Experienced Indiana Lawyers Who Care About Your Rights
When you need to be absent from work to deal with health issues, the last thing you want to have to worry about is job security. Unfortunately, in an employment-at-will state like Indiana, jobs are rarely very secure to begin with. However, the Family and Medical...
Workplace race discrimination can be especially insidious in Indiana companies when it occurs. Although laws have prohibited such discrimination since the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the problematic discriminatory behavior continues to occur.Racial discrimination can...
Under Indiana and federal law, employees have the right to be treated fairly and in accordance with the treatment of other employees with similar training, education and experience. Employers may not legally subject an employee or groups of employees to more punitive...
In an employment-at-will state such as Indiana, it can be difficult to hold on to a job. You need to ensure that you give your position your all as if you fail to impress, your employer may simply decide to let you go. However, there are some reasons for which an...
Pregnancy discrimination in the workplace has been forbidden in Indiana and throughout the country since the passage of the federal Pregnancy Discrimination Act, or PDA, in 1968. Pregnancy discrimination has received a lot of attention due to its unique...
As some Indiana residents may already know, employees are protected in many ways under the Civil Rights Act. Discrimination due to color, creed or sex is expressly prohibited, according to the federal law. The U.S. attorney general recently confirmed that the law also...
If you are a diligent worker, the chances are that you are generally ready to take on any challenge presented to you by your employer. If you give it your all, the chances are you'll achieve whatever is required with little worry. But what if that task requires you to...
Indiana is a "right to work" state, which means that the state's workers are not required to join unions. However, that doesn't mean that workers are without protections. The state has a set of laws in place that establish requirements on both employee compensation...
Employees in Indiana may benefit from learning some of the facts about workplace retaliation, as described by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Federal law prohibiting retaliation may prevent employers from harassing, demoting, firing or taking some other...
Sexual discrimination in any aspect of employment is against the law in Indiana and across the United States. This includes all areas of hiring, training, job assignments, promotion, benefits, firing and all other work-related conditions. Policies not necessary to the...