Indiana Recent Legal Answers from Lawyers

Dear Anonymous,   I would assume that your employer had a policy that prohibited your supervisor from sharing pornographic texts.  When you spoke up and threatened to report your supervisor, he retaliated by taking an adverse employment action against you.  Although you did not report the texts to anyone, you may still have a case, as it was a supervisor who was engaging in the prohibited conduct.  A corporation can be held vicariously liable for the actions of its managers, even if it can show that it had no knowledge of what the manager was doing.  I would recommend that you file a charge of discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).  There are time limitations for filing a Charge, so you should act immediately.  You cannot sue your employer without first filing a charge with the EEOC.  If you have questions about filing a charge of discrimination or the EEOC process, please feel free to contact me for a free consultation.   Very truly yours,   Chip Clark ... Read More

Dear Anonymous,   In Indiana, employers are entitled to require employees to get flu shots.  Since Indiana is an "at-will" employment state, an employee that refuses to be vaccinated can be terminated, with some limited exceptions.  For example, if your objection is based on deeply held religious convictions, you may have an argument that your employer is engaging in religious discrimination, by requiring you to get the shot.   Chip Clark... Read More

Dear Mr. Ransom,   It is possible that your employer has discriminated against you in violation the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), and/or the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (“ADAAA”).  In order to determine whether or not you may have a claim against your employer, I would need to get some additional information from you about your disability, the specific job requirements, and whether your employer engaged in a interactive dialogue with you to try to reach a reasonable accommodation for your disability.  You can contact me for a free consultation by calling (317) 843-2606.     Best,   Chip Clark  ... Read More

Dear Anonymous,   It sounds like you may have a claim for unpaid wages.  If the amount is more than $30 but less than $6,000 you can file an online wage claim through the Indiana Department of Labor.  Here is a link to their online wage claim form.   Best,   Chip... Read More

The sentence regarding the house and 50% does not make any sense as written; you might want to report that section after proofreading it if you want to know something about that. If you would fail to make payments as ordered, if your husband would have to pay them, he could pursue you for the loss, including attorney fees. Ultimately you can be held in contempt if you refuse to pay when you have the ability to do so. The ability here is clearly the question.... Read More

If you mean your brother's bills, then yes, he could be sued and a judgment placed against the house which would ultimately force sale of the house. If you are talking about an insurance or Medicare/Medicaid lien, you need to sit down and talk to an attorney in your community who deals with elder law issues to discuss ways to avoid this from happening.... Read More

It is actually illegal for an attorney to finance your case, i.e. give you money for expenses etc. to prompt a case to be pursued. So this agreement is fairly standard. Having said that, our firm has never had a client pay the full share of such costs, and no money is spent for which a client might have to bear responsibility after a lost case without obtaining approval from the client of the expenditure. You should ask your attorney more questions about what is intended here to try to clear up any confusion.... Read More