Employment Law Blog
Monday, August 2nd, 2010
A recent article in the Indianapolis Business Journal noted a shocking decline in the number of notaries in Indiana in the last few years. In years past, a notary public stamp on a document seemed to be ever present and often was the distinguishing characteristic of a document with high importance. However, in 2007, the Indiana Secretary of State’s office noted almost 23,000 expirations, but only approximately 17,000 renewals or applications for new notaries. This marked a 22% decline for 2007. In 2009 the decline accelerated to 30%. This year the decline to-date is 41%. The chief legal counsel for the Indiana Secretary of State indicates that he believes the decline reflects that the type of authentication notaries do is falling out of fashion. Many companies now accept photo I.D. or confirm over the telephone or Internet. He indicated that notary publics were more popular in the days when companies and people relied heavily on postal mail. However with the increase in multiple forms of personal communication being available, the mail is not the exclusive source to authenticate the identity of someone’s signature on a document. If you have questions about notaries in Indiana, contact a Bamberger attorney.
Author: Laura A. Scott (bio)
Phone: 812.452.3557
email: lscott@bamberger.com
Tags: Indiana Secretary of State, Indianapolis Business Journal, notaries, notarize, notary, notary public
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Monday, June 28th, 2010
Employers subject to the Family and Medical Leave Act (at least 50 employees) will likely see an increase—perhaps a significant increase—in employees requesting FMLA leave “for the birth or placement of a child, to care for a newborn or newly placed child, or to care for a child with a serious health condition.” Employees with no legal or biological parent-child relationship are now entitled to claim “in loco parentis” (“in the place of a parent”) status under the FMLA if they have day-to-day responsibility to care for a child. (more…)
Tags: Family and Medical Leave Act, Michael J. Cork
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Tuesday, June 8th, 2010
No, this is not about sexual harassment. “Dooced” is a new slang word that describes terminations related to an employee’s use of internet-related communications. It might involve communicating via weblog, Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, or LinkedIn. When an employee is terminated as a result of such communication, the termination is called a “dooce.” (more…)
Tags: employment termination, Michael Cork, social networking websites
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Monday, May 17th, 2010
Recently, I was asked if companies have finally received the message about sexual harassment in the workplace—whether it’s becoming less frequent and less shocking in degree. I think companies are doing a better job of educating their managers and employees about the subject. But I still find examples that make me shake my head and mutter, “What were they thinking?” (more…)
Tags: assault, invasion of privacy, Michael J. Cork, workplace harassment
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Wednesday, April 21st, 2010
As the Bamberger Blog subscriber list continues to grow, we have decided to upgrade our Blog’s email and RSS service from Google Feedburner to the more enhanced Google FeedBlitz. (more…)
Tags: Bamberger Blog, subscription service
Posted in Banking and Financial Industry, Construction Law, Corporate and Business, Employment Law, Estate Planning and Personal Services, Family Law, Healthcare Industry Law, Litigation, Real Estate Law | No Comments »
Friday, February 12th, 2010
Join the attorneys at Bamberger for a complimentary seminar on the best practices in Employment Law on Tuesday, February 23rd from 7:45-9:00 am. The event will focus on procedures such as pre-screening employees, background checks, disability, initial employee training and counseling problem employees. (more…)
Tags: background checks, employee traning, hiring new employees, pre-screening
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Friday, February 5th, 2010
The Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) was amended in 2008 by the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (“ADAAA”). The ADAAA became effective on January 1, 2009. The purpose of the ADAAA was to expand the definition of “disability” under the ADA. Congress had always intended the ADA definition of “disability” to be construed broadly. However, courts were finding that many people fell outside the protections of the ADA. So, one of the main goals of the ADAAA was to restore the original intent and scope of the ADA by reinstating a broad scope of protection for individuals. (more…)
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Monday, February 1st, 2010
I. The Original COBRA Subsidy Is Expanded
President Obama signed the Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 2010 (DDAA) into law on December 19, 2009. (more…)
Tags: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, COBRA, Department of Devense Appropriations Act
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Friday, January 8th, 2010
On January 7, 2010, a man with an assault rifle walked into a manufacturing plant in St. Louis and opened fire killing two people and wounding several others before taking his own life. The shooter was a disgruntled employee who had been with the company for twenty-three (23) years. The shooter was described by neighbors as a family man and a good guy. (more…)
Tags: shootings, Violence Provention Programs, workplace violence
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