Indiana Questions and Answers

discrimination
We are a Mfgr with 80 employees. One is returning to work from vacation with a flight layover in Hong Kong. Her co-workers are concerned about SARS. May we require her to wait 10 days before returning...
1 answer  |  asked Apr 23, 2003 5:28 PM [EST]  |  applies to Indiana

should this job be Exempt or Non-Exempt?
My title is "Field Engineer" my duties are: installing, repairing, upgrading, maintaining, and trouble shooting point of sale computer systems. I supervise no one. I am required but compensated for us...
1 answer  |  asked Apr 15, 2003 12:30 AM [EST]  |  applies to Indiana

Valid claim?
To shorten a very long story, I had filed FMLA paperwork with my employer. The condition I have sometimes makes it not possible for me to call in by a certain time EVERY day to report my absence for t...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 19, 2003 2:37 PM [EST]  |  applies to Indiana

Domain name infrigment right ???
We started a company called Ameribay about a month ago. At that time we registered are domain name with Verisign who said the name Ameribay was not taken. eBay just yesterday sent us a letter stating ...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 1, 2003 11:24 PM [EST]  |  applies to Indiana

disabled supervisor
my supervisor at work can't talk, he uses a computer typer that hangs around his neck to comunicate to his employees. would it be discrimination to ignore his typed commands? very loud machines in the...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 27, 2003 08:15 AM [EST]  |  applies to Indiana

Slander and blacklisting after departure?
My question possibly involves the following areas of employment law: slander, defamation, and blacklisting by a former employer. I am interested in determining whether pursuing a case would make sense...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 13, 2003 5:14 PM [EST]  |  applies to Indiana

Change of job title and pay v/s Non-compete
I work For one of the local television Station in Evansville Indiana. When I first hired in I was paid a salary plus instant commission for Non-Traditional Revenue (NTR) sales. I sold Internet based p...
1 answer  |  asked Nov 26, 2002 12:04 PM [EST]  |  applies to Indiana

Validity of Non-Compete
I have a non-compete in place with a national consulting firm. During the course of my employment I was asked to sign an additional non-compete. For doing so I was able to continue employment but not ...
1 answer  |  asked Nov 17, 2002 8:50 PM [EST]  |  applies to Indiana

Terminated shortly after volunteering info
Well, I excercised my legal right and volunteered information to OSHA (9-10-02) and volunteered information to the Indiana State board of Health (10/29), I formally asked for my job duties in writing....
1 answer  |  asked Nov 14, 2002 3:56 PM [EST]  |  applies to Indiana

laid-off and then fired
I volunteered for a permanent layoff around August 16,2002. My job was to pay me 26 weeks of sub-pay and I also would receive unemployment pay. My last day of work was to be Sept. 13. I called into wo...
1 answer  |  asked Sep 30, 2002 11:00 AM [EST]  |  applies to Indiana

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