of $47,476 for an employee to be...
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Lease Negotiations – Tips for Tenants
So you’ve decided to start a new business or expand your existing business, and you’ve found the perfect location. For most businesses, that means you’ll be leasing your new space. The first step in the leasing process will involve negotiating the...
How to Avoid Liability for Being a Good Citizen
People say that no good deed goes unpunished. Sometimes in our litigious society, this proverb becomes a reality. Fortunately, Indiana has an obscure law that protects citizens who are dragged into litigation for legitimately exercising their...
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 they can expect, and the responsibilities of employers squarely before the Indiana Supreme Court. ...
Attorney Tony Jost Speaks About the Election Process in the Classroom
WHAT: Attorney Tony Jost of Riley Bennett Egloff LLP, spoke at St. Christopher as part of the Indiana Kids’ Election (IKE) Speakers’ Bureau. WHEN: Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016 | 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. WHERE: St. Christopher School ...
Is The Definition Of A Work-Related “Accident” Being Changed?
An employee was assigned the responsibility of cleaning an area of a large utility plant. He climbed several flights of open stairs and claimed that he dusted the stairways leading to the roof. To let the dust settle, he and a coworker exited a...
The Indiana State Bar Association Future’s Committee
The advertising campaigns of AVVO and LegalZoom have attracted consumers who want to use a DIY approach on legal matters or to confer with a lawyer for a nominal charge. Lawyers believe that these legal document and service providers are not...
RBE Helps Operation School Bell – More Books Are Needed
Riley Bennett Egloff recently learned that books were needed as part of “Operation School Bell,” a philanthropic program of the Assistance League of Indianapolis that provides free school uniforms, school supplies, toiletries, underwear, coats, and...
U.S. Department of Labor Announcement
May 19, 2016: The U.S. Department of Labor has announced its regulations for the salary level of employees considered “exempt” from the overtime regulations. Previously, a salaried employee could be considered exempt under the regulations as long...
Tales from the Trail: Meet Bryce Bennett
Article originally posted on https://indyculturaltrail.org/. Click Read the Article You meet the most interesting people along the Indianapolis Cultural Trail. Here’s one now: Bryce Bennett, partner at Riley Bennett Egloff a daily Pacers Bikeshare...
Can Subcontractors Recover Their Attorney’s Fees From General Contractors Under Indiana’s Mechanic’s Lien Act?
In a recent decision interpreting Indiana’s Mechanic’s Lien Act, the Indiana Supreme Court strongly suggested that, in addition to allowing subcontractors to recover their attorneys fees from the owner’s property, the Act provides a basis for...
Collections 101: What you need to know
Congratulations! You have successfully navigated the small claims court process and have been able to secure a Judgment against that tenant who stopped paying the rent, the homeowner who called you to perform work in the dark of night after a...