More companies planning holiday parties, survey says
A new survey shows 83 percent of companies polled plan to host holiday parties this year, up from 68 percent a year ago.
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Glass factory’s safety under state’s lens yet again
Union leaders say working conditions are improving at the Pilkington glass factory in Shelbyville, but an employee’s injury in October has led to another visit from state safety officials and possibly more fines.
Indiana employers desperate to improve workers’ personal habits
Skyrocketing health care costs prompt search for new ways to improve lifestyle choices.
IU: Growth of Indiana’s labor force slowing rapidly
The Indiana Business Research Center attributes the predicted slowdown during the next 30 years to an increasing number of baby boomers entering retirement and a cresting of the decades-long rise in female labor force participation.
Farm fatalities fall in Indiana; no children die
A new Purdue University report says farm-related deaths in Indiana fell to 16 last year and none involved children for the first time in 13 years.
Money for counties key to Indiana penalty change
Indiana lawmakers are trying to find the money to help counties handle more low-level felons in work release and other local programs rather than send them to state prison.
Lawrence public smoking restrictions start Monday
A new ordinance in Lawrence will ban smoking in restaurants, bowling alleys, hotels and most bars beginning Monday.
Six Sigma guru scours city budget for savings
Efficiency expert Manny Mendez, who has saved the city $4.9 million since 2008 through Six Sigma practices, is now scouring government operations in search of $15 million more.
Indiana workplace deaths up slightly last year
A new report says the number of people dying on the job rose slightly in Indiana last year, to 122, the Indiana Department of Labor said Monday.
Lawsuit tests Indiana’s ‘take your gun to work’ law
New provisions of Indiana gun laws that allow people to keep guns in their cars at work and prohibit employers from asking about gun possession will get their first test in a lawsuit filed by an Indianapolis man.
Indy hotel to pay $355,000 to settle race lawsuit
The operators of an Indianapolis hotel have agreed to pay $355,000 to settle allegations they underpaid and fired African-American housekeepers because of their race.
Mayor signs off on domestic-partner ordinance
The ordinance covering city employees offers insurance coverage to both same-sex and heterosexual unmarried couples. The mayor also signed the “Complete Streets” proposal.
AT&T technicians file lawsuit over lunch policy
Eleven AT&T technicians have filed a federal lawsuit seeking class-action status to collect unpaid wages and overtime, alleging the company compels them to work during unpaid lunch breaks. The suit seeks to represent 1,300 AT&T technicians in Indiana.
Indiana agencies drawing right-to-work rules
The new law is only the latest to hit unions with broadsides.
Indianapolis law firms ratchet up marketing to women
It’s out with sporting events and in with fashion shows as firms try to make female clients feel more welcome.
Multi-employer health clinic to open downtown
NoviaCare Clinics LLC will open a multi-employer health clinic in downtown Indianapolis this fall, opening the door for smaller employers to add the service to their health benefits.
MILLER: Morale, productivity affected by benefits frustration
Have employees reached the tipping point where rising health care costs have forced them to think seriously about jumping ship?
Co-working spaces multiply, giving independent workers options
Co-working sites—shared office spaces designed to give entrepreneurs, free-lancers and consultants the tools they need to get the job done as well as the chance to interact with other professionals, sans cubicle—are gaining popularity nationally and, finally, in Indianapolis.
Indianapolis area needs more black engineers, architects
Among major occupational groups, only farming has a smaller share of African-Americans, government figures show.
Supreme Court to review rules for supervisor in job-bias suits
The U.S. Supreme Court will settle a dispute about who can be considered a workplace supervisor for purposes of a federal job-discrimination lawsuit.