Occasionally people may fail to pay their state taxes due on income, sales, withholding or unemployment compensation. The Indiana Department of Revenue (IDOR) attempts to collect by giving the individual notice of the delinquent taxes, talking to and sometimes meeting with the taxpayer, and even by working out a payment plan. When these efforts are not successful, IDOR issues a tax warrant and files it with the Clerk … [Read more...] about Electronic Tax Warrant Registry: Easing the Burden of Circuit Court Clerks
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Employees: Exempt or Non-Exempt
The difference between exempt and non-exempt employees was briefly mentioned in the last issue's article on the Fair Labor Standards Act. The FLSA, 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq., requires that most employees be paid for every hour worked. Further, if an employee has worked more than forty hours in one week, normally the employee must be paid at the rate of one and a half times the usual rate for that time over forty ho … [Read more...] about Employees: Exempt or Non-Exempt
Enhancements to Odyssey Released in Monroe County
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
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