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In the Inaugural edition of The Arkansas 200, published by Arkansas Business, Attorneys Shepherd Russell, Jim Simpson, Laura Smith, Price Gardner and Marvin L. Childers are recognized as among the state's top influencers.

As of November 22, 2017, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has begun notifying employers that they may be liable for an employer shared responsibility penalty under the Affordable Care Act requirements. The initial notification relates to the 2015 tax year and is based on the information that the employer provided to the IRS on the Forms 1094 and 1095.

With sexual harassment complaints dominating the news nationwide, it is likely to cause more lawsuits against employers. Wayne Young spoke to Arkansas Business's Mark Friedman on what companies should be doing now to prevent harassment altogether and to protect themselves against future litigation.

Attorney Jamie Jones was invited to join a panel discussion hosted by the Editorial Advisory Board of Arkansas Lawyer magazine to discuss women in the legal profession. The purpose, according to the magazine, was to provide insight from several perspectives on the challenges that women in the legal profession are facing now and faced in the past.

Friday, Eldredge & Clark, LLP is proud to announce Mid-South Super Lawyers named 38 attorneys to their annual listing of top lawyers in Arkansas including five named as “Top 50: 2017 Arkansas Super Lawyers” and 12 ranked as “Rising Stars.”

U.S. News – Best Lawyers recognizes firm in 42 practice areas in annual publication Friday, Eldredge & Clark, LLP has been ranked in the 2018 U.S. News - Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms" list regionally in 42 practice areas, which is the most of any other law firm in the state.

News Alert: The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently addressed whether the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) requires employers to provide employees with leave beyond the 12 weeks provided by the Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) in Severson v. Heartland Woodcraft, Inc., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 18197*, 872 F.3d 476 (7th Cir. Sept. 20, 2017).