Ind. Code § 22-4.1-4-1.5 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4.1 / Chapter 4 / Section 22-4.1-4-1.5
Powers and duties
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.5. (a) The department shall do the following:

(1) Administer the Wagner-Peyser program, the WIOA, a free public labor exchange, and related federal and state employment and training programs as directed by the governor.

(2) Formulate and implement an employment and training plan as required by the WIOA, and the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.).

(3) Coordinate activities with all state agencies and departments that either provide employment and training related services or operate appropriate resources or facilities, to maximize Indiana's efforts to provide employment opportunities for economically disadvantaged individuals, dislocated workers, and others with substantial barriers to employment.

(4) Apply for, receive, disburse, allocate, and account for all funds, grants, gifts, and contributions of money, property, labor, and other things of value from public and private sources, including grants from agencies and instrumentalities of the state and the federal government.

(5) Enter into agreements with the United States government that may be required as a condition of obtaining federal funds related to activities of the department.

(6) Enter into contracts or agreements and cooperate with local governmental units or corporations, including profit or nonprofit corporations, or combinations of units and corporations to carry out the duties of the department imposed by this chapter, including contracts for the establishment and administration of employment and training offices and the delegation of the department's administrative, monitoring, and program responsibilities and duties set forth in this article.

(7) Perform other services and activities that are specified in contracts for payments or reimbursement of the costs made with the Secretary of Labor, any federal, state, or local public agency or administrative entity, or a private for-profit or nonprofit organization under the WIOA.

(8) Enter into contracts or agreements and cooperate with entities that provide career and technical education to carry out the duties imposed by this article.

(9) Serve as the state advisory body required under the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 under 29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq., including reauthorizations of WIOA.

(b) The department shall distribute federal funds made available for employment training in accordance with:

(1) the WIOA, and other applicable federal laws; and

(2) the plan prepared under subsection (c)(1).

(c) In addition to the duties prescribed in subsections (a) and (b), the department shall do the following:

(1) Implement the postsecondary career and technical education programming plan prepared under IC 22-4.1-19-4 (before its repeal).

(2) Upon request of the budget director, prepare a legislative budget request for state and federal funds for employment training. The budget director shall determine the period to be covered by the budget request.

(3) Make or cause to be made studies of the needs for various types of programs that are related to employment training and authorized under the WIOA.

(4) Distribute state funds made available for employment training that have been appropriated by the general assembly in accordance with the general assembly appropriation.

(5) Collect from each employer subject to IC 22-4 the following information in the form and manner prescribed by the department:

(A) The Standard Occupational Classification code applicable to each employee as prescribed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor or primary job title as recorded and reported by the employer.

(B) Whether each employee is:

(i) classified by the employer as full-time, part-time, intern, or apprentice; or

(ii) designated as a seasonal worker pursuant to a decision issued by the department.

(C) The hourly rate of pay for each employee.

(6) Enter into data sharing agreements and transmit the data collected under subdivision (5), in addition to any other relevant data, to agencies deemed appropriate by the department for:

(A) assessing outcomes of education and workforce programs;

(B) evaluating educational and workforce training investments;

(C) informing labor market analysis; and

(D) conducting economic research.

(7) Minimize employer reporting burdens, where feasible, through:

(A) aligning and streamlining definitions and requirements for quarterly wage and employment reports;

(B) deploying user friendly application programming interfaces; and

(C) other means to simplify reporting processes.

(8) Establish an employer outreach and communications campaign in collaboration with statewide business and industry associations to increase the number of employers that report accurate data under subdivision (5).

As added by P.L.69-2015, SEC.32. Amended by P.L.152-2018, SEC.23; P.L.138-2025, SEC.10; P.L.213-2025, SEC.276.
Ind. Code § 22-2-18.1-30 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 2 / Chapter 18.1 / Section 22-2-18.1-30
Civil penalties
Status: in_force

Sec. 30. (a) An employer that violates this chapter may be assessed the civil penalties described in this section by the department.

(b) For an hour violation of not more than thirty (30) minutes under section 17 of this chapter or a posting violation under section 22 of this chapter the civil penalties are as follows:

(1) A warning letter for any violations identified during an initial inspection.

(2) Fifty dollars ($50) per instance for a second violation identified in a subsequent inspection.

(3) Seventy-five dollars ($75) per instance for a third violation that is identified in a subsequent inspection.

(4) One hundred dollars ($100) per instance for a fourth or subsequent violation that is identified in an inspection subsequent to the inspection under subdivision (3) and that occurs not more than two (2) years after a prior violation.

A civil penalty may not be assessed under this subsection for a violation of ten (10) minutes or less.

(c) For an hour violation of more than thirty (30) minutes under section 17 of this chapter, an age violation under section 12 of this chapter, each minor employed in violation of section 12(b) of this chapter, or a hazardous occupation violation under section 23 of this chapter the civil penalties are as follows:

(1) A warning letter for any violations identified during an initial inspection.

(2) One hundred dollars ($100) per instance for each violation identified in a subsequent inspection.

(3) Two hundred dollars ($200) per instance for a third violation that is identified in a subsequent inspection.

(4) Four hundred dollars ($400) per instance for a fourth or subsequent violation that is identified in an inspection subsequent to the inspection under subdivision (3) and that occurs not more than two (2) years after a prior violation.

As added by P.L.147-2020, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.75-2024, SEC.4; P.L.104-2024, SEC.46; P.L.133-2024, SEC.13; P.L.91-2026, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 22-8-1.1-3 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 8 / Chapter 1.1 / Section 22-8-1.1-3
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by Acts 1971, P.L.356, SEC.1. Repealed by Acts 1973, P.L.241, SEC.57.
Ind. Code § 22-9-6-6 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 9 / Chapter 6 / Section 22-9-6-6
Civil rights complaint
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. A person who feels the person's rights under this chapter have been violated may submit a complaint to the civil rights commission under IC 22-9-1-6. The civil rights commission shall determine whether the complaint requires action to be taken under IC 22-9-1-6.

[Pre-1993 Title 16 Recodification Citation: 16-7-5.5-5.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.132.
Ind. Code § 22-14-7-2 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 14 / Chapter 7 / Section 22-14-7-2
"Brand family"
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "brand family" has the meaning set forth in IC 24-3-5.4-1.

As added by P.L.82-2008, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 22-4-18-1.5 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4 / Chapter 18 / Section 22-4-18-1.5
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.18-1987, SEC.52. Repealed by P.L.38-1993, SEC.61.
Ind. Code § 22-4-11-14 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4 / Chapter 11 / Section 22-4-11-14
Change of status; notice of disposition
Status: in_force

Sec. 14. (a) Where the status of an employer is changed by cessation or disposition of a business or an appointment of a receiver, trustee, trustee in bankruptcy, or other fiduciary, the following apply:

(1) The employer shall immediately notify the department in the manner and on the form prescribed by the department of the status change.

(2) Contributions with respect to wages for employment up to and including the date of the change of status, and with respect to amounts that would otherwise constitute wages, except for nonpayment of wages, are immediately due and payable.

(3) The employer shall immediately file necessary quarterly wage and employment reports, showing all remuneration paid per employee for employment occurring in the calendar quarter in which the change of status occurred, and all previous unreported contributions and remuneration.

Quarterly wage and employment reports covering the calendar quarter in which the change of status occurred shall be marked "final report".

(b) Whenever an employer disposes of its organization, trade, or business, in whole or in part, it shall be the duty of both the employer and its successor to notify the department of the disposition on the forms prescribed by the department. If the disposing employer is a corporation, the employer shall follow the dissolution procedure described in IC 22-4-32-23.

As added by P.L.121-2026, SEC.30.
Ind. Code § 22-1-5-3 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 1 / Chapter 5 / Section 22-1-5-3
"Consumer"
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "consumer" means an individual who:

(1) receives home care services given by a home care services worker in the individual's residence; or

(2) pays for and directs the home care services for another individual.

As added by P.L.212-2005, SEC.19.
Ind. Code § 22-10-1.5-4 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 10 / Chapter 1.5 / Section 22-10-1.5-4
Rules
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. The board may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this article. Notwithstanding any other law, the rules may include the setting of fees under:

(1) IC 22-10-3-10;

(2) IC 22-10-3-11; and

(3) IC 22-10-3-13.

As added by P.L.37-1985, SEC.46. Amended by P.L.35-2007, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 22-4-2-36 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4 / Chapter 2 / Section 22-4-2-36
Debit reserve ratio
Status: in_force

Sec. 36. An employer's debit reserve ratio is determined on the basis of the relationship that the negative debit balance shown by the employer's experience account as of the computation date bears to the wages paid by the employer or the employer's predecessors for employment during the thirty-six (36) months immediately preceding the computation date.

As added by Acts 1977, P.L.262, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.122-2019, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 22-12-8-1 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 12 / Chapter 8 / Section 22-12-8-1
Separate infractions
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. Each day that an infraction under this chapter occurs constitutes a separate infraction.

As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 22-15-5-9 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 15 / Chapter 5 / Section 22-15-5-9
Required information for application; license expiration and renewal
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. (a) An application for an elevator contractor license must contain the following information:

(1) If the applicant is an individual, the name, business address, telephone number, and electronic mail address of the applicant.

(2) If the applicant is a corporation or a state educational institution, the following:

(A) The name and address of the corporation.

(B) The name, business address, phone number, and electronic mail address of every officer or employee in the corporation who holds a valid elevator contractor license as provided by this chapter.

(C) The name and address of the resident agent of the corporation.

(3) If the applicant is a partnership or limited partnership, the following:

(A) The name and address of the partnership or limited partnership.

(B) The name, business address, phone number, and electronic mail address of every partner, for a partnership, or every general partner, for a limited partnership, who holds a valid elevator contractor license as provided by this chapter.

(4) Any other information the department requires.

(b) An initial elevator contractor license issued under this chapter expires on December 31 of the second year after it was issued.

(c) A renewal of an elevator contractor license is valid for two (2) years.

As added by P.L.119-2002, SEC.21. Amended by P.L.2-2007, SEC.311.
Ind. Code § 22-3-7.2-5 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 3 / Chapter 7.2 / Section 22-3-7.2-5
Notice of deficiencies in claims
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) A payor shall pay or deny each clean claim in accordance with section 6 of this chapter.

(b) A payor shall notify a medical service provider of any deficiencies in a submitted claim not more than:

(1) thirty (30) days after the date the claim is received by the payor, for a claim that is filed electronically; or

(2) forty-five (45) days after the date the claim is received by the payor, for a claim that is filed on paper;

and describe any remedy necessary to establish a clean claim.

(c) Failure of a payor to notify a medical service provider as required under subsection (b) establishes the submitted claim as a clean claim.

As added by P.L.160-2022, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 22-5-1-2 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 5 / Chapter 1 / Section 22-5-1-2
Contracts; void
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. All contracts or agreements, express or implied, parol or special, which may hereafter be made by and between any person, company, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation, and any foreigner or foreigners, alien or aliens, to perform labor or service, or having reference to the performance of labor or service, by any person in the state of Indiana previous to the migration or importation of the person or persons whose labor or service is contracted for, into the United States, shall be utterly void and of no effect.

Formerly: Acts 1885(ss), c.51, s.2. As amended by P.L.8-1993, SEC.287.
Ind. Code § 22-3-10-2 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 3 / Chapter 10 / Section 22-3-10-2
Negligence; third persons; liability for damages
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. All contracts between employer and employee releasing third persons, copartnerships or corporations from liability for damages arising out of the negligence of such third persons, copartnerships or corporations by which the employee of such employer is injured, or in case of the death of such employee, to his representative, are against public policy and are hereby declared null and void.

Formerly: Acts 1901, c.225, s.2.
Ind. Code § 22-3-4-15 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 3 / Chapter 4 / Section 22-3-4-15
Civil penalties; schedule
Status: in_force

Sec. 15. (a) In addition to any other remedy available to the board under this article or at law, the board may, after notice and a hearing, assess a civil penalty under this section for any of the following:

(1) Failure to timely pay compensation under an approved settlement agreement as required by IC 22-3-2-15(d).

(2) Failure to post a notice required by IC 22-3-2-22.

(3) Failure to comply with IC 22-3-3-7 or IC 22-3-7-16.

(4) Failure to timely pay compensation for permanent partial impairment as required by IC 22-3-3-10.5(c).

(5) Failure to timely pay a compensation award as required by IC 22-3-3-24(a).

(6) Failure to file an injury record with the board as required by section 13 of this chapter or to file a report of a disablement by occupational disease as required by IC 22-3-7-37.

(b) For the first violation of an offense listed in subsection (a), the board may assess a civil penalty not to exceed fifty dollars ($50).

(c) For the second unrelated violation of the same offense listed in subsection (a), the board may assess a civil penalty not to exceed one hundred fifty dollars ($150).

(d) For the third or subsequent unrelated violation of the same offense listed in subsection (a), the board may assess a civil penalty not to exceed three hundred dollars ($300).

(e) Civil penalties collected under this section shall be deposited in the worker's compensation supplemental administrative fund established by IC 22-3-5-6.

As added by P.L.168-2011, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.204-2018, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 22-9-1-10 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 9 / Chapter 1 / Section 22-9-1-10
Public contractors; public utility franchises
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. Every contract to which the state or any of its political or civil subdivisions is a party, including franchises granted to public utilities, shall contain a provision requiring the contractor and his subcontractors not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment to be employed in the performance of such contract, with respect to his hire, tenure, terms, conditions or privileges of employment or any matter directly or indirectly related to employment, because of his race, religion, color, sex, disability, national origin, or ancestry. Breach of this covenant may be regarded as a material breach of the contract.

Formerly: Acts 1961, c.208, s.10; Acts 1971, P.L.357, SEC.7; Acts 1975, P.L.256, SEC.4. As amended by P.L.23-1993, SEC.133.
Ind. Code § 22-3-7-34 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 3 / Chapter 7 / Section 22-3-7-34
Insurance; self-insurance; exemptions
Status: in_force

Sec. 34. (a) As used in this section, "person" does not include:

(1) an owner who contracts for performance of work on the owner's owner occupied residential property; or

(2) a nonprofit corporation that is recognized as tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (as defined in IC 6-3-1-11(a)) to the extent the corporation enters into an independent contractor agreement with a person for the performance of youth coaching services on a part-time basis.

