For Indiana businesses big and small, a top priority this year is protection from something that hasnât happened yet: lawsuits from people who claim to have contracted coronavirus at a store or company.
âWe want to be proactive against damaging lawsuits,â said Mark Fisher, chief policy director for the Indy Chamber. âDo you want to wait for the problem to arise to address it?â
Despite widespread concern about such lawsuits financially crippling businesses, there have been no known cases in Indiana. Still, businesses that spent the last year reacting to the unprecedented effects and regulations of the pandemic are trying to get ahead of what they, at least, anticipate will be a serious problem. Advocates for this protection say itâs critical to the industryâs financial recovery.
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(Indianapolis, Ind.) - Indiana Senate Democrats and Indiana Senate Republicans have announced their 2021 legislative priorities.
On Tuesday, Senate Democratic Leader Greg Taylor (D-Indianapolis) and members of the Senate Democratic Caucus outlined the four main tenets of their 2021 agenda, which consists of:
Raise the minimum wage so that all Hoosiers can earn a living wage
Boost workers compensation benefits that haven t increased in over five years
Support the IBLC justice reform agenda, especially banning no-knock warrants and chokehold maneuvers
Expand access to voting by allowing no-excuse absentee voting and ballot drop boxes These priorities that we shared today have always been important to the lives of Hoosiers and should be the priorities of all members of the General Assembly, Sen. Taylor said. However, this pandemic quickly and overwhelmingly showed how our public policy is la