In advance of Labor Day, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a proposed rule modifying the requirements for employees to satisfy the white collar exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Under the FLSA, employees are entitled to wages at or above...

For decades, employers have been confused and frustrated by the “physical review” requirement for Form I-9 documentation. Especially as technology has become more advanced, employers have struggled to understand why they must meet, in person, with every new hire and...

Beginning tomorrow, HEA 1200 and SEA 20 will go into effect, allowing minor children under the age of 18 – who are accompanied by a parent, guardian or family member who is 21 or older – in a bar area “for the sole purpose of consuming food.” While this law opens up the option for family-friendly seating, the decision to implement these changes remains with the individual establishments.

On May 1, 2023, Gov. Holcomb signed into law Indiana’s first consumer data privacy statute. Indiana now joins California, Colorado, Connecticut, Iowa, Virginia and Utah in adopting consumer data privacy protections.

It is time for employers hoping to file cap-subject H-1B petitions to begin the planning process. A lottery system will remain in place for FY2024. Employers seeking H-1B status for FY2024, which begins on October 1, 2023, will: Submit limited details relating to each...

The City of Indianapolis has implemented new energy and water usage reporting requirements for certain types of facilities located within the city.

On June 27, 2023, the recently passed Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”) will take effect and will prohibit employment practices that discriminate against making reasonable accommodations for qualified employees affected by pregnancy, childbirth, or related...

The law firm of Bose McKinney & Evans LLP is pleased to announce that nine of the firm’s attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2022 edition of Indiana Super Lawyers®. Mary M. Ruth Feldhake was selected among the Top-25 Women Indiana Super Lawyers, and...

The Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commission announced that it will allow the sale of alcoholic beverages on Sunday, March 13, 2022, to continue until 4 a.m.

LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Indiana Alcohol & Tobacco Commission will hold an alcoholic beverage permit auction at 10 a.m. on April 7, 2022, in Indianapolis, to auction the below listed permits. Pre-bid applications will be due no later than Thursday, March...

It is again time for those employers hoping to file cap-subject H-1B petitions to begin the planning process.

This afternoon, the United States Supreme Court issued an order effectively blocking the implementation and enforcement of the ETS. The Court’s decision was the result of various petitions filed by states and private businesses seeking emergency relief from a December 17, 2021 determination by the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeal allowing the ETS to take effect.

Surprisingly, the Sixth Circuit issued a determination late Friday, December 17, lifting the pause and allowing the OSHA rule to take effect. In doing so, the Sixth Circuit stated that “[t]he harm caused by keeping the emergency temporary standard frozen outweighs any damage that would stem from letting it go into effect.”