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The prestigious Chambers & Partners USA has recognized Hinkle Law Firm LLC as one of the top U.S. firms.  It also has individually recognized Trinidad Galdean, Michael Herd, Mitchell Herren, David Rapp and Dale Ward each as top attorneys in their area of law. Each year since 1990, Chambers USA […]

Hinkle Law Firm is proud to announce that it is hosting, in partnership with AGH Employer Solutions and UMKC School of Law, a presentation by John W. Mayers, Associate Regional Director of the Kansas City Regional Office, U.S. Department of Labor Employee Benefits Security Administration.  He will provide an important update on […]

  Yesterday, the DHHS OIG issued a fraud alert warning physicians to make sure that medical directorships reflect fair market value and otherwise comply with the federal anti-kickback statute.  The short fraud alert is available for download here.  This is the third shot across the bow by the OIG directed […]

May 27, 2015 – Jim Spencer Earlier this month, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued its updated model FMLA forms.  The new forms are good for another 3 years – they expire on May 31, 2018 –  and can be downloaded here. The new forms are very similar to the […]

For the past year, employers and human resource professionals have been on the lookout for changes to the Department of Labor’s overtime regulations. On May 5, 2015, Secretary of Labor Tom Perez announced that a proposed rule has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget for review.  After […]

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (“USCIS”) announced yesterday it reached the H-1b cap for the Fiscal Year 2016.  Essentially, similar to past years, USCIS received more H-1b applications than the available number of H-1b visas for the upcoming fiscal year.  This happened in the 5 business days the USCIS […]

Employers and Human Resource Professionals today deal with continued changes in employment law.  On April 15, 2015, Trinidad Galdean, JD, PHR, SHRM-CP, will be speaking to the Wichita Society of Human Resources Management (Wichita SHRM) on Employment Law Updates for 2015.  Knowledge about these recent changes and those on the […]

Posted March 20, 2015 by Jim Spencer On March 18, the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued an important report about employee handbook rules that, in the NLRB’s view, violate the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).  The 30-page report can be downloaded here.  Although most employers will […]

Staying on top of human resource issues and employment law trends is a big part of partnering with human resource professionals and employers.  The recent Wichita Business Journal article addresses the firm’s employment attorneys’ involvement with the Kansas Society for Human Resources Management (KS-SHRM).

Posted February 25, 2015 by Jim Spencer When the DOL issues new FMLA forms, the forms have to be approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) before they are official.  The current FMLA forms are set to expire on February 28, 2015.  The DOL has made what it […]