A non-compete agreement helps to protect employers who may have a market strength based on an internal corporate interest or secret. You working for them, especially as a key employee, implies learning those secrets or leveraging those interests. Having access to...
Month: July 2020
What constitutes wrongful termination?
Wrongful termination occurs when an employer fires an employee for an illegal reason. Indiana is an at-will employment state, which means that your employer does not need a reason to end your employment. However, certain reasons for termination violate state and...
Racial discrimination is still a problem in the workforce
If someone experiences discrimination in the workforce due to their race, the first course of action is normally to file a report with the Human Resources department. Additionally, they can file a report with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to hold your...
What are the rules against verbal abuse?
There are many forms of racial discrimination that can occur at your workplace. If your employer uses your actual or perceived race, color or ethnicity against you when making decisions about job duties, promotions, hiring or firing, that is an illegal form of racial...