Many lawyers know that an entire case can turn on a simple word. Sometimes, the interpretation of phrase can greatly influence how a specific law is interpreted. In recent news, the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide the following issue, which concerns an issue...
Employment Disputes
Workplace bullying being addressed in courtrooms
We've heard a number of stories concerning bullying on the schoolyard. It appears that such behavior is occurring in the workplace as well where offensive work conditions may exist.An Indiana hospital worker was actually attacked by his supervisor, an open-heart...
Reproductive versus religious rights concerning employment
A matter involving various employment disputes is brewing in Indiana over the firing of a teacher from a Roman Catholic School. The teacher fired alleges that she was let go due to her use of in vitro fertilization to get pregnant. The lawsuit could involve...
Public employees and the right to free speech
Two Indiana employees are suing the city and the mayor of the city for which they were employed over what they refer to as a retaliatory dischargefrom their employment after 2011. These two employees suggest that the discharge was unconstitutional because the two...
Non-compete clauses and employment disputes
Many employment disputes do not come about until after an employee has left his job. These disputes often involve employment contracts and severance agreements. And there are moments when the employee in question provides an extremely important position that competing...
NLRB says employees have right to sue collectively
A National Labor Relations Board (NLR B) in a recent 2-0 decision rejected arbitration language requiring the employees waive class-action rights. An essence, what this means concerning employment disputes is that workplace employment laws in Indiana and elsewhere...
Reported employment disputes on the rise
Whatever the cause, job discrimination complaints with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) have gone up 2-years in a row. However, the most common employment dispute allegation for Indiana and other state's public and private employees has involved...
School superintendant involved in multi-million dollar lawsuit
A former school superintendent just east of Indianapolis is intertwined in a public employment dispute involving a number of claims and counterclaims. The superintendant has been accused of defrauding the school district of millions of dollars in salary and...
Employees can bring class-action disputes against employer
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently ruled that employers cannot prevent workers from filing class actions concerning work-related employment law disputes. This ruling would make null and void any arbitration agreement that specifically prohibits groups...
Disability benefits for veterans
There has been a problem with long delays for Indiana and other American veterans that waiting to receive their disability benefits. The average delay for receiving such benefits for such public employees now exceeds six-months.These are veterans that have been...