Civil: Members Of Putative Class Must All Comply With Wage Claims Act Rules
On Monday, the Indiana Court of Appeals addressed whether the act of seeking class certification enables putative class members to avoid compliance with the Wage Claims Act’s requirement that individuals first submit their claims to the Department of Labor. The court held that it does not. In Lemon v. Wishard Health Services, the class representative alleged that, like her, over 200 individuals were wronged by Wishard Health Services when Wishard failed to timely pay accumulated sick pay and…
Read the full article >>Oral Argument Webcasts: Week of March 2, 2009
Webcasts of Thursday’s Indiana Supreme Court arguments are now available. Just click the links below. Helton v. State See our argument preview here. See the webcast here. Williams v. Tharp See our argument preview here. See the webcast here.
Read the full article >>Supreme Court: Orders Affect Two Pending Cases
This week, the Indiana Supreme Court issued two Orders affecting cases in which the Court had granted transfer. On Wednesday, March 3, the Court entered this Order granting the parties’ joint request to remand Marion County Election Board v. Schoettle to the Marion Circuit Court without prejudice, but retain jurisdiction of the case “to the extent that any subsequent appeal of a final judgment in this case shall be to this Court.” Schoettle concerns Indiana’s procedure for handling…
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