Employment Law

If your boss tells you that there is going to be a dress code, you may feel like they are treating you unfairly. You believe that you should have the freedom to wear whatever you want to work. It does not affect your performance, so the institution of the dress code...

Federal and state statutes establish key baselines for employee wages. Generally speaking, businesses have to pay at least a minimum hourly wage. However, those in service-based professions where they receive gratuities often work for far less than the traditional...

Overtime wages can be relatively expensive for businesses. They have to pay a worker at least 150% of their typical hourly wage. That can make their services much more costly than normal. While companies can potentially require overtime as a condition of employment,...

Back in your parents’ or grandparents’ day, when someone went home from work for the night, they typically didn’t see or hear from their co-workers or bosses again until the next day. Now, of course, it can sometimes seem like we’re all connected to one another 24/7 –...

One of your coworkers quits their job, and they put in two weeks’ notice before leaving. The employer still is not happy about it, but they spend those two weeks finding a replacement. The whole experience makes you realize that you also want to quit your job. But do...

Workplace relationships are not expressly prohibited by law. Some companies frown upon them or have specific policies in place, like mandating that couples disclose their relationship to HR. But two consenting adults can be in a romantic or sexual relationship with...

People mostly think of overtime wages as a right for hourly workers. Those with unpredictable schedules and variable paychecks at least 150% of their typical hourly wage if they put in more than 40 hours during the work week. In many cases, employees paid on a salary...

Many employers have the right to fire their employees. However, these employees may have a right to unemployment or severance packages in return. This does not always favor businesses and, as a result, employers may use unethical tactics to push employees out of their...

Many Indiana employees work on an hourly basis. Instead of arranging a long-term contract with annual pay requirements, they agree to variable income based on the time that they work. Hourly employees deserve compensation for the time that they commit to their jobs....

Long gone are the days when employees (and employers) could expect to work for the same company their entire career. People may not exactly “job hop,” but they now realize that it’s better to leave a toxic work environment when necessary – and go where the financial...