2009 Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith Scholarship Applications are being accepted through February 15, 2009.
Staff and attorneys at DEHS are participating in a program designed to help Sioux Falls families have a Christmas they might not otherwise have.
Mark Marshall has been inducted as a Fellow of the International Academy of Mediators, the first South Dakotan to receive the honor.
Certain privately-held financial institutions have until December 8, 2008, to apply for the Capital Purchase Program, under which the federal government is purchasing up to $250 billion of senior preferred shares in qualifying banks, savings associations, and certain bank and savings and loan holding companies.
The final version of a new rule requiring businesses with federal government contracts to use an electronic system to verify their employees are eligible to work in the U.S. will apply to fewer employers than initially proposed.
P. Daniel Donohue was elected to the Board of Regents of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) at the organization's recent fall meeting. The 39-member Board is the governing body of the College.
The Department of Homeland Security has reissued regulations governing how employers handle so-called Social Security "no-match" letters -- with no substantive change since a federal court halted their implementation in October 2007.
At the annual meeting of the National Organization of Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Associations, Charles Gullickson was re-elected as secretary of NOLHGA's Board of Directors.
Sixteen members of Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith were selected by their peers to appear in the 2009 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
Corporate officers can be held liable for interfering with an employee's contract with the company only in very limited circumstances, the South Dakota Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in a case defended by DEHS.
Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith, LLP welcomes three new attorneys -- Shane Eden, Vince Roche and Amanda Smith -- as associates of the firm.
Anthony Hohn has joined Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith as its newest associate.
Charles Gullickson served as chair of the Planning Committee and the master of ceremonies for the 16th Annual Legal Seminar held by the National Organization of Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Associations (NOLHGA) in Boston, Massachusetts.
Businesses with contracts with the federal government will be required to use an electronic system to verify that their employees are eligible to work in the U.S. under an executive order signed by President Bush.
Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith has announced the recipients of the 2008 Davenport Scholarships.
Kristi Geisler Holm will be among the speakers at the South Dakota Department of Labor's annual Workers' Compensation Seminar.
A $144 million settlement with Wachovia Bank, N.A., and a new guidance by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ("OCC") may impact banks handling third party payment processors and deposits into bank accounts maintained by telemarketers.
Employees who bring wrongful termination claims for so-called "whistleblowing" may recover a broader range of damages than in other wrongful termination lawsuits, according to the South Dakota Supreme Court
Nearly 200 teddy bears were presented to Sanford Children's Hospital as a result of the efforts of DEHS staff and lawyers in the Share-A-Bear program.
DEHS attorney Mark Marshall has been elected to the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers, becoming the the first South Dakota lawyer to receive the honor.
In a decision with significant ramifications for the state's fiscal health, South Dakota's current premium tax statutes were held constitutional in a unanimous decision by the South Dakota Supreme Court in a case handled by DEHS.
The annual spring Banking Law Seminar put on by Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith, LLP has been scheduled for Friday, April 18, 2008.
Sue Simons will present a workshop February 26 on Employment Policies and Best Practices for the Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commerce.
Three DEHS lawyers – Scott Anderson, P. Daniel Donohue and Sarah Larson – were selected for inclusion in The Best of the U.S.’s 2008 list of the best professionals in the United States.
Effective immediately, the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) has been expanded to provide extended coverage for family members of individuals on active duty. Changes effective in the near future will also make the act applicable for “any qualifying exigency” for individuals on or called up for active duty.
Why pay for something you can get free? That’s a question employers need to ask in connection with solicitations they are receiving for a new version of the federal I-9 form. Despite being available free, a variety of firms are trying to sell it to businesses.
The 2008 Session of the South Dakota Legislature opens Tuesday, January 8, with DEHS business attorney David L. Knudson resuming his position as Senate majority leader.
Applications are being accepted through February 15, 2008 for the Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith Scholarship program, which awards $15,000 in scholarships each year.