On Monday, March 17, 2008, representatives from JTAC and Monroe County Courts gathered in Bloomington, Indiana to review and celebrate new enhancements to Indiana's Odyssey Case Management System. Justice Frank Sullivan, Jr., chair of JTAC, made the following remarks: Thank you for spending a few minutes of your lunch hour with us today as we commemorate the three months of hard work on implementing the Odyssey trial … [Read more...] about Enhancements to Odyssey Released in Monroe County
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eTickets and Odyssey: An End-to-End Solution for Indiana Traffic Cases
Many eyes have been focused on the nine Monroe County courts as they became the first in the state to use the Odyssey case management system (CMS). A less noticed but most effective consequence of the Odyssey deployment is the interface between Odyssey and the Supreme Court’s electronic Citation and Warning System (eCWS). This interface is already providing a double dose of improved efficiency for law enforcement, c … [Read more...] about eTickets and Odyssey: An End-to-End Solution for Indiana Traffic Cases
Accolades
INDIANA JUDGE TO RECEIVE 2008 FAIRBANKS CIRCLE OF HOPE AWARD Hon. Linda Chezem On May 5, 2008, Fairbanks will honor former Court of Appeals and Lawrence County Circuit Court Judge Linda Chezem with the Richard M. Fairbanks Circle of Hope Award. Fairbanks is a nonprofit organization focused on recovery from alcohol and other drug problems, serving as a resource to improve the well being of individuals, families and … [Read more...] about Accolades
To Judicial Employers: How to Protect Yourself From FLSA Liability
The Fair Labor Standards Act requires that most employees be paid for every hour worked, and be paid time and a half for every hour worked over forty hours in a week. There are limited exceptions to this rule. One of the exceptions is that government employers are allowed to substitute compensatory time off instead of giving monetary compensation for the extra time worked. However, because it is an exception, the D … [Read more...] about To Judicial Employers: How to Protect Yourself From FLSA Liability
A Positive Note for the New Year
"Thank You." It is a very simple phrase that is under-rated and often forgotten. How does an employer motivate employees to keep up the good work and continue to use their best qualities that benefit the court system? Perhaps a private employer has more incentive options available because they are not limited by controlled budgets and shared control over employment benefits. However, that doesn’t mean that there are … [Read more...] about A Positive Note for the New Year