(b) Every employer bound by the compensation provisions of this chapter, except the state, counties, townships, cities, towns, school cities, school towns, other municipal corporations, state institutions, state boards, and state commissions, shall insure the payment of compensation to the employer's employees and their dependents in the manner provided in this chapter, or procure from the worker's compensation board a certificate authorizing the employer to carry such risk without insurance. While that insurance or certificate remains in force, the employer, or those conducting the employer's business, and the employer's occupational disease insurance carrier shall be liable to any employee and the employee's dependents for disablement or death from occupational disease arising out of and in the course of employment only to the extent and in the manner specified in this chapter.

(c) Every employer who, by election, is bound by the compensation provisions of this chapter, except those exempted from the provisions by subsection (b), shall:

(1) insure and keep insured the employer's liability under this chapter in some corporation, association, or organization authorized to transact the business of worker's compensation insurance in this state; or

(2) furnish to the worker's compensation board satisfactory proof of the employer's financial ability to pay the compensation in the amount and manner and when due as provided for in this chapter.

In the latter case the board may require the deposit of an acceptable security, indemnity, or bond to secure the payment of compensation liabilities as they are incurred.

(d) Every employer required to carry insurance under this section shall file with the worker's compensation board in the form prescribed by it, within ten (10) days after the termination of the employer's insurance by expiration or cancellation, evidence of the employer's compliance with subsection (c) and other provisions relating to the insurance under this chapter. The venue of all criminal actions under this section lies in the county in which the employee was last exposed to the occupational disease causing disablement. The prosecuting attorney of the county shall prosecute all violations upon written request of the board. The violations shall be prosecuted in the name of the state.

(e) Whenever an employer has complied with subsection (c) relating to self-insurance, the worker's compensation board shall issue to the employer a certificate which shall remain in force for a period fixed by the board, but the board may, upon at least thirty (30) days notice, and a hearing to the employer, revoke the certificate, upon presentation of satisfactory evidence for the revocation. After the revocation, the board may grant a new certificate to the employer upon the employer's petition, and satisfactory proof of the employer's financial ability.

(f)(1) Subject to the approval of the worker's compensation board, any employer may enter into or continue any agreement with the employer's employees to provide a system of compensation, benefit, or insurance in lieu of the compensation and insurance provided by this chapter. A substitute system may not be approved unless it confers benefits upon employees and their dependents at least equivalent to the benefits provided by this chapter. It may not be approved if it requires contributions from the employees unless it confers benefits in addition to those provided under this chapter, which are at least commensurate with such contributions.

(f)(2) The substitute system may be terminated by the worker's compensation board on reasonable notice and hearing to the interested parties, if it appears that the same is not fairly administered or if its operation shall disclose latent defects threatening its solvency, or if for any substantial reason it fails to accomplish the purpose of this chapter. On termination, the board shall determine the proper distribution of all remaining assets, if any, subject to the right of any party in interest to take an appeal to the court of appeals.

(g)(1) No insurer shall enter into or issue any policy of insurance under this chapter until its policy form has been submitted to and approved by the worker's compensation board. The board shall not approve the policy form of any insurance company until the company shall file with it the certificate of the insurance commissioner showing that the company is authorized to transact the business of worker's compensation insurance in Indiana. The filing of a policy form by any insurance company or reciprocal insurance association with the board for approval constitutes on the part of the company or association a conclusive and unqualified acceptance of each of the compensation provisions of this chapter, and an agreement by it to be bound by the compensation provisions of this chapter.

(g)(2) All policies of insurance companies and of reciprocal insurance associations, insuring the payment of compensation under this chapter, shall be conclusively presumed to cover all the employees and the entire compensation liability of the insured under this chapter in all cases in which the last day of the exposure rendering the employer liable is within the effective period of such policy.

(g)(3) Any provision in any such policy attempting to limit or modify the liability of the company or association insuring the same shall be wholly void.

(g)(4) Every policy of any company or association shall be deemed to include the following provisions:

"(A) The insurer assumes in full all the obligations to pay physician's fees, nurse's charges, hospital supplies, burial expenses, compensation or death benefits imposed upon or accepted by the insured under this chapter.

(B) This policy is subject to the provisions of this chapter relative to the liability of the insured to pay physician's fees, nurse's charges, hospital services, hospital supplies, burial expenses, compensation or death benefits to and for such employees, the acceptance of such liability by the insured, the adjustment, trial and adjudication of claims for such physician's fees, nurse's charges, hospital services, hospital supplies, burial expenses, compensation, or death benefits.

(C) Between this insurer and the employee, notice to or knowledge of the occurrence of the disablement on the part of the insured (the employer) shall be notice or knowledge thereof, on the part of the insurer. The jurisdiction of the insured (the employer) for the purpose of this chapter is the jurisdiction of this insurer, and this insurer shall in all things be bound by and shall be subject to the awards, judgments and decrees rendered against the insured (the employer) under this chapter.

(D) This insurer will promptly pay to the person entitled to the same all benefits conferred by this chapter, including all physician's fees, nurse's charges, hospital services, hospital supplies, burial expenses, and all installments of compensation or death benefits that may be awarded or agreed upon under this chapter. The obligation of this insurer shall not be affected by any default of the insured (the employer) after disablement or by any default in giving of any notice required by this policy, or otherwise. This policy is a direct promise by this insurer to the person entitled to physician's fees, nurse's charges, fees for hospital services, charges for hospital services, charges for hospital supplies, charges for burial, compensation, or death benefits, and shall be enforceable in the name of the person.

(E) Any termination of this policy by cancellation shall not be effective as to employees of the insured covered hereby unless at least thirty (30) days prior to the taking effect of such cancellation, a written notice giving the date upon which such termination is to become effective has been received by the worker's compensation board of Indiana at its office in Indianapolis, Indiana.

(F) This policy shall automatically expire one (1) year from the effective date of the policy, unless the policy covers a period of three (3) years, in which event, it shall automatically expire three (3) years from the effective date of the policy. The termination either of a one (1) year or a three (3) year policy, is effective as to the employees of the insured covered by the policy.".

(g)(5) All claims for compensation, nurse's charges, hospital services, hospital supplies, physician's fees, or burial expenses may be made directly against either the employer or the insurer or both, and the award of the worker's compensation board may be made against either the employer or the insurer or both.

(g)(6) If any insurer shall fail to pay any final award or judgment (except during the pendency of an appeal) rendered against it, or its insured, or, if it shall fail to comply with this chapter, the worker's compensation board shall revoke the approval of its policy forms, and shall not accept any further proofs of insurance from it until it shall have paid the award or judgment or complied with this chapter, and shall have resubmitted its policy form and received the approval of the policy by the worker's compensation board.

(h) No policy of insurance covering the liability of an employer for worker's compensation shall be construed to cover the liability of the employer under this chapter for any occupational disease unless the liability is expressly accepted by the insurance carrier issuing the policy and is endorsed in that policy. The insurance or security in force to cover compensation liability under this chapter shall be separate from the insurance or security under IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-6. Any insurance contract covering liability under either part of this article need not cover any liability under the other.

(i) For the purpose of complying with subsection (c), groups of employers are authorized to form mutual insurance associations or reciprocal or interinsurance exchanges subject to any reasonable conditions and restrictions fixed by the department of insurance.

(j) Membership in a mutual insurance association or a reciprocal or interinsurance exchange so proved, together with evidence of the payment of premiums due, is evidence of compliance with subsection (c).

(k) Any person bound under the compensation provisions of this chapter, contracting for the performance of any work exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) in value, in which the hazard of an occupational disease exists, by a contractor subject to the compensation provisions of this chapter without exacting from the contractor a certificate from the worker's compensation board showing that the contractor has complied with subsections (b), (c), and (d), shall be liable to the same extent as the contractor for compensation, physician's fees, hospital fees, nurse's charges, and burial expenses on account of the injury or death of any employee of such contractor, due to occupational disease arising out of and in the course of the performance of the work covered by such contract.

(l) Any contractor who sublets any contract for the performance of any work to a subcontractor subject to the compensation provisions of this chapter, without obtaining a certificate from the worker's compensation board showing that the subcontractor has complied with subsections (b), (c), and (d), is liable to the same extent as the subcontractor for the payment of compensation, physician's fees, hospital fees, nurse's charges, and burial expense on account of the injury or death of any employee of the subcontractor due to occupational disease arising out of and in the course of the performance of the work covered by the subcontract.

(m) A person paying compensation, physician's fees, hospital fees, nurse's charges, or burial expenses, under subsection (k) or (l), may recover the amount paid or to be paid from any person who would otherwise have been liable for the payment thereof and may, in addition, recover the litigation expenses and attorney's fees incurred in the action before the worker's compensation board as well as the litigation expenses and attorney's fees incurred in an action to collect the compensation, medical expenses, and burial expenses.

(n) Every claim filed with the worker's compensation board under this section shall be instituted against all parties liable for payment. The worker's compensation board, in an award under subsection (k), shall fix the order in which such parties shall be exhausted, beginning with the immediate employer and, in an award under subsection (l), shall determine whether the subcontractor has the financial ability to pay the compensation and medical expenses when due and, if not, shall order the contractor to pay the compensation and medical expenses.

Formerly: Acts 1937, c.69, s.27; Acts 1943, c.248, s.1; Acts 1959, c.359, s.1; Acts 1961, c.312, s.1; Acts 1963, c.388, s.16. As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.2, SEC.2213; Acts 1982, P.L.135, SEC.2; P.L.28-1988, SEC.61; P.L.170-1991, SEC.23; P.L.258-1997(ss), SEC.17; P.L.202-2001, SEC.10; P.L.201-2005, SEC.9; P.L.1-2006, SEC.343; P.L.233-2015, SEC.320; P.L.117-2021, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 22-2-5-0.3 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 2 / Chapter 5 / Section 22-2-5-0.3
Expired
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.360. Expired 7-1-2017 by P.L.220-2011, SEC.360.
Ind. Code § 22-15-3.2-13 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 15 / Chapter 3.2 / Section 22-15-3.2-13
Contracting of plan review responsibilities permissible
Status: in_force

Sec. 13. The department may contract with a person or an entity to perform the department's plan review responsibilities under this chapter.

As added by P.L.218-2014, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.187-2021, SEC.111.
Ind. Code § 22-12-1-2.3 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 12 / Chapter 1 / Section 22-12-1-2.3
"ASME"
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.3. "ASME" refers to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

As added by P.L.119-2002, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 22-12-7-3 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 12 / Chapter 7 / Section 22-12-7-3
Orders under IC 4-21.5-3-4; issuance
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. Notwithstanding IC 4-21.5-3-5, the appropriate person under section 1 of this chapter shall issue the following orders under IC 4-21.5-3-4:

(1) The grant, renewal, restoration, transfer, or denial of a permit, registration, certification, release, variance, exemption, authorization, or other license.

(2) The determination of tax due or other liability.

(3) Any other order that must be issued under IC 4-21.5 and is not described in section 4 of this chapter.

As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 22-1-5-17 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 1 / Chapter 5 / Section 22-1-5-17
Worker notice information
Status: in_force

Sec. 17. The worker notice referred to in section 16 of this chapter must contain the following:

(1) The duties, responsibilities, and obligations of the placement agency, the consumer, and the home care services worker if the home care services worker is determined to be an independent contractor, including:

(A) a statement of the party responsible for the payment of the home care services worker's wages, taxes, Social Security and Medicare contributions, unemployment contributions, and worker's compensation insurance premiums; and

(B) a statement identifying the party responsible for the home care services worker's hiring, firing, discipline, day to day supervision, assignment of duties, and provision of equipment or materials for use by the home care services worker.

(2) The telephone number, address, and electronic mail address of the department for inquiries regarding the contents of the notice.

The department shall determine the content and format of the consumer notice.

As added by P.L.212-2005, SEC.19.
Ind. Code § 22-2-20-7 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 2 / Chapter 20 / Section 22-2-20-7
Documentation requirements
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. (a) An employee shall provide to the employee's employer documentation that the employee attended a conference or meeting described in section 6 of this chapter.

(b) Upon request, a school shall provide to an employer or the employee of the employer documentation of a conference or meeting described in section 6 of this chapter.

As added by P.L.109-2025, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 22-4-38-1 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4 / Chapter 38 / Section 22-4-38-1
Interpretation of article; captions
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. No caption of any section, subsection, or part of Acts 1947, c.208 shall in any way affect the interpretation of this article or any part thereof.

Formerly: Acts 1947, c.208, s.3901. As amended by P.L.144-1986, SEC.154.
Ind. Code § 22-3-5-5 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 3 / Chapter 5 / Section 22-3-5-5
Policy provisions; failure to pay claims
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) No insurer shall enter into or issue any policy of insurance under IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-6 until its policy form shall have been submitted to and approved by the department of insurance.

(b) All policies of insurance companies and of reciprocal insurance associations insuring the payment of compensation under IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-6 are conclusively presumed to cover all the employees and the entire compensation liability of the insured. Any provision in any policy attempting to limit or modify the liability of the company or association issuing the same shall be wholly void.

(c) Every policy of any such company or association is deemed to include the following provisions and any change in the policy which may be required by any statute enacted after May 21, 1929, as fully as if they were written in the policy:

(1) Except as provided in section 5.5 of this chapter, the insurer hereby assumes in full all the obligations to pay physician's fees, nurse's charges, hospital services, hospital supplies, burial expenses, compensation, or death benefits imposed upon or accepted by the insured under the provisions of IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-6.

(2) This policy is made subject to IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-6 relative to the liability of the insured to pay physician's fees, nurse's charges, hospital services, hospital supplies, burial expenses, compensation, or death benefits to and for the employees, the acceptance of such liability by the insured, the adjustment, trial, and adjudication of claims for such physician's fees, nurse's charges, hospital services, hospital supplies, burial expenses, compensation, or death benefits, and the liability of the insurer to pay the same are and shall be a part of this policy contract as fully and completely as if written in this policy.

