Indiana Passes New Legislation Restricting Criminal History Information...
The EEOC's April 25, 2012 updated enforcement guidance on the use of arrest and conviction records by employers has generated renewed and substantial interest in the controversial subject of criminal...
View ArticleProposed Law Could Require Armed Protection Officers in All Indiana Public...
Legislation under consideration in Indiana would require all public and charter schools to have a trained, armed school protection officer on the schools premises during regular school hours. If...
View ArticleIndiana Enacts Broad Criminal Records Expungement Law
Indiana Governor Mike Pence has signed into law legislation permitting individuals arrested or convicted of certain crimes to have those records expunged. In addition, the new law (House Enrolled Act...
View ArticleIndiana Court Upholds Five-Year Restriction in Non-Compete Agreement
The Indiana Court of Appeals determined in an unpublished opinion that an employer presented a prima facie case that a five-year restriction in a non-compete agreement was reasonable. Mayne v OBannon...
View ArticleCourt Finds Indiana Right-To-Work Law Unconstitutional
In a stunning decision, a state court judge has ruled that Indianas hard-won right-to-work law is unconstitutional. The reasoning is strained and rests on the rather peculiar notion that just...
View ArticleIndiana Court Declares State's Right-To-Work Law Unconstitutional
On September 5, 2013, Indiana Superior Court Judge John Sedia ruled that the Indiana right-to-work law violates Article I, Section 21 of the Indiana Constitution, which provides that: No persons...
View ArticleIndiana's 'Right to Work' Law Unconstitutional, State Trial Court Rules
Indianas right to work law violates the state constitutions guarantee of just compensation for services rendered, a Lake County (Indiana) Superior Court Judge has held. Sweeney v. Zoeller, No....
View ArticleIndiana Right-to-Work Law Suffers Major Blow
Indianas new right-to-work law suffered a major blow when a state superior court judge ruled the legislation violated the states constitution. The Indiana Attorney General said the state will appeal...
View ArticleIndiana Court Finds Employees Attempt At Humor Was Not Protected Religious...
Ronald Ogle worked as a Community Employment Specialist for the Indiana Department of Workforce Development (IDWD). On November 10, 2012, he forwarded to his coworkers an email that included a picture...
View ArticleRelief from Indiana Wage Payment and Wage Deduction Statutes May Be in Sight
Halfway through its 2014 session, the Indiana General Assembly is considering two bills that, if passed, could significantly affect employers.
View ArticleIndiana Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of Right to Work Law
Indianas Right to Work law has withstood its first challenge in the states highest court. The Indiana Supreme Court upheld the laws constitutionality in a 5-0 decision in Zoeller, et al. v. Sweeney,...
View ArticleIndiana Religious Freedom Restoration Act will not be used as a Tool for...
On April 2, 2015, the Indiana General Assembly passed, and the Governor signed, an amendment to the controversial new Indiana Religious Freedom Restoration Act ("Indiana RFRA") that explicitly prevents...
View ArticleThe Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) and Wage and Hour Law
Unless you are living under a rock, you are probably aware of the uproar in Indiana about the Religious Freedom Restoration Act that the state passed, triggering an incredible backlash inside and...
View ArticleIndiana Local Income Tax Reform Effective Soon
The Indiana Department of Revenue has issued guidance regarding changes in the nonresident local income tax rate and the structure of the local income tax rates in general.
View ArticleIndiana Court of Appeals Rules on Irreparable Harm, Laches, Extension...
The Indiana Court of Appeals recently issued a restrictive covenant ruling addressing several significant issues. On November 30, 2016, in Hannum Wagle & Cline Engineering, Inc. v. American...
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