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The general rule in Indiana is that a company can hire, fire demote, and suspend you for any reason. However, they cannot hire, fire, demote or suspend you due to your protected class. This post will focus on how African Americans/Black people can determine if they were discriminated against base...

I receive countless calls from Indiana employees stating that they have been wrongfully terminated, suspended, weren't hired or are being subjected to a hostile work environment. Sometimes it takes 30 minutes to weed through a call until the employee gets to the crust of what happened.  However, ...

If you're a woman facing discrimination and fearing wrongful termination, your legal success hinges on how proactive you are. Proactive people take control of situations and drive events instead of simply responding to them, while reactive people merely respond, often too late. That's why I encou...

If you've read my article, Five Thing Every Employee Needs to Know, then you know that employers are prohibited from discriminating against someone on the basis of: Race or Color, National Origin, Sex, and Religion (Title VII and Section 1981); Physical and Mental Disability (The Americans w...

You can be fired. Indiana generally follows the employment at will doctrine, which permits both the employer and the employee to terminate the employment at any time for a “good reason, bad reason, or no reason at all.” Montgomery v. Bd. of Trustees of Purdue Univ.,849 E.2d 1120, 1128 (Ind. 2006)...

By Amber Boyd According to a report by the National Black Women's Justice Institute, African American girls are over seven times more likely than Caucasian girls to receive one or more out-of-school suspensions. Do you think your child is suffering from unjust disciplinary action? Be proactive a...

If you read my previous post, Workplace Discrimination: 5 things every employee needs to know, then you know that in order to file a discrimination claim you need adverse action. This post will give a more in-depth definition of adverse action. Unquestionable Adverse Action. Unquestionable advers...