As many of our readers know, there are certain things that your employer can ask you but there are also things that they cannot ask you. And with the recent changes to equal employment laws, some employers are getting into trouble with the U.S. Equal Employment...
Month: May 2013
Unpaid wages lead to lawsuit against hospital chain
While visitors to our blog have read about cases in which employees have had to sue their employers for unpaid wages, people the nation over are seeing this scenario played out right now in California. According to recent reports, the Bellflower Medical Center...
Wet Seal settles $7.5 million discrimination class action lawsuit
Some of our readers may remember the class-action lawsuit that was brought against the Wet Seal nearly a year ago in July that accused the national retailer of racially discriminating against its black employees. Although the initial complaint of workplace...
New diagnostic manual for mental disorders could lead to lawsuits
There is a growing concern among employers across the nation this month after the recent release of the long-awaited American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders. The new revised edition expands definitions on many existing...
Regulations put employee-wellness plans in limbo with EEOC
In past posts on this blog we've discussed a number of topics concerning workers' physical wellness and how far an employer can go in the workplace when it comes to this fact. According to Leslie Silverman, former commissioner of the Equal Employment Opportunity...
911 operator claims brain tumor caused his wrongful termination
If you're like most Indiana residents then you've probably worried about what would happen to you and your job if you were to suddenly be diagnosed with a serious disease. Question like "will I be fired if I miss work?" and "what happens if my illness disables...
EEOC awarded $240 million in disability discrimination case
Many Indiana residents may remember hearing the story about the turkey processing facility in Iowa that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission accused of violating several of its workers employee rights. According to the EEOC, a group of 32 men, who suffered from...
T-Mobile discriminates and fires woman for being pregnant
If you've read past posts on this blog you'll know that in the category of workplace discrimination, there is a new subcategory that is emerging: pregnancy discrimination. This form of discrimination can include being treated differently by supervisors or management,...
Could a ban on non-competes bring down unemployment rates?
For a large portion of workers in the state of Indiana, at one time or another during the course of their careers they may have had to sign a non-compete clause. These clauses, as many may already know from previous posts on this blog, help companies protect...