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Employers can fire at will employees for almost any reason; however, there are certain situations where they cannot. Employers in Indiana cannot fire employees for discriminatory reasons or in retaliation against the employee. When employees are fired for these...
Employment disputes can happen in any industry, even the most prestigious. Indiana employees experiencing unwelcome sexual advances or a hostile work environment due to their gender might be interested to learn alarming details regarding the U.S. government's most...
If you follow this blog regularly, you know that racial discrimination is illegal in the workplace. If the behavior is suspected, it can cause employees to file civil actions against an employer in Indiana. If the employees believe the behavior is widespread and...
As Indiana employees know, virtually all workplaces have policies in place to prevent discrimination. However, such efforts are not always sufficient enough to deter acts of discrimination from taking place. In the realm of racial discrimination, most Americans might...
What if you lost your job because you tried to save someone's life? Many Indiana residents cannot imagine such a thing. That was an unfortunate reality for a beach lifeguard who was fired for leaving his "zone." Wrongful termination of employment may have been the...
As many Indiana residents know, the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) prohibits employers from discriminating against applicants because of their age. Despite the protections of the ADEA, many workers over the age of 40 complain of receiving less...
Nothing is better than observing an employer that proactively works toward eliminating discriminatory practices in the workplace. If a company has had a history of employment discrimination, the best thing that the business can do is work on a positive,...
Indiana individuals who have faced discrimination in the workplace because of a disability will be interested to learn about a New Mexico business that recently settled a $20,000 lawsuit with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.In this particular case, a...
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...
Government policy has supported the idea that employers who make hiring decisions based on a person's criminal record might be illegally discriminating against the applicant. Many small businesses, however, still do not know that there is anything wrong with using...