(3) As between this insurer and the employee, notice to or knowledge of the occurrence of the injury on the part of the insured (the employer) shall be notice or knowledge thereof, on the part of the insurer. The jurisdiction of the insured (the employer) for the purpose of IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-6 shall be the jurisdiction of this insurer. This insurer shall in all things be bound by and shall be subject to the awards, judgments, and decrees rendered against the insured (the employer) under IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-6.

(4) This insurer will promptly pay to the person entitled to the same all benefits conferred by IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-6, including physician's fees, nurse's charges, hospital services, hospital supplies, burial expenses, and all installments of compensation or death benefits that may be awarded or agreed upon under IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-6. The obligation of this insurer shall not be affected by any default of the insured (the employer) after the injury or by any default in giving of any notice required by this policy, or otherwise. This policy is a direct promise by this insurer to the person entitled to physician's fees, nurse's charges, fees for hospital services, charges for hospital supplies, charges for burial compensation, or death benefits, and shall be enforceable in the name of the person.

(5) Any termination of this policy by cancellation shall not be effective as to employees of the insured covered hereby unless at least ten (10) days prior to the taking effect of such cancellation, a written notice giving the date upon which such termination is to become effective has been received by the worker's compensation board of Indiana at its office in Indianapolis, Indiana.

(6) This policy shall automatically expire one (1) year from the effective date of the policy unless:

(A) the policy covers a period of three (3) years, in which event, it shall automatically expire three (3) years from the effective date of the policy;

(B) the policy is issued as a continuous policy, in which event it shall not expire until terminated by the insured or the insurer in accord with applicable state law and applicable policy provisions; or

(C) the policy covers a period permitted in bureau rules under IC 27-7-2-20.

The termination of a policy, as provided in this subdivision, shall be effective as to the employees of the insured covered by the policy.

(d) All claims for compensation, nurse's charges, hospital services, hospital supplies, physician's fees, or burial expenses may be made directly against either the employer or the insurer or both, and the award of the worker's compensation board may be made against either the employer or the insurer or both. If any insurer shall fail or refuse to pay final award or judgment (except during the pendency of an appeal) rendered against it, or its insured, or, if it shall fail or refuse to comply with any provision of IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-6, the board shall not accept any further proofs of insurance from it until it shall have paid the award or judgment or complied with the violated provision of IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-6.

Formerly: Acts 1929, c.172, s.72; Acts 1943, c.247, s.1; Acts 1959, c.371, s.1; Acts 1961, c.242, s.1. As amended by P.L.144-1986, SEC.53; P.L.28-1988, SEC.46; P.L.3-1989, SEC.133; P.L.249-1989, SEC.18; P.L.170-1991, SEC.14; P.L.1-1994, SEC.109; P.L.116-1994, SEC.2; P.L.2-1995, SEC.83; P.L.217-1995, SEC.1; P.L.275-2013, SEC.9.
Ind. Code § 22-10-3-10 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 10 / Chapter 3 / Section 22-10-3-10
Mining board; examination; issuing certificates; qualifications for certification; examination fee; replacement certificate
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. (a) It is the duty of the board to examine any person applying for a certificate for mine foreman, shot-firer, mine examiner, hoisting engineer, or mine electrician and to issue certificates of competency to the applicants who, upon examination, prove themselves competent and qualified. A certificate is valid only when the examination for certification has been held in the presence of a member of the board and signed by the chairman of the board. A certificate of competency may not be issued to any person whose grade is less than seventy-five percent (75%) for any certification other than that of a certificate for mine electrician, which requires a passing grade of not less than eighty percent (80%). The board shall observe the requirements set forth in this section in conducting the examinations.

(b) An applicant for a mine foreman certificate must have at least four (4) years of experience underground in coal mines. However, a person who has graduated and holds a degree in engineering or an approved four (4) year program in coal mining technology from an accredited school, college, or university is required to have only two (2) years of practical underground mining experience to qualify for the examination. A person who has graduated and holds a two (2) year associate in applied science degree in coal mining technology from an accredited school, college, or university is required to have only three (3) years of practical underground mining experience to qualify for the examination. An applicant must prove to the board by written and oral examination and by demonstration, where applicable, that the applicant has a thorough knowledge of:

(1) the theory and practice of coal mining;

(2) the nature and properties of poisonous, noxious, and explosive gases and methods for their detection and control;

(3) the requirements of the coal mining laws of this state; and

(4) the responsibilities and duties of a mine foreman under such laws;

and that the applicant is otherwise qualified by law.

(c) An applicant for a mine examiner certificate must have at least three (3) years of experience underground in coal mines. However, a person who has graduated and holds a degree in engineering or an associate in applied science degree in coal mining technology from an accredited school, college, or university is required to have only two (2) years of practical underground mining experience to qualify for the examination. An applicant must prove to the board by written and oral examination and by demonstration, where applicable, that the applicant has a thorough knowledge of:

(1) the nature and properties of poisonous, noxious, and explosive gases and methods for their detection and control;

(2) the practical aspects of coal mining pertaining especially to ventilation and roof control; and

(3) the responsibilities of a mine examiner under coal mining laws of this state;

and that the applicant is otherwise qualified by law.

(d) An applicant for a shot-firer certificate must have at least one (1) year of underground experience and must have been properly trained in a course approved by the director in the safe use and handling of explosives. An applicant must prove to the board by written and oral examination and by demonstration, where applicable, that the applicant has a working knowledge of:

(1) the proper handling and use of explosives and blasting devices and the danger connected therewith;

(2) the nature and properties of poisonous, noxious, and explosive gases and methods for their detection;

(3) the coal mining laws of the state pertaining to ventilation, roof control, and blasting; and

(4) the responsibilities of a shot-firer under applicable mining laws;

and that the applicant is otherwise qualified by law.

(e) An applicant for a hoisting engineer certificate must prove to the board by written and oral examination and by demonstration, where applicable, that the applicant:

(1) is capable of operating a hoist;

(2) has a thorough knowledge of the coal mining laws of this state pertaining to hoisting operations;

(3) has at least one (1) year mining experience;

(4) has at least twenty (20) hours practical experience under the supervision of a certified hoisting engineer; and

(5) is otherwise qualified by law.

(f) An applicant for a mine electrician certificate must have sufficient (but not less than one (1) year of) experience in performing electrical work. The applicant must prove to the board by written and oral examination and by demonstration, where applicable, that the applicant has a thorough knowledge of:

(1) the requirements of the coal mining laws of this state, with particular emphasis upon laws pertaining to electrical energy in coal mines;

(2) direct and alternating current theory and application;

(3) electric equipment and electrical circuits in coal mines;

(4) permissibility of electric equipment;

(5) 30 CFR 75 subparts F-K; and

(6) 30 CFR 77 subparts F-J and S.

(g) An applicant for an examination under this section must pay the bureau of mines and mine safety an examination fee of twenty-five dollars ($25). All fees collected under this subsection shall be deposited in the mine safety fund established by IC 22-10-12-16. The board may set a different fee by rule under IC 22-10-1.5-4.

(h) A mine foreman, mine examiner, shot-firer, hoisting engineer, or mine electrician certificate issued before September 1, 1979, is valid under the mining laws of Indiana.

(i) A person who was issued a fire-boss certificate before July 1, 2007, shall be issued a replacement mine examiner certificate upon request to the director.

(j) A person designated as mine superintendent or assistant mine superintendent, or acting in either capacity, must hold a mine foreman certificate.

(k) A certificate may be granted to an applicant who presents to the board satisfactory evidence that the applicant has not been convicted of:

(1) an act which would constitute a ground for disciplinary sanction under section 11.1(b) of this chapter; or

(2) a felony that has a direct bearing on the applicant's ability to act competently as a mine foreman, shot-firer, mine examiner, hoisting engineer, or mine electrician.

(l) For the purpose of safety, the board may refuse to examine an applicant who cannot:

(1) readily understand the written English language; or

(2) express himself or herself in the English language.

Formerly: Acts 1955, c.168, s.24; Acts 1971, P.L.358, SEC.5; Acts 1973, P.L.242, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1979, P.L.231, SEC.4; Acts 1981, P.L.210, SEC.1; Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.19; Acts 1982, P.L.113, SEC.6; P.L.231-1983, SEC.7; P.L.37-1985, SEC.49; P.L.35-2007, SEC.15; P.L.10-2012, SEC.3; P.L.91-2026, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 22-13-4-7 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 13 / Chapter 4 / Section 22-13-4-7
Visitability standards
Status: in_force

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following repeal of this chapter, effective 7-1-2027.

Sec. 7. (a) This section applies only to new construction of the following dwellings:

(1) A detached one (1) or two (2) family dwelling.

(2) A townhouse.

(b) This section does not apply to a mobile structure or an industrialized building system.

(c) As used in this section, "environmental controls" means switches or devices that control or regulate lights, temperature, fuses, fans, doors, security system features, or other features.

(d) As used in this section, "new construction" means the construction of a new dwelling on a vacant lot. The term does not include an addition to or remodeling of an existing building.

(e) As used in this section, "townhouse" means a single family dwelling unit constructed in a row of attached units separated by property lines and with open space on at least two (2) sides.

(f) As used in this section, "visitability feature" means a design feature of a dwelling that allows a person with a mobility impairment to enter and comfortably stay in a dwelling for a duration of time. The term includes features that allow a person with a mobility impairment to get in and out through one (1) exterior door of the dwelling without any steps and to pass through all main floor interior doors, including a bathroom door.

(g) If a person contracts with a designer and a builder for construction of a visitability feature in the new construction of a dwelling, the designer and builder shall comply with the standards adopted by the commission under this section for the construction and design of the visitability feature. The standards adopted under this section:

(1) shall be enforced by a political subdivision that enforces the commission's standards with respect to Class 2 structures; and

(2) may not be enforced by the department.

(h) The commission shall adopt minimum standards by rule under IC 4-22-2 for visitability features in the new construction of a dwelling. The rules shall include minimum standards for the following:

(1) Entrances to the dwelling, including paths from the dwelling to the street.

(2) Room dimensions.

(3) The width of exterior and interior doors.

(4) The width of interior hallways.

(5) The grade of interior thresholds and hallways.

(6) The height and location of environmental controls.

(7) The reinforcement of bathroom walls sufficient to attach grab bars.

As added by P.L.112-2003, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.97-2004, SEC.85.
Ind. Code § 22-9.5-2-6 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 9.5 / Chapter 2 / Section 22-9.5-2-6
"Conciliation agreement" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. "Conciliation agreement" means a written agreement setting forth the resolution of the issues in conciliation.

As added by P.L.66-1990, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 22-11-3.1-4 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 11 / Chapter 3.1 / Section 22-11-3.1-4
Duration of license; annual renewal fee not prohibited
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. A license issued by a county having a unified license bond or a city or town within that county is valid until the contractor to whom the license was issued fails to perform any work under that license for a period of five (5) years, in which case the license expires. This section does not prohibit a county, or a city or town within that county, having a unified license bond from requiring an annual renewal fee in accordance with section 3 of this chapter.

[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 17-2-88-4.]

As added by Acts 1981, P.L.11, SEC.127.
Ind. Code § 22-11-21-5 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 11 / Chapter 21 / Section 22-11-21-5
"Class 2 structure"
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "Class 2 structure" has the meaning set forth in IC 22-12-1-5.

As added by P.L.104-2018, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 22-4-2-42 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4 / Chapter 2 / Section 22-4-2-42
Systematic and sustained effort
Status: in_force

Sec. 42. As used in this article, "systematic and sustained effort" means a high level of job search activity throughout the given week, including the following:

(1) A plan of search for work which results in contacts with hiring authorities or follows a prospective employer's hiring procedure in addition to any search offered by organized public and private agencies or union or private placement offices or hiring halls.

(2) Actions comparable to actions by which jobs are being found by people in the community and labor market, but not restricted to a single manner of search for work.

(3) A search which includes all types of suitable work for the individual's job prospects classification.

(4) A search by every claimant, without exception for individuals or classes of individuals other than those in approved training, as required under Section 3304(a)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or Section 236(e) of the Trade Act of 1974.

(5) A search suspended only when severe weather conditions or other calamity forces suspension of the activities by most members of the community.

(6) The individual, while classified by the department as having good job prospects, if the individual normally obtains customary work through a hiring hall, shall search for any suitable work.

As added by P.L.200-2025, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 22-2-2-3 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 2 / Chapter 2 / Section 22-2-2-3
Definitions; exemptions
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter:

"Commissioner" means the commissioner of labor or the commissioner's authorized representative.

"Department" means the department of labor.

"Occupation" means an industry, trade, business, or class of work in which employees are gainfully employed.

"Employer" means any individual, partnership, association, limited liability company, corporation, business trust, the state, or other governmental agency or political subdivision during any work week in which they have two (2) or more employees. However, it shall not include any employer who is subject to the minimum wage provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended (29 U.S.C. 201-219).

"Employee" means any person employed or permitted to work or perform any service for remuneration or under any contract of hire, written or oral, express or implied by an employer in any occupation, but shall not include any of the following:

(a) Persons less than sixteen (16) years of age.

(b) Persons engaged in an independently established trade, occupation, profession, or business who, in performing the services in question, are free from control or direction both under a contract of service and in fact.

(c) Persons performing services not in the course of the employing unit's trade or business.

(d) Persons employed on a commission basis.

(e) Persons employed by their own parent, spouse, or child.

(f) Members of any religious order performing any service for that order, any ordained, commissioned, or licensed minister, priest, rabbi, sexton, or Christian Science reader, and volunteers performing services for any religious or charitable organization.

(g) Persons performing services as student nurses in the employ of a hospital or nurses training school while enrolled and regularly attending classes in a nurses training school chartered or approved under law, or students performing services in the employ of persons licensed as both funeral directors and embalmers as a part of their requirements for apprenticeship to secure an embalmer's license or a funeral director's license from the state, or during their attendance at any schools required by law for securing an embalmer's or funeral director's license.

(h) Persons who have completed a four (4) year course in a medical school approved by law when employed as interns or resident physicians by any accredited hospital.

