Trump offering federal workers buyouts in effort to shrink government
The email sent to millions of employees said those who leave their posts voluntarily will receive about eight months of salary, but they have to choose to do so by Feb. 6.
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Union membership continued to fall in 2024, hitting new low
The decrease in the union membership rate happened in part because a solid labor market added 2.2 million jobs in 2024, with nonunion positions growing at a faster pace than union ones.
Feds seek to do away with subminimum wages for disabled
Due to a law created in 1938, some employees with disabilities can be paid well below the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour.
State employees to get one-time bonus, but no pay raise
Indiana’s incoming dollars have slowed to pre-pandemic levels. Budget writers have urged their fellow lawmakers to tighten funding requests and prepare for a lean two-year cycle.
Purdue, other schools face changing college football landscape as they search for coaches
Purdue University Athletic Director Mike Bobinski, 67, is embarking on a coaching search unlike any he has done previously. Bobinski said if Purdue is going to turn things around next season and stay competitive long term, he must find a coach that embraces a new way of thinking.
Judge rejects Elon Musk’s $56B pay package despite shareholder vote
Even without the controversial compensation deal—the highest CEO pay package in history—Musk remained the world’s richest person after Monday’s decision.
IU Health to cut 100 jobs in systemwide restructuring
The Indianapolis-based hospital system said it is transitioning from six regions to four to improve patient care models and better align with future expansion.
Judge blocks new Labor Department rule to expand overtime pay for millions
Trade groups argued the move would harm businesses and lead to costs that would potentially force employers to cut jobs or limit their workers’ hours.
Steeper outside fees force in-house counsel reckoning
Growing rate increases for outside lawyers have companies turning to alternative legal services, hiring more in-house staff and using artificial intelligence to control their costs.
Indiana’s annual average teacher pay tops $60K, new report says
Nearly all—98%—of Hoosier school districts gave teachers a raise last year, benefitting about 92% of educators statewide, the report indicated.
City’s new HR software carries $152K price tag for three years
The Hogsett administration has agreed to pay $151,874 to New Jersey-based software company HR Acuity to use an anonymous online workplace harassment reporting platform called Speakfully.
Elevance Health laying off 123 workers in California
The Indianapolis-based insurer is making the layoffs just a week after reporting a disappointing third-quarter profit and lowering its full-year earnings guidance.
Statewide program seeks to address turnover in home and hospice industry
CARE Connect launched last week throughout the state after a pilot in 14 southeast Indiana counties, as well as in some agencies in Marion County.
CEO pay at public companies unexpectedly fell in 2023
Trends in CEO compensation generally mirror those of the stock market, in part because pay packages for chief executives have largely been tethered to stock performance for five decades.
State bar association looks at limited legal licensing for non-attorneys
The Indiana State Bar Association has been taking a closer look at addressing the state’s attorney shortage, including the possibility of allowing some specially-trained non-attorneys to do some legal work.
Indianapolis school leader suspended over sexually explicit email
The school hired an outside law firm to investigate whether Ryan Gall’s 2022 email “was part of a pattern of behavior or a regrettable lapse of judgment made in a moment of time,” according to the Victory College Prep board.
Carmel City Council mulls salary increases for mayor, other officials
The Carmel City Council on Monday night heard an introduction of an ordinance that would provide raises in 2025 for the city’s mayor, judge, clerk and council members.
U.S. job openings rise to more-than-expected 8 million
Job openings have come down steadily since peaking at 12.2 million in March 2022, but they remain above where they stood before the coronavirus pandemic hit the American economy in early 2020.
Former Social Security employee sentenced to probation for pretending to work
Authorities say the Westfield man engaged in a scheme by which he made it appear he was teleworking full-time for the Social Security Administration during workdays, when in reality he was earning income working as a home inspector for his personal business.
Council OKs revised elected-official pay, ethics disclosure ordinances
The Indianapolis City-County Council on Monday evening voted to approve two tweaked proposals: one that increases long-stagnant countywide elected official pay and the other requiring councilors to fill out more in-depth, publicly available disclosure forms.