EDITORIAL: New gun, booze laws make no sense
Businesses no longer can prohibit their employees from
bringing firearms to work, and everyone buying alcohol must show ID. Say what?
Workplace Safety
Articles
Employers mull legal challenge to new state gun law
Indiana Chamber of Commerce president says several members have inquired about pursuing legal action, though nothing formal
is in the works
yet.
State cites Veolia Water over safety concerns
Veolia Water is contesting three "serious" safety penalties involving a gas line strike. IOSHA alleges utility failed
to instruct employees and properly determine location of lines.
Franklin woman dies after grocery warehouse accident
The 32-year-old Kroger worker had been on life support since a pallet of bottled water fell on her March 15.
Workplace guns bill gets final legislative OK
The Indiana General Assembly approved a bill that lets workers keep firearms locked in their cars in trunks or out of sight
while parked on company property.
Wintry weather testing work snow-day policies
Coping with wintery blasts is made easier by advancements in work-from-home technology. But different kinds of companies have
different policies when it comes to giving employees the option to telecommute or blow off the workday altogether.
Gun bills on fast track
Want to leave a gun in your car at work? Your employer’s policy may become irrelevant.
Indiana House approves bill allowing guns at work
Legislation that would prohibit employers from banning guns in people’s locked cars on company property has cleared both the
House and Senate.
State investigates blasts at Portage steel mill
Investigators are taking a "hard look" at safety at a northwestern Indiana steel mill that has had two recent explosions.
King Systems, Steel Dynamics fined over safety violations
The Indiana Department of Labor has slapped two Indiana companies with fines of about $200,000 each for repeated safety violations
that put workers at risk.
Indiana workplace deaths rise slightly
The number of Hoosiers who died on the job last year ticked up from the previous year. But the total still represents the
second-fewest workplace fatalities since the federal government began tracking the statistic in 1992, the Indiana Department
of Labor said today.
Our newest smoke-filled workplace: Sadly, it stinks
Hoosiers workers—including those who work at casinos—deserve a healthy, smoke-free workplace.
Firearm advocates take aim at employers’ restrictions
Legislators in the upcoming session of the Indiana General Assembly are gearing up for a gunfight with high-caliber business
implications. On one side are employees who prefer to pack heat during their commute. On the other are executives who see
guns as a liability nightmare–even if they’re locked in cars parked outside.