(i) Students performing services for any school, college, or university in which they are enrolled and are regularly attending classes.

(j) Persons with physical or mental disabilities performing services for nonprofit organizations organized primarily for the purpose of providing employment for persons with disabilities or for assisting in their therapy and rehabilitation.

(k) Persons employed as insurance producers, insurance solicitors, and outside salesmen, if all their services are performed for remuneration solely by commission.

(l) Persons performing services for any camping, recreational, or guidance facilities operated by a charitable, religious, or educational nonprofit organization.

(m) Persons engaged in agricultural labor. The term shall include only services performed:

(1) on a farm, in connection with cultivating the soil, or in connection with raising or harvesting any agricultural or horticultural commodity, including the raising, shearing, feeding, caring for, training, and management of livestock, bees, poultry, and furbearing animals and wildlife;

(2) in the employ of the owner or tenant or other operator of a farm, in connection with the operation, management, conservation, improvement, or maintenance of the farm and its tools and equipment if the major part of the service is performed on a farm;

(3) in connection with:

(A) the production or harvesting of maple sugar or maple syrup or any commodity defined as an agricultural commodity in the Agricultural Marketing Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1141j);

(B) the raising or harvesting of mushrooms;

(C) the hatching of poultry; or

(D) the operation or maintenance of ditches, canals, reservoirs, or waterways used exclusively for supplying and storing water for farming purposes; and

(4) in handling, planting, drying, packing, packaging, processing, freezing, grading, storing, or delivering to storage, to market, or to a carrier for transportation to market, any agricultural or horticultural commodity, but only if service is performed as an incident to ordinary farming operation or, in the case of fruits and vegetables, as an incident to the preparation of fruits and vegetables for market. However, this exception shall not apply to services performed in connection with any agricultural or horticultural commodity after its delivery to a terminal market or processor for preparation or distribution for consumption.

As used in this subdivision, "farm" includes stock, dairy, poultry, fruit, furbearing animals, and truck farms, nurseries, orchards, or greenhouses or other similar structures used primarily for the raising of agricultural or horticultural commodities.

(n) Those persons employed in executive, administrative, or professional occupations who have the authority to employ or discharge and who earn one hundred fifty dollars ($150) or more a week, and outside salesmen.

(o) Any person not employed for more than four (4) weeks in any four (4) consecutive three (3) month periods.

(p) Any employee with respect to whom the Interstate Commerce Commission has power to establish qualifications and maximum hours of service under the federal Motor Carrier Act of 1935 (49 U.S.C. 304(3)) or any employee of a carrier subject to IC 8-2.1.

(q) A person engaged in services as a direct seller. The term shall include only services performed:

(1) by a person that is in the trade or business of:

(A) selling, or soliciting the sale of, consumer products or services to any buyer on a buy-sell basis, deposit-commission basis, or similar basis, in any place other than in a permanent retail establishment; or

(B) selling, or soliciting the sale of, consumer products or services in any place other than in a permanent retail establishment;

(2) when substantially all the remuneration, whether or not paid in cash, for the performance of the services is directly related to sales or other output, including the performance of services, rather than the number of hours worked; and

(3) when the services performed by the person are performed pursuant to a written contract and the contract provides that the person who performs the services will not be treated as an employee for tax purposes under the contract.

(r) A person who:

(1) has entered into a contract to play baseball at the minor league level; and

(2) is compensated under the terms of a collective bargaining agreement that expressly provides for wages and working conditions.

Formerly: Acts 1965, c.134, s.3; Acts 1967, c.153, s.1. As amended by Acts 1977, P.L.259, SEC.1; P.L.37-1985, SEC.27; P.L.246-1985, SEC.11; P.L.23-1988, SEC.110; P.L.99-1989, SEC.30; P.L.3-1989, SEC.131; P.L.133-1990, SEC.1; P.L.23-1993, SEC.127; P.L.8-1993, SEC.270; P.L.178-2003, SEC.8; P.L.7-2019, SEC.1; P.L.11-2023, SEC.75; P.L.67-2025, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 22-13-2-2 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 13 / Chapter 2 / Section 22-13-2-2-b
Statewide code of fire and safety building laws; national code adoption
Status: in_force

Note: This version of section effective 7-1-2027. See also preceding version of this section, effective until 7-1-2027.

Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in IC 22-12-2.1 and section 3.5 of this chapter, the department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to adopt a statewide code of fire safety laws and building laws.

(b) Subject to IC 22-12-2.1, the department shall adopt the following national codes or their equivalent by rules under IC 4-22-2 and IC 22-13-2.5 (before its repeal):

(1) ANSI A10.4 (Safety Requirements for Personnel Hoists).

(2) ASME A17.1 (Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators, an American National Standard).

(3) ASME A18.1 (Safety Standard for Platform Lifts and Stairway Chairlifts, American National Standard).

(4) ASME QEI-1 (Standard for the Qualification of Elevator Inspectors, an American National Standard).

(5) The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Automated People Mover Standard 21.

(6) ANSI A90.1 Safety Code for Manlifts.

(7) ASME A17.3 (Safety Code for Existing Elevators and Escalators, an American National Standard).

(8) ASME A17.6 (Standard for Elevator Suspension, Compensation, and Governor Systems).

As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.167-1997, SEC.3; P.L.119-2002, SEC.7; P.L.44-2005, SEC.1; P.L.1-2006, SEC.358; P.L.101-2006, SEC.34; P.L.113-2014, SEC.117; P.L.29-2014, SEC.28; P.L.86-2015, SEC.5; P.L.104-2018, SEC.2; P.L.230-2019, SEC.3; P.L.152-2026, SEC.373.
Ind. Code § 22-9-11-9 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 9 / Chapter 11 / Section 22-9-11-9
Requirement that state agencies coordinate efforts, share data, and adopt rules concerning employment of individuals with disabilities
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. (a) State agencies shall coordinate efforts and collaborate within and among the agencies to ensure that state programs, policies, procedures, and funding support competitive and integrated employment of individuals with disabilities.

(b) Whenever feasible, state agencies shall share data and information to track progress toward the implementation of this chapter.

(c) State agencies may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter.

As added by P.L.68-2017, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 22-15-3.3-1 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 15 / Chapter 3.3 / Section 22-15-3.3-1
"Applicant"
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "applicant" means a person who submits an application for a local plan review.

As added by P.L.218-2014, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 22-4-33-1 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4 / Chapter 33 / Section 22-4-33-1
Waiver, release, or commutation of rights; payment of employer's contributions
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. Except as provided in IC 22-4-39, any agreement by an individual to waive, release or commute the individual's rights to benefits or any other rights under this article is void. Any agreement by any individual in the employ of any person or concern to pay all or any portion of an employer's contributions required under this article from the employer is void. No employer may make or require or accept any deduction from the remuneration of individuals in the employer's employ to finance the employer's contributions required from the employer, or require or accept any waiver by any individual in the employer's employ of any right under this article.

Formerly: Acts 1947, c.208, s.3401. As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.2, SEC.2219; Acts 1982, P.L.95, SEC.7; P.L.290-2001, SEC.33; P.L.175-2009, SEC.45.
Ind. Code § 22-9-1-3 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 9 / Chapter 1 / Section 22-9-1-3
Definitions
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter:

(a) "Person" means one (1) or more individuals, partnerships, associations, organizations, limited liability companies, corporations, labor organizations, cooperatives, legal representatives, trustees, trustees in bankruptcy, receivers, and other organized groups of persons.

(b) "Commission" means the civil rights commission created under section 4 of this chapter.

(c) "Director" means the director of the civil rights commission.

(d) "Deputy director" means the deputy director of the civil rights commission.

(e) "Commission attorney" means the deputy attorney general, such assistants of the attorney general as may be assigned to the commission, or such other attorney as may be engaged by the commission.

(f) "Consent agreement" means a formal agreement entered into in lieu of adjudication.

(g) "Affirmative action" means those acts that the commission determines necessary to assure compliance with the Indiana civil rights law.

(h) "Employer" means the state or any political or civil subdivision thereof and any person employing six (6) or more persons within the state, except that the term "employer" does not include:

(1) any nonprofit corporation or association organized exclusively for fraternal or religious purposes;

(2) any school, educational, or charitable religious institution owned or conducted by or affiliated with a church or religious institution; or

(3) any exclusively social club, corporation, or association that is not organized for profit.

(i) "Employee" means any person employed by another for wages or salary. However, the term does not include any individual employed:

(1) by the individual's parents, spouse, or child; or

(2) in the domestic service of any person.

(j) "Labor organization" means any organization that exists for the purpose in whole or in part of collective bargaining or of dealing with employers concerning grievances, terms, or conditions of employment or for other mutual aid or protection in relation to employment.

(k) "Employment agency" means any person undertaking with or without compensation to procure, recruit, refer, or place employees.

(l) "Discriminatory practice" means:

(1) the exclusion of a person from equal opportunities because of race, religion, color, sex, disability, national origin, ancestry, or status as a veteran;

(2) a system that excludes persons from equal opportunities because of race, religion, color, sex, disability, national origin, ancestry, or status as a veteran;

(3) the promotion of racial segregation or separation in any manner, including but not limited to the inducing of or the attempting to induce for profit any person to sell or rent any dwelling by representations regarding the entry or prospective entry in the neighborhood of a person or persons of a particular race, religion, color, sex, disability, national origin, or ancestry;

(4) a violation of IC 22-9-5 that occurs after July 25, 1992, and is committed by a covered entity (as defined in IC 22-9-5-4);

(5) the performance of an abortion solely because of the race, color, sex, disability, national origin, or ancestry of the fetus;

(6) a violation of any of the following statutes protecting the right of conscience regarding abortion:

(A) IC 16-34-1-4.

(B) IC 16-34-1-5.

(C) IC 16-34-1-6;

(7) a violation of a person's rights protected under:

(A) Title VI of the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.);

(B) Title VII of the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.); or

(C) Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.); or

(8) an adverse action against a person because the person has taken action to protect a right enjoyed by:

(A) the person; or

(B) another person;

under this article. As used in this subdivision, "taken action" includes submitting or filing a charge or complaint with a private or governmental entity or participating in any proceeding related to a complaint of a discriminatory practice described under this subsection.

Every discriminatory practice relating to the acquisition or sale of real estate, education, public accommodations, employment, or the extending of credit (as defined in IC 37-2-2-14) shall be considered unlawful unless it is specifically exempted by this chapter.

(m) "Public accommodation" means any establishment that caters or offers its services or facilities or goods to the general public.

(n) "Complainant" means:

(1) any individual charging on the individual's own behalf to have been personally aggrieved by a discriminatory practice; or

(2) the director or deputy director of the commission charging that a discriminatory practice was committed against a person (other than the director or deputy director) or a class of people, in order to vindicate the public policy of the state (as defined in section 2 of this chapter).

(o) "Complaint" means any written grievance that is:

(1) sufficiently complete and filed by a complainant with the commission; or

(2) filed by a complainant as a civil action in the circuit or superior court having jurisdiction in the county in which the alleged discriminatory practice occurred.

The original of any complaint filed under subdivision (1) shall be signed and verified by the complainant.

(p) "Sufficiently complete" refers to a complaint that includes:

(1) the full name and address of the complainant;

(2) the name and address of the respondent against whom the complaint is made;

(3) the alleged discriminatory practice and a statement of particulars thereof;

(4) the date or dates and places of the alleged discriminatory practice and if the alleged discriminatory practice is of a continuing nature the dates between which continuing acts of discrimination are alleged to have occurred; and

(5) a statement as to any other action, civil or criminal, instituted in any other form based upon the same grievance alleged in the complaint, together with a statement as to the status or disposition of the other action.

No complaint shall be valid unless filed within one hundred eighty (180) days from the date of the occurrence of the alleged discriminatory practice.

(q) "Sex" as it applies to segregation or separation in this chapter applies to all types of employment, education, public accommodations, and housing. However:

(1) it shall not be a discriminatory practice to maintain separate restrooms;

(2) it shall not be an unlawful employment practice for an employer to hire and employ employees, for an employment agency to classify or refer for employment any individual, for a labor organization to classify its membership or to classify or refer for employment any individual, or for an employer, labor organization, or joint labor management committee controlling apprenticeship or other training or retraining programs to admit or employ any other individual in any program on the basis of sex in those certain instances where sex is a bona fide occupational qualification reasonably necessary to the normal operation of that particular business or enterprise; and

(3) it shall not be a discriminatory practice for a private or religious educational institution to continue to maintain and enforce a policy of admitting students of one (1) sex only.

(r) "Disabled" or "disability" means the physical or mental condition of a person that constitutes a substantial disability. In reference to employment under this chapter, "disabled or disability" also means the physical or mental condition of a person that constitutes a substantial disability unrelated to the person's ability to engage in a particular occupation.

(s) "Veteran" means:

(1) a veteran of the armed forces of the United States;

(2) a member of the Indiana National Guard; or

(3) a member of a reserve component.

Formerly: Acts 1961, c.208, s.3; Acts 1963, c.173, s.3; Acts 1967, c.276, s.2; Acts 1969, c.298, s.2; Acts 1971, P.L.357, SEC.3; Acts 1972, P.L.176, SEC.2; Acts 1974, P.L.111, SEC.1; Acts 1975, P.L.256, SEC.2. As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.123, SEC.1; P.L.37-1985, SEC.44; P.L.111-1992, SEC.1; P.L.8-1993, SEC.292; P.L.23-1993, SEC.131; P.L.203-1993, SEC.1; P.L.1-1994, SEC.114; P.L.14-1994, SEC.2; P.L.164-1997, SEC.1; P.L.35-2010, SEC.3; P.L.136-2014, SEC.3; P.L.213-2016, SEC.27; P.L.83-2026, SEC.2; P.L.115-2026, SEC.17; P.L.145-2026, SEC.281.
Ind. Code § 22-9-5-13 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 9 / Chapter 5 / Section 22-9-5-13
"Industry affecting commerce" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 13. As used in this chapter, "industry affecting commerce" has the meaning set forth in Section 701 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e).

