Some of our more frequent readers here in Indiana may remember a November 2012 post in which we touched on the topic of non-compete clauses. In the post, we explained that non-compete clauses within an employment contract bars an individual from leaving a place of...
Month: August 2013
Assisted living company agrees to pay out $2.2 million settlement
An unpaid-wage case from the West Coast has a lot of our Indiana readers cheering this month after the employer agreed to pay out a $2.2 million settlement for claims that it routinely underpaid its workers. This particular class-action lawsuit highlighted the...
Jury awards veteran $75,000 for disability discrimination case
If you’re like most of our readers, you may have noticed society’s shift towards improving the protection of people’s civil rights in the workplace. This is especially true for people with disabilities, who often demonstrate that they are just as...
Are unpaid interns protected by the Civil Rights Act?
When it comes to unpaid internships, readers of our blog have seen us touch base on how these types of employees are compensated in Indiana, but we have never really delved into whether their civil rights are protected by the law. For some of our readers, this may...
Former FAA workers alleges religious discrimination in lawsuit
Employees here in Indiana should never have to fear that they are going to lose their job because of their religious beliefs. But this statement also goes for all employees across the nation as well, because any employer who fails to accommodate an employee’s...
State worker settles disability discrimination suit with county
While readers of our blog are likely interested in hearing about local employment law stories, they also know that sometimes the best examples of abuses in the system come from other states. That’s because, they can see that these cases are not only happening...
7th Circuit Court makes decision in retaliation case
Retaliation in the workplace is never a good thing to have to deal with. Nor is it very legal either, but it’s something one assistant state’s attorney had to deal with when he was fired from his position after testifying against another attorney. Though...
Worker allowed to argue sexual harassment claims once more
When it comes to sexual harassment in the workplace, Indiana employees are urged to not only express their discomfort for these situations but to take up their complaints to their employers. That’s because, in states across the nation, employers can be held...