Attorneys In The News

For more than 25 years, Kruchko & Fries has been a leader in labor, employment and employee benefits law.  Our Firm’s commitment to the limited and intensive practice of labor, employment and employee benefits law on behalf of management has been recognized by our fellow practitioners, the press and our clients.  Such recognition is reflected by the positions that we hold, presentations that we make and articles that we publish.

Recognitions

  • The Firm congratulates John G. Kruchko on his selection as one of D.C.’s best labor and employment law lawyers listed in the D.C. Super Lawyers of 2009 and 2008.
  • John G. Kruchko is a subcommittee co-chair of the State & Local Government Bargaining & Employment Law Committee of the American Bar Association Labor & Employment Law Committee in 2008 - 2009.

  • Martha L. Hutzelman is recognized as one of the nation’s best employee benefits lawyers in the 2006 and 2007 editions of The Best Lawyers in America.
  • Martha L. Hutzelman is 2006 – 2007 Chair of the American Bar Association Joint Committee on Employee Benefits.

Presentations and Seminars

  • The Labor & Employment Law Breakfast Series - 2009, sponsored by Kruchko & Fries and WTPF - Preparing Your Organization For "Change": Latest Developments and Legal Trends for the HR Professional, was held on the below-listed dates at the Tower Club, McLean, VA. Topics included:

                                March 18, 2009 - "Right Sizing" your Organization in Recessionary
                                                                  Times  - presented by John G. Kruchko and
                                                                  Kevin B. McCoy

                                April 15, 2009 -    Change Legislation: How to Handle "Employee
                                                                Free Choice Act" and the New World of "Employee
                                                                Rights" - presented by John G. Kruchko and
                                                                Kevin B. McCoy

                                May 20, 2009 -    Managing in a Family/Health Friendly World: The New
                                                               ADA and FMLA Amendments - presented by
                                                              Jay R. Fries and Paul M. Lusky

Stay tuned for the 2010 Labor & Employment Law Breakfast Series!   More details will follow in early 2010.

  • John G. Kruchko gave a presentation and participated in a panel discussion on the Employee Free Choice Act for the Virginia Ready-Mixed Concrete Association at their Fall Convention on September 21, 2009 in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
  • Kevin B. McCoy spoke to the Vienna Tysons Regional Chamber of Commerce on Employer Liability Stemming from Volunteers and Interns, on August 18, 2009 in Vienna, Virginia.
  • Jay R. Fries gave an update on the ADA to the Sterling Educational Services in Baltimore, Maryland on June 9, 2009.
  • John G. Kruchko gave a presentation to the Virginia Ready-Mixed Concrete Association on May 18, 2009 on the Employee Free Choice Act.
  • On May 12, 2009, Jay R. Fries spoke to the Baltimore County Chamber of Commerce in Hunt Valley, Maryland, on the issue of Employee Investigations, and Avoiding the Legal and Practical Minefield.
  • Martha L. Hutzelman gave a presentation at the Michigan State Bar Employee Benefits Meeting on April 29, 2009, on “Review of Statutory and Regulatory Developments.”
  • Jay R. Fries gave a presentation on Hiring, Firing and the Law for the Organization of Child Care Directors in Rockville, Maryland, on February 19, 2009.
  • On February 12, 2009, Jay R. Fries participated in a Human Resources Forum at Chesapeake College in Wye Mills, Maryland.
  • In January 2009, Martha L. Hutzelman presented "403(b) Plans:  What are Employer's Responsibilities?"  at the Illinois Association of School Business Officials' meeting in Chicago, Illinois.
  • In January, 2009, John G. Kruchko discussed “Emerging Issues in Employment Law” with members of WTPF:  The Business Forum for HR Professionals.

Articles and Publications

  • An article written by John G. Kruchko and Kathleen A. Talty on “When is a Request for Leave of Absence an Unreasonable Accommodation under the ADA” was published by the Virginia Association of Broadcasters in their November 2009 newsletter.
  • An article written by John G. Kruchko and Paul M. Lusky on “Employees with Flu Symptoms:  Unfit for Duty?" was published by the Virginia Ready-Mixed Concrete Association in October 2009.
  • In Fall, 2009 an article entitled “Retaliation Claims Continue to Rise” was published by John G. Kruchko and Jay R. Fries in The Forum, a publication of WTPF:  The Business Forum for HR Professionals.
  • John G. Kruchko and Kevin B. McCoy published an article entitled Labor and Employment Law Update:  A Mixed Bag for Employers," in the September edition of the Virginia Ready-Mixed Concrete Association Newsletter.

Quotes

  • In January 2007, Martha L. Hutzelman, was quoted in a BNA Pension & Benefits Reporter article about recently issued IRS rules regarding changes to retirement plan distribution requirements made by the Pension Protection Act of 2006.

  • Martha L. Hutzelman was quoted in the October 24, 2006 issue of the BNA Pension & Benefits Daily Newsletter in the article “Electronic Data Retention Issues Expand as EPTA Matrix Project Moves Forward.”

 

 



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