When you work for a covered Indiana employer and become pregnant, you have certain protections in place when it comes to your condition. For example, the Fair Labor Standards Act sets guidelines your employer must follow when it comes to allowing you to pump breast...
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Compiling evidence ahead of a workplace harassment case
When someone is harassing you at work in Indiana and you plan on bringing a case against them, it benefits you to be able to demonstrate that your harasser had a pattern of acting against you. To show that your harasser was exhibiting a pattern of behavior, it pays to...
Can sexual harassment still happen in digital environments?
Sexual harassment, unfortunately, remains a problem that many people face over the years. Despite workplace crusades to bring it to an end, it still poses a serious issue. But what about these days, when more and more people work remotely than ever before? Is sexual...
What healthcare workers should know about wrongful termination
When you think of wrongful termination, you may not think about healthcare workers. In fact, doctors and nurses face wrongful termination more frequently than you think. Unfortunately, many healthcare workers fail to recognize what constitutes wrongful termination....
3 factors that increase the risk of workplace sexual harassment
Many different variables contribute to how likely sexual harassment is to occur in a particular Indiana work environment. Everything from how a company operates and what it values to who it caters to and what product or service it provides makes a difference in terms...
Bipartisan bill attempts to ease strain on pregnant workers
As a pregnant worker in the modern workforce, you may unfortunately still have to concern yourself with potential discrimination. What does discrimination against pregnant workers look like in the first place? Providing mothers with accommodations CNBC discusses...
Rise in medical staff incidents highlights effects of harassment
Harassment affects employees and its impacts reach staff-wide. Understanding the data and brainstorming solutions to curb this is important. It is also important for employees to understand their options when facing harassment from both customers and employers. The...
Misclassification hurts employees and businesses
Misclassification of employees occurs when a business calls some workers independent contractors but treats them as employees. This may be an honest misunderstanding, or it may be an attempt by businesses to save money at workers' expense. Employees can suffer as a...
Making severance agreements for older employees enforceable
The severance agreement for a departing employee aged 40 or older must contain specific language. The agreement must meet certain standards established under the law to ensure that it is enforceable in court. The EEOC and the severance agreement The purpose of a...
The impact of microaggressions on employees
Microaggressions are everyday slights, insults or invalidations that occur when someone becomes targeted because of their race, gender, religion, disability or other identifying characteristic. These microaggressions, unfortunately, happen in the workplace both...