Eric M. Hylton
Partner
Biography
Eric Hylton’s practice primarily involves representing employers and employees in labor and employment matters. His primary focus is on labor and employment issues affecting teachers throughout the State of Indiana. In addition, he represents both employers and employees in cases pending before State and Federal Courts, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Indiana Civil Rights Commission. Eric also advises employers and employees concerning various employment issues such as employee handbooks, employment agreements, covenants not to compete, wrongful termination, collective bargaining, labor arbitration, discrimination, harassment, wage and hour matters, unemployment compensation, and workers compensation.
Publications
Best Lawyers Recognizes 22 RBE Attorneys
22 RBE Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers in America Riley Bennett Egloff LLP (RBE) is pleased to announce that 22...
Nineteen RBE Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers in America 2023
RBE is pleased to announce that RBE attorneys Donald Smith & Eric Hylton were recognized by Best Lawyers as 2023...
How Indiana is Improving School Safety & Security
A recent story by WTHR indicated that there have been at least five incidents involving guns in schools in Indiana...
Who May Obtain a Protective Order?
What should you do if you are being harassed, threatened, intimidated or frightened by the actions of a parent, a...
Indiana’s Duty to Immediately Report Child Abuse
In Indiana, an individual who has reason to believe that a child is the victim of child abuse or neglect shall make an...
Presentations
Frequent lecturer on Indiana Education Law issues.
Awards & Recognition
- The Best Lawyers in America®
- Education Law: 2013 – Present
- Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year, Indiana, 2016 & 2023
- Education Law
Associations
- Indianapolis Bar Association
- Labor and Employment Law Section
- Indiana State Bar Association
- Labor and Employment Law Section
Bar and Court Admissions
- Indiana, 1997
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, 1997
Education
Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, JD, magna cum laude, 1997
Indiana University Kelley School of Business, BS, Marketing and Management, 1993
Industries Served
Government
Non-profit Organizations
Practice Areas
Commercial Litigation
Government Law
Labor & Employment Law
Labor Law
Employment Law
Non-competition Agreements