http://www.elinfonet.com/starticles/15 Articles discussing workplace law in Indiana. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:02:58 EST en-us http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?stateID=3900 Article: 3900 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST webmaster@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) On February 1, 2012, Governor Mitch Daniels signed into law a bill that makes Indiana the nation’s 23rd right-to-work state. Below are answers to frequently asked questions about the law. In addition, on Wednesday, February 22, Ogletree Deakins will host a webinar to discuss the law in greater detail. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?stateID=3893 Article: 3893 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST webmaster@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) Indiana joins Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia and Wyoming as states where forced unionism is prohibited. Several other states are considering right-to-work legislation. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?stateID=3891 Article: 3891 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST webmaster@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) Indiana has become the 23rd state to enact what is commonly known as a right-to-work statute. The National Labor Relations Act permits employers and unions to enter into "union security" clauses that require, as a condition of employment, employees to become members in good standing of the union. Much to the dismay of unions, however, Section 14(b) of the Act permits individual states to override this one aspect of federal law if that state has enacted a statute that prohibits "the execution or application of agreements requiring membership in a labor organization as a condition of employment." With the enactment of its statute, Indiana joins Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Iowa, South Dakota, North Dakota, Wyoming, Nebraska, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, and Idaho as "right-to-work" states. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?stateID=3890 Article: 3890 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST webmaster@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) On February 1, 2012, Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels signed right-to-work legislation into law. Right-to-work laws prohibit anyone from forcing a person to join or support a union as a condition of employment. That is to say, they protect an individual's fundamentally American "right to work" without being forced to join, or pay any of their earnings, to any group. Right-to-work laws do not in any way prevent people from joining or paying dues to a union if they freely choose to do so. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?stateID=3889 Article: 3889 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST webmaster@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) Indiana’s new right-to-work law amends the Indiana Code to prohibit collective bargaining agreements that would require workers to pay union dues or fees. The new law, signed by Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels on February 1, 2012, applies to any written or oral contract or agreement entered into, modified, renewed, or extended after March 14, 2012. It does not apply to or abrogate a written or oral contract or agreement in effect on March 14, 2012. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?stateID=3887 Article: 3887 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST webmaster@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) On February 1, 2012, Governor Mitch Daniels signed into law a bill that makes Indiana the nation’s 23rd right-to-work state. The bill’s legislative supporters describe the law as “a victory for job creation and individual freedom for workers to decide for themselves if they want to financially back a union.” The bill’s supporters envision “a surge in economic development interest” in Indiana because Indiana is now the only right-to-work state in the central Midwest. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?stateID=3805 Article: 3805 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST webmaster@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) A subcontractor on Marion County, Indiana, public school projects has agreed to pay a fine of $1,000 and submit to a wage audit by the Indiana Department of Labor. The agreement resulted from the first-ever prosecution of a contractor under the Common Construction Wage Act (Indiana Code 5-16-7), Indiana’s prevailing wage law. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?stateID=3643 Article: 3643 Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST webmaster@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) Can an Indiana employer with reasonable suspicion ask an employee if he has a gun in his briefcase? Not without opening itself up for liability under Indiana's new Disclosure of Firearm or Ammunition Information as a Condition of Employment Law. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?stateID=3535 Article: 3535 Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EST webmaster@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) Last year, the Indiana General Assembly passed a law that prohibits most employers from adopting a rule or policy prohibiting employees from possessing firearms or ammunition in an employer’s parking lot, so long as they are kept in a locked vehicle and out of sight. This year, the Indiana legislature passed, and the Governor signed into law, another bill further restricting employers from regulating the possession of firearms by their employees. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?stateID=3534 Article: 3534 Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EST webmaster@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) Effective July 1, 2011, a new Indiana statute guarantees employees the right to vote by secret ballot in any election that is required or permitted by Indiana or federal law for the designation, authorization or retention of employee representation. This same statute (codified at I.C. 22-6-5-1 et seq.) guarantees the right of any employer to engage in a campaign in connection with such an election.