Legal Updates

ELPO Law has an update in an en banc oral argument that took place before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit back in June. The case at hand involves the legal standards used to evaluate jail safety and liability. A major federal court ruling has changed the rules… Read More

This legal update. authored by ELPO Law attorney Lindsay Tate Porter, summarizes several high-impact decisions recently handed down by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. From severe sanctions for citing “hallucinated” case law to major rulings on pension plans and police use of force, the court has… Read More

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit recently issued a significant ruling in the case of Jason Green v. Kenny Perkins and Joey Keith, addressing the complex intersection of police use of force, qualified immunity, and rapidly evolving emergency situations. Representing Adair County, the team at ELPO Law… Read More

Kentucky recently introduced new legislation to regulate street-legal special purpose vehicles, which include certain utility task vehicles and side-by-sides that people increasingly operate on public roads. The law creates a new section within KRS Chapter 186 that defines what these vehicles are and establishes mandatory safety equipment, including a roll… Read More

BREAKING NEWS – The Federal Trade Commission Non-Compete Rule Will Not Take Effect on September 4, 2024 As many employers are aware, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) adopted a rule earlier this year that would have essentially banned most non-compete agreements for employees and independent contractors. The Rule was… Read More

ELPO Law Attorney and Arbitrator John S. West was recently advised by Bloomberg Law that the decision he wrote in AFGE Local No. 1286 and Federal Bureau of Prisons FCI Ashland, Kentucky 2023 BNA LA 20, 2023 BL 97203 (2023) (West, Arb.) is being published. The decision involves Weingarten rights… Read More

On March 14, 2023, EPA announced the proposed National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR) to establish legally enforceable levels, called Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs), for six PFAS in drinking water – PFOA and PFOS as individual contaminants, PFHxS, HFPO-DA (commonly referred to as GenX Chemicals), PFNA, and PFBS as a… Read More

LEGAL UPDATE: EEOC Issues Updated COVID-19 Technical Assistance Read More

LEGAL UPDATE: Independent Contractor Rule Withdrawn Read More

LEGAL UPDATE: Mandatory Antibody Testing Not Allowed Read More