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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...
Some of our readers here in Indianapolis may remember the employment scandal that rocked the 7-Eleven name just weeks ago. As some of you may recall, federal investigators executed search warrants on 7-Eleven stores across the nation after receiving information...
At the beginning of April, we brought the subject of internships to the attention of our readers, making particular notes on how to recognize whether an employer was adhering to Indiana state and federal employment laws regarding payment. This, in turn, raised...
People in Indiana are used to seeing the McDonald's fast-food franchise in the media's eye for two reasons: low-wage claims and its contribution to the obesity epidemic in the United States. But soon, employment law followers across the nation could be seeing...
As many servers here in Indiana will agree, tips are the lifeblood of the profession. That's because most states across the nation, like Indiana, allow for a lower hourly minimum wage because employers in the industry assume that the tips received from patrons will...
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...
We see them everywhere we go in Indiana, with their brightly colored signs and the smell of fryer oil floating on the breeze. We're talking of course about fast-food restaurants. It's no surprise to readers of our blog though, or anyone in America for that matter,...
If you've ever looked for a job in a newspaper or on a popular job-search website, chances are you've seen a posting for an internship. And while you may have been tempted by the job description-perhaps it sounded like your dream job-you were probably disappointed by...
As the cost of living continues to rise across the nation, many people-including those here in Indiana-are finding it harder and harder to support themselves. Because despite the fact that companies are finally starting to rebound after the recession, wages continue...
Businesses in Indiana that frequently contract work to other businesses know that every signed agreement takes a certain leap of faith. Business owners know that for the most part, the company that they are doing business with will pay them for services rendered. But...