As added by P.L.111-1992, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 22-6-2-12 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 6 / Chapter 2 / Section 22-6-2-12
Boards of arbitration; order; review; change of venue or judge
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. (a) Either party to the dispute may within fifteen (15) days from the date such order is filed with the clerk of the court petition the circuit court, superior court, or probate court of any county, in which the employer operates or has an office or place of business, for a review of such order on the ground:

(1) that the parties were not given reasonable opportunity to be heard;

(2) that the board of arbitration exceeded its powers;

(3) that the order is unreasonable in that it is not supported by the evidence; or

(4) that the order was procured by fraud, collusion, or other unlawful means or methods.

(b) A summons to the other party to the dispute shall be issued as provided by law in other civil cases; and either party shall have the same rights to a change of venue from the county, or to a change of judge, as provided by law in other civil cases.

(c) The judge of the circuit court, superior court, or probate court, without the intervention of a jury, shall hear the evidence adduced by both parties with respect to the issue raised by such petition and may reverse said order only if the judge finds that:

(1) one (1) of the parties was not given reasonable opportunity to be heard;

(2) the board of arbitration exceeded its powers;

(3) the order is unreasonable in that it is not supported by the evidence; or

(4) the order was procured by fraud, collusion, or other unlawful means or methods.

(d) The decision of the judge shall be final. If the court reverses said order for one (1) of the reasons stated in this section, the clerk of said court shall certify the court's decision to the governor, who may either attempt further conciliation or may appoint another board of arbitration, as provided for in this chapter, in the event that the parties do not prefer first to engage in further collective bargaining in an attempt to settle such dispute.

Formerly: Acts 1947, c.341, s.12. As amended by P.L.84-2016, SEC.95; P.L.136-2018, SEC.124.
Ind. Code § 22-14-7-4 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 14 / Chapter 7 / Section 22-14-7-4
"Manufacturer"
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "manufacturer" means:

(1) an entity that manufactures or produces cigarettes or causes cigarettes to be manufactured or produced that the manufacturer intends to be sold in Indiana, including cigarettes intended to be sold in the United States through an importer;

(2) a first purchaser that intends to resell in the United States cigarettes that the original manufacturer or maker does not intend to be sold in the United States; or

(3) an entity that becomes a successor of an entity described in subdivision (1) or (2).

As added by P.L.82-2008, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 22-8-1.1-27.2 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 8 / Chapter 1.1 / Section 22-8-1.1-27.2
Affirmative defenses
Status: in_force

Sec. 27.2. (a) An employer may establish an affirmative defense for a violation of any standard, rule, or order that is the result of employee misconduct.

(b) The employer has the burden of proving the affirmative defense in compliance with federal and state law.

(c) If an employer successfully establishes an affirmative defense under this section, the commissioner may not assess any penalty or fine against the employer for the violation.

As added by P.L.224-1995, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 22-6-1-10 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 6 / Chapter 1 / Section 22-6-1-10
Contempt; speedy trial
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. In all cases arising under this chapter in which a person shall be charged with contempt in a court of the state of Indiana (as defined in this chapter), the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury of the state and county wherein the contempt shall have been committed; provided, that this right shall not apply to contempts committed in the presence of the court or so near thereto as to interfere directly with the administration of justice or to apply to the misbehavior, misconduct, or disobedience of any officer of the court in respect to the writs, orders, or process of the court.

Formerly: Acts 1933, c.12, s.11. As amended by P.L.144-1986, SEC.162.
Ind. Code § 22-10-1.7-3 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 10 / Chapter 1.7 / Section 22-10-1.7-3
Transfer of records and property to mining board
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. On July 1, 1985, all records and property of:

(1) the department of mines and mining;

(2) the board established under IC 22-10-1-5 (before its repeal); and

(3) the certification board established under IC 22-10-3-7 (before its repeal);

are transferred to the mining board established by P.L.37-1985.

As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.372.
Ind. Code § 22-2-4-1 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 2 / Chapter 4 / Section 22-2-4-1
"Financial institution" defined; payment; void contracts; exceptions
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) As used in this section, "financial institution" means a financial institution regulated by an agency of the United States or any state.

(b) Every corporation, limited liability company, association, company, firm, or person engaged in Indiana in mining coal, ore, or other mineral, quarrying stone, or in manufacturing iron, steel, lumber, staves, heading barrels, brick, tile, machinery, agricultural or mechanical implements, or any article of merchandise shall pay each employee of the corporation, limited liability company, company, association, firm, or person, if demanded, at least every two (2) weeks, the amount due the employee for labor. The payments shall be made in lawful money of the United States, by negotiable check, draft, or money order, or by electronic transfer to the financial institution designated by the employee.

(c) Any contract in violation of this section is void. This section does not apply where employees and employers by mutual agreement or contract have provided for payments on a weekly basis.

Formerly: Acts 1911, c.68, s.1; Acts 1971, P.L.349, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.216-1989, SEC.1; P.L.8-1993, SEC.271.
Ind. Code § 22-12-7-7 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 12 / Chapter 7 / Section 22-12-7-7
Orders under IC 4-21.5-3-6 or IC 4-21.5-4; corrective actions; sanctions
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. An order under IC 4-21.5-3-6 or IC 4-21.5-4 may include the following, singly or in combination:

(1) Require a person who has taken a substantial step toward violating a law or has violated a law to cease and correct the violation.

(2) Require a person who has control over property that is affected by a violation to take reasonable steps to:

(A) protect persons and property from the hazards of the violation; and

(B) correct the violation.

(3) Require persons to leave an area that is affected by a violation and prohibit persons from entering the area until the violation is corrected.

(4) Impose any of the following sanctions with respect to a permit, registration, certification, release, authorization, variance, exemption, or other license issued by a person described in section 1 of this chapter:

(A) Permanently revoke the license.

(B) Suspend the license.

(C) Censure the person to whom the license is issued.

(D) Issue a letter of reprimand to a person to whom the license is issued.

(E) Place a person to whom the license is issued on probation.

An order to permanently revoke or suspend a license under this subdivision may include the revocation or suspension of a license issued under IC 35-47.5-4-4.5 for the commission of an offense under IC 35-47.5-5 or 18 U.S.C. 842 by the licensee.

(5) Impose on a person who has violated a law that may be enforced by the department a civil penalty not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for each day the violation occurs.

As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.141-2003, SEC.8; P.L.35-2004, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 22-14-7-21 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 14 / Chapter 7 / Section 22-14-7-21
Submission of certification; required information; fees; altered cigarettes
Status: in_force

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following version of this section, effective 7-1-2027.

Sec. 21. (a) Except as provided in subsection (d), each manufacturer shall submit to the state fire marshal a written certification attesting that:

(1) each cigarette listed in the certification has been tested as required under section 13 or 15 of this chapter; and

(2) each cigarette listed in the certification meets the performance standard in section 13(c) or 15 of this chapter.

(b) Each cigarette listed in the certification must include the following information:

(1) Brand, or trade name on the package.

(2) Style, such as light or ultra light.

(3) Length in millimeters.

(4) Circumference in millimeters.

(5) Flavor, such as menthol, if applicable.

(6) Filter or nonfilter.

(7) Package description, such as soft pack or box.

(8) Marking under section 23 of this chapter.

(9) The name, address, and telephone number of the laboratory, if different than the manufacturer that conducted the test.

(10) The date that the testing occurred.

(c) The certifications must be made available to the attorney general for purposes consistent with this chapter and the department of state revenue and the alcohol and tobacco commission for the purposes of ensuring compliance with this section.

(d) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the state fire marshal may accept as evidence of compliance with this chapter a certification issued to:

(1) the New York State Department of State's Office of Fire Prevention and Control; or

(2) the responsible entity of another state that has:

(A) substantially equivalent certification requirements relating to reduced ignition propensity cigarettes; and

(B) the same test method and performance standard requirements as provided in sections 13 and 15 of this chapter.

(e) Each cigarette listed in a certification submitted under this section must be recertified every three (3) years.

(f) For each brand family listed in a certification submitted under subsection (a) or (d), a manufacturer shall pay a fee to the state fire marshal of eight hundred dollars ($800). The state fire marshal may adjust the fee every three (3) years to ensure that the fee defrays the actual costs of the processing, testing, enforcement, and oversight activities required by this chapter under rules adopted by the fire prevention and building safety commission. However, the fee for each brand family may not exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).

(g) If a manufacturer has certified a cigarette under this section, and after submitting the certification, makes a change to the cigarette that is likely to alter the cigarette's compliance with the reduced cigarette ignition propensity standards required by this chapter, that cigarette may not be sold or offered for sale in Indiana until the manufacturer retests the cigarette under the testing standards in section 13 or 15 of this chapter and maintains records of that retesting as required by section 16 of this chapter. An altered cigarette that does not meet the performance standard in section 13 or 15 of this chapter may not be sold in Indiana.

As added by P.L.82-2008, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 22-9.5-8.1-2 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 9.5 / Chapter 8.1 / Section 22-9.5-8.1-2
Relief by court
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. In an action filed under section 1 of this chapter, the court may do the following:

(1) Award preventive relief, including a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order, or other order against the person responsible for a violation of this article as necessary to assure the full enjoyment of the rights granted by this article.

(2) Award reasonable attorney's fees and court costs.

(3) To vindicate the public interest, assess a civil penalty against the respondent in an amount that does not exceed the following:

(A) Fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for a first violation.

(B) One hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for a second or subsequent violation.

As added by P.L.1-1991, SEC.157. Amended by P.L.83-2026, SEC.9.
Ind. Code § 22-2-5-1 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 2 / Chapter 5 / Section 22-2-5-1
Payment; voluntarily leaving employment
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) Every person, firm, corporation, limited liability company, or association, their trustees, lessees, or receivers appointed by any court, doing business in Indiana, shall pay each employee at least semimonthly or biweekly, if requested, the amount due the employee. The payment shall be made in lawful money of the United States, by negotiable check, draft, or money order, or by electronic transfer to the financial institution designated by the employee. Any contract in violation of this subsection is void.

(b) Payment shall be made for all wages earned to a date not more than ten (10) business days prior to the date of payment. However, this subsection does not prevent payments being made at shorter intervals than specified in this subsection, nor repeal any law providing for payments at shorter intervals. However, if an employee voluntarily leaves employment, either permanently or temporarily, the employer shall not be required to pay the employee an amount due the employee until the next usual and regular day for payment of wages, as established by the employer. If an employee leaves employment voluntarily, and without the employee's whereabouts or address being known to the employer, the employer is not subject to section 2 of this chapter until:

(1) ten (10) business days have elapsed after the employee has made a demand for the wages due the employee; or

(2) the employee has furnished the employer with the employee's address where the wages may be sent or forwarded.

Formerly: Acts 1933, c.47, s.1; Acts 1971, P.L.350, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.216-1989, SEC.2; P.L.8-1993, SEC.273; P.L.51-2007, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 22-2-18.1-19 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 2 / Chapter 18.1 / Section 22-2-18.1-19
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.147-2020, SEC.16. Repealed by P.L.133-2024, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 22-9-2-1 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 9 / Chapter 2 / Section 22-9-2-1
Definitions
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. For the purpose of this chapter:

"Discrimination" shall mean dismissal from employment of, or refusal to employ or rehire any person because of his age, if such person has attained the age of forty (40) years and has not attained the age of seventy-five (75) years.

"Person" shall mean and include an individual, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, or association.

"Employer" shall mean and include any person in this state employing one (1) or more individuals, labor organizations, the state and all political subdivisions, boards, departments and commissions thereof, but does not include:

(1) religious, charitable, fraternal, social, educational or sectarian corporations, or associations not organized for private profit, other than labor organizations and nonsectarian corporations, or organizations engaged in social service work; or

(2) a person or governmental entity which is subject to the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act (29 U.S.C. 621 et seq.).

Formerly: Acts 1965, c.368, s.1. As amended by Acts 1979, P.L.206, SEC.3; P.L.8-1993, SEC.293; P.L.166-2009, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 22-3-7-17 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 3 / Chapter 7 / Section 22-3-7-17
Medical attendance and treatment; prosthetic devices; emergency treatment; liability to providers; medical service provider claims
Status: in_force

Sec. 17. (a) During the period of disablement, the employer shall furnish or cause to be furnished, free of charge to the employee, an attending physician for the treatment of the employee's occupational disease, and in addition thereto such services and products as the attending physician or the worker's compensation board may deem necessary. If the employee is requested or required by the employer to submit to treatment outside the county of employment, the employer shall also pay the reasonable expense of travel, food, and lodging necessary during the travel, but not to exceed the amount paid at the time of the travel by the state of Indiana to its employees. If the treatment or travel to or from the place of treatment causes a loss of working time to the employee, the employer shall reimburse the employee for the loss of wages using the basis of the employee's average daily wage.

(b) During the period of disablement resulting from the occupational disease, the employer shall furnish such physician, services and products, and the worker's compensation board may, on proper application of either party, require that treatment by such physician and such services and products be furnished by or on behalf of the employer as the board may deem reasonably necessary. After an employee's occupational disease has been adjudicated by agreement or award on the basis of permanent partial impairment and within the statutory period for review in such case as provided in section 27(i) of this chapter, the employer may continue to furnish a physician or a surgeon and other services and products, and the board may, within such statutory period for review as provided in section 27(i) of this chapter, on a proper application of either party, require that treatment by such physician or surgeon and such services and products be furnished by and on behalf of the employer as the board may deem necessary to limit or reduce the amount and extent of such impairment. The refusal of the employee to accept such services and products when so provided by or on behalf of the employer, shall bar the employee from all compensation otherwise payable during the period of such refusal and the employee's right to prosecute any proceeding under this chapter shall be suspended and abated until such refusal ceases. The employee must be served with a notice setting forth the consequences of the refusal under this section. The notice must be in a form prescribed by the worker's compensation board. No compensation for permanent total impairment, permanent partial impairment, permanent disfigurement, or death shall be paid or payable for that part or portion of such impairment, disfigurement, or death which is the result of the failure of such employee to accept such services and products, provided that an employer may at any time permit an employee to have treatment for the employee's disease or injury by spiritual means or prayer in lieu of such physician, services and products.

