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Individuals in Indiana may be interested to learn that on April 1, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission made an important ruling that experts say will strengthen the rights of transgender people in civilian government employment. A woman who began transitioning...
When you go to work or out in public, it should not be an unrealistic expectation that you are treated fairly by all you encounter. Still, every day employees and customers face discrimination due to their race, age, sex, sexual orientation or even a disability from...
Workers in Indiana who are being harassed at their workplace might not know what to do about it. If a worker waits too long to report the harassment incidents or fails to keep accurate records, they may have no chance of seeking compensation for the harassment later...
Employees in Indiana may benefit from understanding more about the U.S. Supreme Court has reacted to cases involving pregnancy discrimination at the workplace. The Supreme Court judges interpreted the Pregnancy Discrimination Act in order to deliver a verdict or a...
In March 2015, a circuit court judge in Indiana dismissed a portion of an age discrimination lawsuit brought by a former city employee who had worked for the Department of Code Enforcement. As part of the decision, the judge allowed the plaintiff to move forward with...
New life came into a discrimination case against the United Parcel Service after a Supreme Court ruling that clarifies the legal protections for pregnant employees. UPS and other workers in Indiana might have heard that the company was being sued for not accommodating...
Ex-employees of Twitter in Indiana could potentially choose to join a new class-action lawsuit started by a woman who worked at Twitter as a software engineer. In her court filings, she accused the company of removing women from the promotion process by not making its...
Indiana employees may be interested to learn that the major social network company Facebook was sued for workplace discrimination on March 16. According to the lawsuit, the employee plaintiff stated that she was harassed by her boss for taking one day off each month...
When you are hired for a job, you expect, and should receive, certain things. Respect and fair treatment are only a couple of required behaviors. Unfortunately, there are instances where you may be shunned or disrespected in the workplace without merit or prompting....
Indiana residents who are employed at companies with wellness programs may be offered incentives to participate in those programs. Their effectiveness remains unproven, but there is some concern that employers may apply additional pressure to employees to participate...