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Understanding the Family and Medical Leave Act
If you are suffering from a serious illness, or you need to care for a family member that is, you may be able to take a break from your job and return to the same position after a period of time. This benefit falls under the Family and Medical Leave Act. Not everyone...
What to do if you are experiencing sexual harassment
Harassment of all different types occurs in the workplace, and sexual harassment is a common one. There are many actions and signs that indicate sexual harassment is happening, and the harasser's behavior is often subtle. If you feel you are a victim of sexual...
What does a toxic work environment do to you?
A toxic work environment is one in which a worker, or perhaps many workers, feels the effects of discrimination or abuse. Toxicity in the workplace can be verbally abusive coworkers and a culture of fear. It could be a place where work expectations completely...
Workers can recover damages for withheld wages
Like those in other states, Indiana’s laws require that employers promptly pay their workers their wages when they come due. These laws are not surprising since, if their wage-earners do not get paid when they expect, Indianapolis households may quickly face very...
What are Indiana’s wage and hour protections for workers?
Wage and hour laws protect workers by ensuring they receive compensation for the work they have done. It is important that workers receive the compensation they have earned and worked hard for to help support themselves and their families which is why it is essential...
Can I be fired while on family or medical leave?
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is a federal law that protects us when we need to spend time with our families. It is your right as an employee to get up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave when your child is born, you adopt or you or one of your family members suffer...
Sexual harassment can still occur in the age of remote work
The workplace has changed drastically over the past year in Indianapolis and elsewhere across the nation. More and more employers have adjusted the work environment, allowing some if not most employees to work remotely. While this means different dynamics among...
Understanding “wrongful termination” in Indiana
Indiana, like most states, has adopted the “at will” employment doctrine. The rule states that, in the absence of a written contract specifying the terms of employment, an employer can fire an employee without cause at any time, and likewise, an employee can quit his...
National Guard soldier alleges wrongful termination
Many wrongful termination lawsuits involve the Civil Rights Act and other anti-discrimination laws, but workers may be protected by other types of state and federal laws as well. In a recent case, a member of the Indiana National Guard filed a wrongful termination...