(c) Regardless of when it occurs, where a compensable occupational disease results in the amputation of a body part, the enucleation of an eye, or the loss of natural teeth, the employer shall furnish an appropriate artificial member, braces, and prosthodontics. The cost of repairs to or replacements for the artificial members, braces, or prosthodontics that result from a compensable occupational disease pursuant to a prior award and are required due to either medical necessity or normal wear and tear, determined according to the employee's individual use, but not abuse, of the artificial member, braces, or prosthodontics, shall be paid from the second injury fund upon order or award of the worker's compensation board. The employee is not required to meet any other requirement for admission to the second injury fund.

(d) If an emergency or because of the employer's failure to provide such attending physician or such services and products or such treatment by spiritual means or prayer as specified in this section, or for other good reason, a physician other than that provided by the employer treats the diseased employee within the period of disability, or necessary and proper services and products are procured within the period, the reasonable cost of such services and products shall, subject to approval of the worker's compensation board, be paid by the employer.

(e) An employer or employer's insurance carrier may not delay the provision of emergency medical care whenever emergency medical care is considered necessary in the professional judgment of the attending health care facility physician.

(f) This section may not be construed to prohibit an agreement between an employer and employees that has the approval of the board and that:

(1) binds the parties to medical care furnished by medical service providers selected by agreement before or after disablement; or

(2) makes the findings of a medical service provider chosen in this manner binding upon the parties.

(g) The employee and the employee's estate do not have liability to a medical service provider for payment for services obtained under this section. The right to order payment for all services provided under this chapter is solely with the board. All claims by a medical service provider for payment for services are against the employer and the employer's insurance carrier, if any, and must be made with the board under this chapter. After June 30, 2011, a medical service provider must file an application for adjustment of a claim for a medical service provider's fee with the board not later than two (2) years after the receipt of an initial written communication from the employer, the employer's insurance carrier, if any, or an agent acting on behalf of the employer after the medical service provider submits a bill for services. To offset a part of the board's expenses related to the administration of medical service provider reimbursement disputes, a medical service facility shall pay a filing fee of sixty dollars ($60) in a balance billing case. The filing fee must accompany each application filed with the board. If an employer, employer's insurance carrier, or an agent acting on behalf of the employer denies or fails to pay any amount on a claim submitted by a medical service facility, a filing fee is not required to accompany an application that is filed for the denied or unpaid claim. A medical service provider may combine up to ten (10) individual claims into one (1) application whenever:

(1) all individual claims involve the same employer, insurance carrier, or billing review service; and

(2) the amount of each individual claim does not exceed two hundred dollars ($200).

Formerly: Acts 1937, c.69, s.9; Acts 1947, c.164, s.6; Acts 1963, c.388, s.12. As amended by P.L.144-1986, SEC.63; P.L.28-1988, SEC.52; P.L.95-1988, SEC.15; P.L.170-1991, SEC.20; P.L.258-1997(ss), SEC.15; P.L.31-2000, SEC.9; P.L.67-2010, SEC.3; P.L.168-2011, SEC.14; P.L.275-2013, SEC.14.
Ind. Code § 22-4-2-3 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4 / Chapter 2 / Section 22-4-2-3
Repealed
Status: repealed

Formerly: Acts 1947, c.208, s.203. As amended by P.L.144-1986, SEC.88; P.L.18-1987, SEC.17. Repealed by P.L.171-2016, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 22-3-2-20 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 3 / Chapter 2 / Section 22-3-2-20
Place of accident
Status: in_force

Sec. 20. Every employer and employee under IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-6 shall be bound by the provisions of IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-6 whether injury by accident or death resulting from such injury occurs within the state or in some other state or in a foreign country.

Formerly: Acts 1929, c.172, s.20. As amended by P.L.144-1986, SEC.29.
Ind. Code § 22-4-8-5 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4 / Chapter 8 / Section 22-4-8-5
Considerations for determining employment status
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. For purposes of determining "employment" under this chapter, the following apply:

(1) Individuals hired by a trustee to perform services in connection with the trust property, and who are paid from the funds of the trust, are considered in the employment of the trust, and not the trustee.

(2) A bankruptcy trustee may be an employing unit or an employer, but the individual is not in employment with respect to services rendered as a trustee in bankruptcy.

(3) A caddie who performs services for a member or guest of a golf club is not an employee of the club, although the caddie's fees are paid directly or indirectly by the club.

(4) The following apply with respect to a family business:

(A) A minor child who performs services for a partnership or corporation controlled by the parents of the minor child is considered to be employed by the partnership or corporation, and not by the minor child's parent or parents, but the relationship is not employment if the firm is a partnership and the parents of the minor child are the sole owners and members of the partnership.

(B) Services performed for an employing unit by a minor child or spouse of the owner do not constitute employment, but if the employing unit is a partnership, an exempt relationship must exist with each member for the services to be considered excluded.

(5) The following with respect to religious organizations:

(A) Service performed for a college devoted primarily to the preparation of students for the ministry is not employment, as is the service for a novitiate or a house of study training candidates to become members of a religious order.

(B) A church related charitable organization, such as an orphanage or home for the aged, is not considered to be operated primarily for religious purposes for purposes of section 2(j) of this chapter, and service performed for the organization is employment. However, services performed by an individual as a chaplain in an orphanage or in a home for the aged is not employment.

(C) For purposes of section 2(j) of this chapter, the exclusion of service performed by ministers in the exercise of the ministry, and by members of a religious order in performing the duties required by the order, applies only when the service is performed for nonprofit organizations required to be covered by state law.

(D) For purposes of section 2(j) of this chapter, a minister is ordained, commissioned, or licensed if the individual has been vested with ministerial status in accordance with the procedure followed by the particular church denomination. However, the individual does not have to be connected with a congregation. Ministerial authority continues until revoked by the church.

(E) For purposes of this subdivision, "exercise of the ministry" includes the following:

(i) The conduct of religious worship and the ministration of sacerdotal functions.

(ii) Service performed in the control, conduct, and maintenance of a religious organization under the authority of a religious body constituting a church or church denomination, or an organization operated as an integral agency of a religious organization or of a church or church denomination.

(iii) Service performed for any organization under an assignment or designation by a church, not including cases in which a church merely helps a minister by recommending the minister for a position involving nonministerial services for an organization not connected with the church.

(iv) Missionary service or administrative work in the employ of a missionary organization.

(F) Service of an individual who is a member of a teaching or nursing order who is engaged in teaching or nursing is not in employment, if the order requires the performance of the service.

(G) Control, conduct, and maintenance of an organization is the performance of services directing, managing, or promoting the activities of the organization.

(6) The following with respect to domestic services:

(A) Domestic services excluded from employment are services:

(i) of a household nature performed by an individual in or about the private home of the person for whom the services are performed; or

(ii) performed in or about the club rooms or house of a local college club, or local chapter of a college fraternity or sorority, for which the services are performed.

(B) If a:

(i) private home;

(ii) club room; or

(iii) house of a local college club, or local chapter of a college fraternity or sorority;

is utilized primarily for the purpose of supplying board or lodging to the public as a business enterprise, the services performed in the private home, club room, or house are not excluded as described in clause (A).

(C) The services described in clause (A) are not excluded if they are performed in or about:

(i) rooming or lodging houses;

(ii) boarding houses;

(iii) clubs (except local college clubs);

(iv) hotels; or

(v) commercial offices or establishments.

(D) Services performed as a private secretary, even though performed in the employer's home, are not excluded.

(E) As used in this subdivision, "private home" means the fixed place of abode of an individual or a family.

(F) As used in this subdivision, "local college club, or local chapter of a college fraternity or sorority" does not include an alumni club or chapter.

(7) The following with respect to agricultural labor:

(A) Agricultural labor does not include services performed in connection with forestry, lumbering, or landscaping.

(B) Greenhouses and other similar structures used primarily for other purposes, such as display, storage, or fabrication of wreaths, corsages, and bouquets, do not constitute farms.

(C) Services performed for the owner or tenant or operator of one (1) or more farms in connection with the:

(i) operation;

(ii) management;

(iii) conservation;

(iv) improvement; or

(v) maintenance;

of any of the farms or its tools or equipment are excluded as agricultural labor, provided the major part of the services is performed on a farm.

(D) Excluded services do not include services performed:

(i) in connection with commercial canning or commercial freezing or in connection with any commodity after its delivery to a terminal market for distribution for consumption; or

(ii) as stenographers, bookkeepers, clerks, and other office employees, even though the services may be in connection with the activities described in item (i), except to the extent that the services of the individuals are performed in the employ of the owner or tenant or other operator of a farm and are rendered in major part on a farm.

(E) The exclusion of agricultural labor does not apply to those employers meeting the requirements of IC 22-4-7-2(e).

(8) The following with respect to product demonstrators:

(A) Demonstrators who:

(1) are placed by a manufacturer in department and specialty stores to aid in the sale of the specialized products of the manufacturer;

(2) are engaged by the manufacturer;

(3) are paid directly or indirectly by the manufacturer; and

(4) work under the direction of the manufacturer, although this direction may be delegated to the retailer;

are employed by the manufacturer.

(B) If the retailer, not acting as an agent for the manufacturer, engages the demonstrator, and the demonstrator works under the direction of the retailer and receives remuneration directly from the retailer, the retailer is the employer.

(C) If wages are paid in part by the manufacturer and in part by the retailer, the demonstrator is employed by both the manufacturer and the retailer. Each is required to pay contributions on the part of the remuneration that they pay, provided that one (1) or both are employers under this article.

(9) Services performed where potential unemployment benefits are payable under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act shall not be deemed employment within the meaning of this article.

(10) Services performed by an individual as an insurance agent or insurance solicitor are excluded, provided that these services are performed solely on a commission basis. If any part of an individual's remuneration for these services is a salary, none of the individual's services are excluded, and the total remuneration is included in the contribution computation.

(11) The lessee of a leased workforce is the employer of the individuals in the workforce when the lessor hires and pays the individuals as the agent of the lessee.

(12) Where property is held by a mortgagee in possession, an assignee of rent, or a trustee or receiver under the mortgage, the mortgagee, the assignee, or the trustee or receiver, not the owner of the property, is the employer of individuals performing services with respect to the property.

As added by P.L.121-2026, SEC.14.
Ind. Code § 22-12-6-10 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 12 / Chapter 6 / Section 22-12-6-10
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.222-1989, SEC.11; P.L.136-1990, SEC.2. Repealed by P.L.119-2002, SEC.32.
Ind. Code § 22-9.5-6-15 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 9.5 / Chapter 6 / Section 22-9.5-6-15
Determination at hearing that respondent has or is about to engage in discriminatory practice; relief; civil penalties; previous violation
Status: in_force

Sec. 15. (a) If the commission determines at a hearing under section 14 of this chapter that a respondent has engaged in or is about to engage in a discriminatory housing practice, the commission may order the appropriate relief, including actual damages, reasonable attorney's fees, court costs, and other injunctive or equitable relief.

(b) To vindicate the public interest, the commission may assess a civil penalty against the respondent in an amount that does not exceed the following:

(1) Ten thousand dollars ($10,000) if the respondent has not been adjudged by order of the commission or a court to have committed a prior discriminatory housing practice.

(2) Except as provided by subsection (c), twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) if the respondent has been adjudged by order of the commission or a court to have committed one (1) other discriminatory housing practice during the five (5) year period ending on the date of the filing of the finding of reasonable cause.

(3) Except as provided by subsection (c), fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) if the respondent has been adjudged by order of the commission or a court to have committed two (2) or more discriminatory housing practices during the seven (7) year period ending on the date of the filing of the finding of reasonable cause.

(c) If the acts constituting the discriminatory housing practice that is the object of the finding of reasonable cause are committed by the same individual who has been previously adjudged to have committed acts constituting a discriminatory housing practice, the civil penalties in subsection (b)(2) and (b)(3) may be imposed without regard to the period of time within which any other discriminatory housing practice occurred.

(d) The commission may sue to recover a civil penalty due under this section.

As added by P.L.66-1990, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 22-3-7-12 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 3 / Chapter 7 / Section 22-3-7-12
Dependents; classification
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. (a) Dependents under this chapter shall consist of the following three (3) classes:

(1) Presumptive dependents.

(2) Total dependents in fact.

(3) Partial dependents in fact.

(b) Presumptive dependents shall be entitled to compensation to the complete exclusion of total dependents in fact and partial dependents in fact and shall be entitled to such compensation in equal shares.

(c) Total dependents in fact shall be entitled to compensation to the complete exclusion of partial dependents in fact and shall be entitled to such compensation, if more than one (1) such dependent exists, in equal shares. The question of total dependency shall be determined as of the time of death.

(d) Partial dependents in fact shall not be entitled to any compensation if any other class of dependents exist. The weekly compensation to persons partially dependent in fact shall be in the same proportion to the weekly compensation of persons wholly dependent as the average amount contributed weekly by the deceased to such partial dependent in fact bears to his average weekly wages at the time of the disablement. The question of partial dependency in fact shall be determined as of the time of the disablement.

Formerly: Acts 1937, c.69, s.7a; Acts 1947, c.164, s.2. As amended by P.L.144-1986, SEC.62.
Ind. Code § 22-1-5-5 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 1 / Chapter 5 / Section 22-1-5-5
"Department"
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "department" refers to the department of labor created under IC 22-1-1-1.

As added by P.L.212-2005, SEC.19.
Ind. Code § 22-1-5-6 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 1 / Chapter 5 / Section 22-1-5-6
"Home care services"
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "home care services" means skilled and unskilled services provided to an individual at the individual's residence to enable the individual to remain in the residence safely and comfortably. The provision of at least two (2) of the following is included in home care services:

(1) Nursing.

(2) Therapy.

(3) Attendant care.

(4) Companion type services.

(5) Homemaker services.

As added by P.L.212-2005, SEC.19.
Ind. Code § 22-3-2-9 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 3 / Chapter 2 / Section 22-3-2-9
Exempt employees; waiver of exemption; notice of acceptance
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. (a) IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-6 shall not apply to:

(1) casual laborers (as defined in IC 22-3-6-1);

(2) farm or agricultural employees;

(3) household employees; or

(4) a person who enters into an independent contractor agreement with a nonprofit corporation that is recognized as tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (as defined in IC 6-3-1-11(a)) to perform youth coaching services on a part-time basis.

IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-6 do not apply to the employers or contractors of the persons listed in this subsection.

(b) An employer who is exempt under this section from the operation of the compensation provisions of this chapter may at any time waive such exemption and thereby accept the provisions of this chapter by giving notice as provided in subsection (c).

(c) The notice of acceptance referred to in subsection (b) shall be given thirty (30) days prior to any accident resulting in injury or death, provided that if any such injury occurred less than thirty (30) days after the date of employment, notice of acceptance given at the time of employment shall be sufficient notice thereof. The notice shall be in writing or print in a substantial form prescribed by the worker's compensation board and shall be given by the employer by posting the same in a conspicuous place in the plant, shop, office, room, or place where the employee is employed, or by serving it personally upon the employee; and shall be given by the employee by sending the same in registered letter addressed to the employer at the employer's last known residence or place of business, or by giving it personally to the employer, or any of the employer's agents upon whom a summons in civil actions may be served under the laws of the state.

(d) A copy of the notice in prescribed form shall also be filed with the worker's compensation board, within five (5) days after its service in such manner upon the employee or employer.

Formerly: Acts 1929, c.172, s.9; Acts 1963, c.387, s.2; Acts 1974, P.L.108, SEC.4. As amended by P.L.28-1988, SEC.23; P.L.258-1997(ss), SEC.1; P.L.201-2005, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 22-8-1.1-26 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 8 / Chapter 1.1 / Section 22-8-1.1-26
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by Acts 1971, P.L.356, SEC.1. Repealed by Acts 1973, P.L.241, SEC.57.
Ind. Code § 22-4-13-4 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4 / Chapter 13 / Section 22-4-13-4
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.172-2011, SEC.128. Repealed by P.L.183-2015, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 22-4-17-8 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4 / Chapter 17 / Section 22-4-17-8
Disputed claims; subpoenas; contempt
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. In case of contumacy by, or refusal to obey a subpoena issued to, any person in the administration of this article, any court of this state within the jurisdiction of which the inquiry is carried on or within the jurisdiction of which said person guilty of contumacy or refusal to obey is found or resides or transacts business, upon application by the department, the review board, or a duly authorized representative of either of these, shall have jurisdiction to issue to such person an order requiring such person to appear before the department, the review board, an administrative law judge, or the duly authorized representative of any of these, there to produce evidence if so ordered, or there to give testimony touching the matter in question or under investigation. Any failure to obey such order of the court may be punished by said court as a contempt thereof.

Formerly: Acts 1947, c.208, s.1808. As amended by P.L.135-1990, SEC.12; P.L.108-2006, SEC.33; P.L.171-2016, SEC.16.
Ind. Code § 22-4-19-6.5 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4 / Chapter 19 / Section 22-4-19-6.5
Information available through enhanced electronic access system
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.5. (a) The department may make available through the enhanced electronic access system established by the office of technology established by IC 4-13.1-2-1 secure electronic access for creditors to employer provided information on the amount of wages paid by an employer to an employee.

(b) The enhanced electronic access system established by the office of technology may enter into a contract with one (1) or more private entities to allow private entities to provide secure electronic access to employer provided information held by the department on the amount of wages paid by an employer to an employee.

(c) A creditor may obtain wage report information from a private entity if the creditor first obtains written consent from the employee whose information the creditor seeks to obtain. A creditor that has entered into a contract with the enhanced electronic access system must retain a written consent received under this section for at least three (3) years or for the length of the loan if the loan is for less than three (3) years.

(d) Written consent from the employee must include the following:

(1) A statement that the written consent is the authorization for the creditor to obtain information on the employee's employment and wage history.

(2) A statement that the information is obtained solely for the purpose of reviewing a specific application for credit.

(3) Notification that state agency files containing employment and wage history will be accessed to provide the information.

(4) A listing of all parties that will receive the information obtained.

(e) Information under this section may only be released to a creditor for the purpose of satisfying the standard underwriting requirements of the creditor or a client of the creditor for one (1) credit transaction per employee written consent.

(f) The costs of implementing and administering the release of information must be paid by the private entity or entities that contract with the enhanced electronic access system established by the office of technology.

(g) For employee information under this section, a private entity that enters a contract with the enhanced electronic access system established by the office of technology for release of employee information must comply with:

(1) the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.);

(2) all state and federal privacy laws; and

(3) the rules regarding the release of information adopted by the United States Department of Labor.

(h) A private entity that has entered into a contract with the enhanced electronic access system under subsection (b) must maintain a consent verification system that audits at least five percent (5%) of daily transactions and must maintain a file of audit procedures and results.

(i) A person who violates this section commits a Class A infraction.

As added by P.L.226-1999, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.177-2005, SEC.43.
Ind. Code § 22-4-17-12 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4 / Chapter 17 / Section 22-4-17-12
Disputed claims; appeal; errors of law; parties; transcript; expenses; assignment; disposition; findings of fact or conclusions
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. (a) Any decision of the review board shall be conclusive and binding as to all questions of fact. Either party to the dispute or the commissioner may, within thirty (30) days after notice of intention to appeal as provided in this section, appeal the decision to the court of appeals of Indiana for errors of law under the same terms and conditions as govern appeals in ordinary civil actions.

(b) In every appeal the review board shall be made a party appellee, and the review board shall, at the written request of the appellant and after payment of the uniform average fee required in subsection (c) is made, prepare a transcript of all the proceedings had before the administrative law judge and review board, which shall contain a transcript of all the testimony, together with all objections and rulings thereon, documents and papers introduced into evidence or offered as evidence, and all rulings as to their admission into evidence. The transcript shall be certified by the chairman of the review board and shall constitute the record upon appeal.

(c) All expenses incurred in the preparation of the transcript shall be charged to the appellant. The fee for a transcript shall be the actual cost of preparation that may include the cost of materials, reproduction, postage, handling, and hours of service rendered by the preparer. The commissioner shall establish a uniform average fee to be paid by the appellant before the transcript is prepared. After the transcript is completed, the actual cost shall be determined and the appellant shall either pay the amount remaining above the uniform average fee or be refunded the amount the uniform average fee exceeds the actual cost of preparation. The commissioner shall establish the procedure by which transcript fees are determined and paid.

(d) Notwithstanding subsections (b) and (c), the appellant may request that a transcript of all proceedings had before the administrative law judge and review board be prepared at no cost to the appellant by filing with the review board, under oath and in writing, a statement:

(1) declaring that the appellant is unable to pay for the preparation of the transcript because of the appellant's poverty;

(2) setting forth the facts that render the appellant unable to pay for the preparation of the transcript; and

(3) declaring that the appellant is entitled to redress on appeal.

Upon finding that the appellant is unable to pay for the preparation of the transcript because of the appellant's poverty, the review board shall prepare a transcript at no cost to the appellant.

(e) The review board may, upon its own motion, or at the request of either party upon a showing of sufficient reason, extend the limit within which the appeal shall be taken, not to exceed fifteen (15) days. In every case in which an extension is granted, the extension shall appear in the record of the proceeding filed in the court of appeals.

(f) The appellant shall attach to the transcript an assignment of errors. An assignment of errors that the decision of the review board is contrary to law shall be sufficient to present both the sufficiency of the facts found to sustain the decision and the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the findings of facts. In any appeal under this section, no bond shall be required for entering the appeal.

(g) All appeals shall be considered as submitted upon the date filed in the court of appeals, shall be advanced upon the docket of the court, and shall be determined without delay in the order of priority. Upon the final determination of the appeal, the review board shall enter an order in accordance with the determination, and the decision shall be final. The court of appeals may in any appeal remand the proceeding to the review board for the taking of additional evidence, setting time limits therefor, and ordering the additional evidence to be certified by the review board to the court of appeals to be used in the determination of the cause.

(h) Any finding of fact, judgment, conclusion, or final order made by a person with the authority to make findings of fact or law in an action or proceeding under this article is not conclusive or binding and shall not be used as evidence in a separate or subsequent action or proceeding between an individual and the individual's present or prior employer in an action or proceeding brought before an arbitrator, a court, or a judge of this state or the United States regardless of whether the prior action was between the same or related parties or involved the same facts.

Formerly: Acts 1947, c.208, s.1812; Acts 1957, c.299, s.6. As amended by P.L.34-1985, SEC.9; P.L.20-1986, SEC.11; P.L.18-1987, SEC.50; P.L.135-1990, SEC.14; P.L.21-1995, SEC.90.
Ind. Code § 22-4-2-17.5 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4 / Chapter 2 / Section 22-4-2-17.5
Determination date
Status: in_force

Sec. 17.5. "Determination date" means September 30 of each year.

As added by P.L.202-1993, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 22-4-31-5 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4 / Chapter 31 / Section 22-4-31-5
Jeopardy assessments; delinquent contributions; stay pending hearing
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. The collection of the whole or any part of the amount of such assessment may be stayed for not exceeding sixty (60) days, by filing with the department a bond in such amount, not exceeding double the amount as to which the stay is desired, and with such sureties as the department considers necessary, conditioned upon payment of the amount which may finally be found to be due after notice and opportunity to be heard as provided in this chapter.

Formerly: Acts 1947, c.208, s.3205. As amended by P.L.171-2016, SEC.43; P.L.136-2018, SEC.117.
Ind. Code § 22-9-7-10 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 9 / Chapter 7 / Section 22-9-7-10
Documentation from out-of-state health service provider to verify need for emotional support animal; exclusion
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), an individual who moves from another state may provide documentation from:

(1) a physician;

(2) a psychiatrist;

(3) a social worker; or

(4) another mental health professional;

licensed in that state, so long as the individual has an ongoing treatment relationship with the health service provider.

(b) This section excludes a health service provider whose sole service to the individual is to provide a verification letter in exchange for a fee.

As added by P.L.162-2018, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.10-2019, SEC.102.
Ind. Code § 22-4-15-2 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4 / Chapter 15 / Section 22-4-15-2
Availability and acceptance of work; exceptions
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) With respect to benefit periods established on and after July 3, 1977, an individual is ineligible for waiting period or benefit rights, or extended benefit rights, if the department finds that, being totally, partially, or part-totally unemployed at the time when the work offer is effective or when the individual is directed to apply for work, the individual fails without good cause:

(1) to apply for available, suitable work when directed by the commissioner, the deputy, or an authorized representative of the department of workforce development or the United States training and employment service;

(2) to accept, at any time after the individual is notified of a separation, suitable work when found for and offered to the individual by the commissioner, the deputy, or an authorized representative of the department of workforce development or the United States training and employment service, or an employment unit; or

(3) to return to the individual's customary self-employment when directed by the commissioner or the deputy.

(b) With respect to benefit periods established on and after July 6, 1980, the ineligibility shall continue for the week in which the failure occurs and until the individual earns:

(1) remuneration in employment in at least each of eight (8) weeks; and

(2) remuneration equal to or exceeding the product of the individual's weekly benefit amount multiplied by eight (8).

If the qualification amount has not been earned at the expiration of an individual's benefit period, the unearned amount shall be carried forward to an extended benefit period or to the benefit period of a subsequent claim.

(c) With respect to extended benefit periods established on and after July 5, 1981, the ineligibility shall continue for the week in which the failure occurs and until the individual earns remuneration in employment equal to or exceeding the weekly benefit amount of the individual's claim in each of four (4) weeks.

(d) If an individual failed to apply for or accept suitable work as outlined in this section, the maximum benefit amount of the individual's current claim, as initially determined, shall be reduced by an amount determined as follows:

(1) For the first failure to apply for or accept suitable work, the maximum benefit amount of the individual's current claim is equal to the result of:

(A) the maximum benefit amount of the individual's current claim, as initially determined; multiplied by

(B) seventy-five percent (75%);

rounded (if not already a multiple of one dollar ($1)) to the next higher dollar.

(2) For the second failure to apply for or accept suitable work, the maximum benefit amount of the individual's current claim is equal to the result of:

(A) the maximum benefit amount of the individual's current claim determined under subdivision (1); multiplied by

(B) eighty-five percent (85%);

rounded (if not already a multiple of one dollar ($1)) to the next higher dollar.

(3) For the third and any subsequent failure to apply for or accept suitable work, the maximum benefit amount of the individual's current claim is equal to the result of:

(A) the maximum benefit amount of the individual's current claim determined under subdivision (2); multiplied by

(B) ninety percent (90%);

rounded (if not already a multiple of one dollar ($1)) to the next higher dollar.

(e) In determining whether or not any such work is suitable for an individual, the department shall consider:

(1) the degree of risk involved to such individual's health, safety, and morals;

(2) the individual's physical fitness and prior training and experience;

(3) the individual's length of unemployment and prospects for securing local work in the individual's customary occupation; and

(4) the distance of the available work from the individual's residence.

However, work under substantially the same terms and conditions under which the individual was employed by a base-period employer, which is within the individual's prior training and experience and physical capacity to perform, shall be considered to be suitable work unless the claimant has made a bona fide change in residence which makes such offered work unsuitable to the individual because of the distance involved. During the fifth through the eighth consecutive week of claiming benefits, work is not considered unsuitable solely because the work pays not less than ninety percent (90%) of the individual's prior weekly wage. After eight (8) consecutive weeks of claiming benefits, work is not considered unsuitable solely because the work pays not less than eighty percent (80%) of the individual's prior weekly wage. However, work is not considered suitable under this section if the work pays less than Indiana's minimum wage as determined under IC 22-2-2. For an individual who is subject to section 1(c)(8) of this chapter, the determination of suitable work for the individual must reasonably accommodate the individual's need to address the physical, psychological, legal, and other effects of domestic or family violence.

(f) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this article, no work shall be considered suitable and benefits shall not be denied under this article to any otherwise eligible individual for refusing to accept new work under any of the following conditions:

(1) If the position offered is vacant due directly to a strike, lockout, or other labor dispute.

(2) If the remuneration, hours, or other conditions of the work offered are substantially less favorable to the individual than those prevailing for similar work in the locality.

