By: Melanie M. Dunajeski I’ve seen it dozens of times. An employer comes to me with an EEOC Charge of Discrimination filed by an employee who has been released from service for a persistent performance or workplace behavior issue. The employer explains that they… Read More >

By: Melanie Dunajeski At our recent seminar “Employer Self Audit-Identifying Potential Problems Before They Arise,” one of the questions we asked our participants was “do you have a written job description for each position at your company?”  The responses were mixed—some did, some had… Read More >

By:  Amy L. Elson Parties contract with one another to memorialize their mutual understanding of their agreements, to provide structure and certainty to their agreements, and to control and allocate risk associated with their agreements.  They enter into a contract with the intention of… Read More >

By:  Courtney M. McCormick The Indiana Court of Appeals recently reversed a trial court ruling finding that health care providers who removed part of a patient’s lung after a biopsy sample was misread as likely cancerous were entitled to summary judgment in St. Mary’s… Read More >

By: Melanie M. Dunajeski The Fair Credit Reporting Act was recently amended to address consumer privacy concerns arising from data breaches. If you are an employer who performs background checks on your employees or applicants by using third party consumer reporting agencies, you need… Read More >