click image for sourceWe are deep into election season, with under a week to go until the big day. With that in mind, it is not too late to review some policies and practices that are rarely discussed by employers: Voting Leave, Election...
Often we live thinking, or at least hoping, that no natural disasters will befall us. However, over the last several years, tragedies and natural disaster have plagued too many, whether on the East Coast with hurricane Sandy, in the Midwest...
Many cases are filed that involve reasonable interpretations of the law on both sides. But on occasion, a case comes along that appears to have limited room for argument. A recent case involving independent contractor misclassification...
AG Zoeller Presents Award to the March Against Hunger Medium Firm Division Winner, Burke Costanza & Carberry LLP MERRILLVILLE, Ind. – Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller awarded Burke Costanza & Carberry law firm for its efforts to...
BURKE COSTANZA & CARBERRY LLP named “Best Law Firm” in NWIBQ’s “Best of Business – 2012” Survey view pdf For the second consecutive year, Burke Costanza & Carberry LLP garnered top honors as the best law firm in Northwest Indiana as...
Burke Costanza & Carberry LLP is proud to announce its achievement in winning the medium division in the Attorney General’s March Against Hunger food drive campaign and in bringing the Attorney General’s Cup to Northwest Indiana, a first...
For the second year, Burke Costanza & Carberry LLP competed in the Attorney General’s March Against Hunger Food Drive Competition. This year, the attorneys and staff donated over 778 pounds of food and $4,080 dollars to the Food Bank of...
On March 20, 2012, Governor Mitch Daniels signed House Enrolled Act 293 which effectively eliminates the Indiana inheritance tax, sometimes called the “death tax,” by 2021. Immediately, the law will increase the current exemption of $100,000...
For the second year, Burke Costanza & Carberry LLP is competing in the Indiana Attorney General’s March Against Hunger campaign. The March Against Hunger is a friendly competition between law firms to raise the most donations – either of non...
A recent decision of a U.S. District Court reminded me of some of the lesser-known legal principles that expand an employer’s legal liability. This particular decision involved the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and an employer who uses a...
For our last post on the topic of coverage under Federal and Indiana state employment laws, we turn to Indiana employment laws. Like many states, Indiana tries to fill in gaps where Federal Laws have failed to provide employees protection. ...
Continuing with the theme of employment law coverage, let’s turn our focus to federal laws regarding equal employment opportunity and reductions in force. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964...