Legal Opinion
Reel v. Clarian Health Partners, Inc.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided December 8, 2009No. 49A02-0901-CV-112PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
VAIDIK, Judge.
Case Summary
We agree with Lemon v. Wishard Health Servs., 902 N.E.2d 297 (Ind.Ct.App.2009), reh'g denied, trans. denied, that a claimant seeking redress pursuant to the Wage Claims Statute, Indiana Code chapter 22-2-9, must first submit a claim to the Indiana Department of Labor ("DOL") before he or she is entitled to file a lawsuit in court and that the act of filing a putative class action does not enable the putative class members to subvert the statutory requirements. In addition, Indiana Code section 22-2-9-5, which allows the DOL to prosecute certain wage claims…
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