Legal Opinion
Franklin Electric Co. v. Unemployment Insurance Appeals of the Indiana Department of Workforce Development
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided September 29, 2011No. 93S02-1102-EX-89PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHEPARD, Chief Justice.
Franklin Electric formed two new subsidiaries and started new unemployment experience accounts with a low introductory contribution rate for each one. We hold that the new subsidiaries are not new employers and that Franklin Electric’s experience rate should have applied to contributions made by the subsidiaries.
Facts and Procedural History
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. is an Indiana corporation that manufactures pumps. In 2002, Franklin Electric hired a new CEO who decided to expand the company’s product line and reorganized the business to do so. To that end, Franklin…
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- Franklin Elec. Co., Inc. v. Unemployment Ins. Appeals of Indiana Dept. of Workforce DevelopmentIndiana Supreme Court · 2011
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