(3) If as a condition of being employed the individual would be required to join a company union or to resign from or refrain from joining a bona fide labor organization.

(4) If as a condition of being employed the individual would be required to discontinue training into which the individual had entered with the approval of the department.

(g) An individual is considered to have refused an offer of suitable work under subsection (a) if an offer of work is withdrawn by an employer after an individual:

(1) tests positive for drugs after a drug test given on behalf of the prospective employer as a condition of an offer of employment; or

(2) refuses, without good cause, to submit to a drug test required by the prospective employer as a condition of an offer of employment.

(h) The department's records concerning the results of a drug test described in subsection (g) may not be admitted against a defendant in a criminal proceeding.

Formerly: Acts 1947, c.208, s.1502; Acts 1953, c.177, s.15; Acts 1957, c.261, s.2; Acts 1971, P.L.355, SEC.36; Acts 1974, P.L.110, SEC.5. As amended by Acts 1977, P.L.262, SEC.26; Acts 1980, P.L.158, SEC.6; Acts 1981, P.L.209, SEC.8; Acts 1982, P.L.95, SEC.5; P.L.20-1986, SEC.10; P.L.2-1987, SEC.31; P.L.18-1987, SEC.45; P.L.21-1995, SEC.84; P.L.290-2001, SEC.8; P.L.189-2003, SEC.4; P.L.97-2004, SEC.83; P.L.175-2009, SEC.24; P.L.12-2011, SEC.4; P.L.121-2014, SEC.13; P.L.183-2015, SEC.8; P.L.200-2025, SEC.19.
Ind. Code § 22-4.1-26-3 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4.1 / Chapter 26 / Section 22-4.1-26-3
Program administrator
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. The department shall administer the program.

As added by P.L.174-2018, SEC.41.
Ind. Code § 22-13-2-3.5 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 13 / Chapter 2 / Section 22-13-2-3.5-b
Rules requiring the installation of automatic fire sprinkler systems prohibited
Status: in_force

Note: This version of section effective 7-1-2027. See also preceding version of this section, effective until 7-1-2027.

Sec. 3.5. (a) The following may not adopt rules requiring the installation of an automatic fire sprinkler system in a Class 2 structure:

(1) The department.

(2) Another state agency.

(b) A political subdivision may not adopt an ordinance or other regulation requiring the installation of an automatic fire sprinkler system in a Class 2 structure.

As added by P.L.104-2018, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.152-2026, SEC.377.
Ind. Code § 22-2-20-5 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 2 / Chapter 20 / Section 22-2-20-5
"State agency"
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "state agency" means an authority, board, branch, commission, committee, department, division, or other instrumentality of any of the following:

(1) The executive, including the administrative department of state government.

(2) The legislative department of state government.

(3) The judicial department of state government.

(4) A state educational institution.

(5) A body corporate and politic created by statute.

As added by P.L.109-2025, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 22-4-10-6 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4 / Chapter 10 / Section 22-4-10-6
Successor employers
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. (a) Except as provided by IC 22-4-6.5, when:

(1) an employing unit (whether or not an employing unit at the time of the acquisition) becomes an employer under IC 22-4-7-2(a);

(2) an employer acquires the organization, trade, or business, or substantially all the assets of another employer; or

(3) an employer transfers all or a portion of the employer's trade or business (including the employer's workforce) to another employer as described in IC 22-4-11.5-7;

the successor employer shall, in accordance with the rules prescribed by the department, assume the position of the predecessor with respect to all the resources and liabilities of the predecessor's experience account.

(b) Except as provided by IC 22-4-6.5 or IC 22-4-11.5, when:

(1) an employing unit (whether or not an employing unit at the time of the acquisition) becomes an employer under IC 22-4-7-2(b); or

(2) an employer acquires a distinct and segregable portion of the organization, trade, or business within this state of another employer;

the successor employer shall assume the position of the predecessor employer with respect to the portion of the resources and liabilities of the predecessor's experience account as pertains to the distinct and segregable portion of the predecessor's organization, trade, or business acquired by the successor. Both the disposer and the acquirer must disclose the transfer to the department in the form and manner prescribed by the department not later than thirty (30) days immediately following the disposition date or not later than ten (10) days after the disposing and acquiring employers are sent a request for information, whichever is the earlier date. This portion of the resources and liabilities of the disposing employer's experience account shall be transferred in accordance with the rules prescribed by the department.

(c) Except as provided by IC 22-4-6.5 or IC 22-4-11.5, the successor employer, if an employer prior to the acquisition, shall pay at the rate of contribution originally assigned to it for the calendar year in which the acquisition occurs, until the end of that year. If not an employer prior to the acquisition, the successor employer shall pay at the rate of contribution assigned to the predecessor employer for the period starting with the first day of the calendar quarter in which the acquisition occurs, until the end of that year. However, if a successor employer, not an employer prior to the acquisition, simultaneously acquires all or part of the experience balance of two (2) or more employers, the successor employer shall pay at the highest rate applicable to the experience accounts totally or partially acquired for the period starting with the first day of the calendar quarter in which the acquisition occurs, until the end of the year.

Formerly: Acts 1947, c.208, s.1007; Acts 1951, c.295, s.9; Acts 1955, c.317, s.5; Acts 1967, c.310, s.12; Acts 1969, c.300, s.2; Acts 1971, P.L.355, SEC.21; Acts 1975, P.L.252, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.20-1986, SEC.5; P.L.18-1987, SEC.36; P.L.21-1995, SEC.72; P.L.98-2005, SEC.6; P.L.108-2006, SEC.13; P.L.33-2013, SEC.3; P.L.122-2019, SEC.23.
Ind. Code § 22-10-2-4 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 10 / Chapter 2 / Section 22-10-2-4
Repealed
Status: repealed

Formerly: Acts 1955, c.168, s.10; Acts 1971, P.L.358, SEC.1. Repealed by P.L.231-1983, SEC.20.
Ind. Code § 22-4.1-27-18 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4.1 / Chapter 27 / Section 22-4.1-27-18
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.237-2019, SEC.2. Repealed by P.L.213-2025, SEC.292.
Ind. Code § 22-2-18.1-5 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 2 / Chapter 18.1 / Section 22-2-18.1-5
"Employer"
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "employer" means a person, firm, limited liability company, or corporation that hires, employs, or permits a minor to work in a gainful occupation.

As added by P.L.147-2020, SEC.16.
Ind. Code § 22-2-2-12 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 2 / Chapter 2 / Section 22-2-2-12
Discharging persons within four weeks; offense
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. An employer who consistently discharges persons within four (4) weeks of their employment and replaces the discharged person without work stoppage commits a Class A infraction.

Formerly: Acts 1965, c.134, s.14; Acts 1967, c.153, s.4. As amended by Acts 1977, P.L.259, SEC.3; Acts 1978, P.L.2, SEC.2203; P.L.133-1990, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 22-15-5-2 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 15 / Chapter 5 / Section 22-15-5-2
Installation or alteration without a permit; offense; application of section
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) This section does not apply to minor construction that is exempted from this section under IC 22-13-4.

(b) This section applies to the following:

(1) Each person who installs or alters a regulated lifting device, whether or not required to be licensed under IC 22-15-5-7, IC 22-15-5-8, IC 22-15-5-9, IC 22-15-5-10, IC 22-15-5-11, or IC 22-15-5-12. However, the installation, alteration, or maintenance of a regulated lifting device to which ASME A18.1 applies is not required to be performed by a mechanic licensed under IC 22-15-5-12 or by a contractor licensed under IC 22-15-5-7.

(2) Each person who has control over the installation or alteration of a regulated lifting device.

(3) Each person who has control over the place where the regulated lifting device is installed or altered.

(c) A person described in subsection (b) commits a Class C infraction if:

(1) a regulated lifting device is installed or altered; and

(2) no regulated lifting device installation or alteration permit issued under section 1 of this chapter covers the installation or alteration.

As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.119-2002, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 22-2-7-6 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 2 / Chapter 7 / Section 22-2-7-6
Amount of loan
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. Every purchase of a wage broker of an assignment of the wages of any employee or wage earner shall be held and considered to be a loan in the sum and of the amount actually paid to and received by such employee or wage earner.

Formerly: Acts 1909, c.34, s.6. As amended by P.L.143-1988, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 22-4-2-19 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4 / Chapter 2 / Section 22-4-2-19
Agency
Status: in_force

Sec. 19. "Agency" means any officer, board, commission, or other authority designated by an unemployment insurance law in force in any state or in Canada to administer the unemployment insurance fund for which provision is made by such unemployment insurance law.

Formerly: Acts 1947, c.208, s.219.
Ind. Code § 22-9-7-13 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 9 / Chapter 7 / Section 22-9-7-13
Fee for emotional support animal prohibited
Status: in_force

Sec. 13. A person who offers to rent or otherwise make available a dwelling may not require an individual with a disability to pay a fee to maintain an emotional support animal in the dwelling.

As added by P.L.162-2018, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 22-4-36-1 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4 / Chapter 36 / Section 22-4-36-1
Benefits; payment
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. Benefits shall be deemed to be due and payable under this article only to the extent provided in this article and to the extent that money is available therefor to the credit of the unemployment insurance benefit fund, and neither the state nor the department shall be liable for any amount in excess of such sums.

Formerly: Acts 1947, c.208, s.3701. As amended by P.L.144-1986, SEC.146; P.L.18-1987, SEC.97.
Ind. Code § 22-8-1.1-17.1 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 8 / Chapter 1.1 / Section 22-8-1.1-17.1-b
Criteria for standards
Status: in_force

Note: This version of section effective 7-1-2027. See also preceding version of this section, effective until 7-1-2027.

Sec. 17.1. (a) Any standard promulgated under this chapter shall prescribe the use of labels or other appropriate forms of warning as are necessary to insure that employees are apprised of all hazards to which they are exposed, relevant symptoms and appropriate emergency treatment, and proper conditions and precautions of safe use or exposure. Where appropriate, such a standard shall also prescribe suitable protective equipment and control or technological procedures to be used in connection with the hazards and shall provide for monitoring or measuring employee exposure at such locations and intervals and in such manner as may be necessary for the protection of employees. In addition where appropriate, any standard shall prescribe the type or frequency of medical examinations or other tests which shall be made available by the employer, at employer's cost, to employees exposed to hazards in order to most effectively determine whether the health of the employees is adversely affected by the exposure. Upon request, the results of examinations or tests shall be furnished to the department and shall remain confidential within the department. At the request of the employee, results shall be furnished to his physician.

(b) The board, in promulgating standards dealing with toxic materials or harmful physical agents, shall set the standard which most adequately assures, to the extent feasible, on the basis of the best available evidence, that no employee will suffer material impairment of health or functional capacity even if the employee has regular exposure to the hazard dealt with by the standard for the period of his working life. Development of standards shall be based upon research, demonstrations, experiments, and such other information as may be appropriate. In addition to the attainment of the highest degree of health and safety protection for the employee, other considerations shall be the latest available scientific data in the field, the feasibility of the standards, and experience gained under this and other health and safety laws. Whenever practicable, the standard promulgated shall be expressed in terms of objective criteria and of the performance desired.

(c) The board, in promulgating standards, shall adopt rules requiring employers to maintain accurate records of employee exposures to potentially toxic material or harmful physical agents which are required to be monitored or measured under the standards. These rules shall provide employees or their representatives with an opportunity to observe monitoring or measuring and to have access to the records thereof. These rules shall also make appropriate provisions for each employee to have access to such records as will indicate his own exposure to toxic materials or harmful physical agents. Under these rules, each employer shall notify any employee who is being consistently exposed to toxic materials or harmful physical agents in concentrations or at levels which exceed those prescribed by an occupational safety and health standard and shall inform any employee who is being thus exposed of the corrective action being taken.

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.241, SEC.13. As amended by P.L.37-1985, SEC.35; P.L.152-2026, SEC.334.
Ind. Code § 22-2-18.1-2 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 2 / Chapter 18.1 / Section 22-2-18.1-2
Entities to which the chapter does not apply
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. This chapter does not apply to the following:

(1) A:

(A) parent who employs the parent's own child;

(B) person standing in place of a parent who employs a child in the person's custody; or

(C) legal entity in which a parent of the employed child or a person standing in place of the parent of the employed child has an ownership interest;

except in the instances of employment in hazardous occupations designated by federal law (as set forth in section 23 of this chapter).

(2) A minor enrolled in a work based learning course (as defined in IC 20-43-8-0.7).

(3) A minor employed as an actor or performer in:

(A) motion pictures; or

(B) theatrical, radio, or television productions.

(4) A minor employed as a newspaper carrier.

(5) A minor employed as a homeworker engaged in the making of evergreen wreaths, including the harvesting of the evergreens or other forest products used in making the wreaths.

As added by P.L.147-2020, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.75-2024, SEC.2; P.L.133-2024, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 22-6-6-13 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 6 / Chapter 6 / Section 22-6-6-13
Effective date of application of statutes to contracts
Status: in_force

Sec. 13. Sections 8 through 12 of this chapter:

(1) apply to a written or oral contract or agreement entered into, modified, renewed, or extended after March 14, 2012; and

(2) do not apply to or abrogate a written or oral contract or agreement in effect on March 14, 2012.

As added by P.L.2-2012, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 22-4-13.3-4 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4 / Chapter 13.3 / Section 22-4-13.3-4
Employer's duties related to income withholding; fee for withholding income
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) An employer that receives a notice to withhold income under section 3 of this chapter shall do the following:

(1) Verify the individual's employment to the department.

(2) Withhold from the income due to the individual each pay period an amount:

(A) determined in accordance with; and

(B) subject to the limitations of and priority established by;

IC 37-2-6-4 in the same manner as a garnishment. An income withholding under this chapter is not an assignment of wages under IC 22-2-6.

(3) Begin withholding the amount determined under subdivision (2) from the individual's income beginning with the first pay period that occurs not later than fourteen (14) days after the date the employer receives the notice sent under section 3 of this chapter.

(4) Remit the amount withheld under subdivision (2) to the department by check or electronic payment (as defined by IC 5-27-2-3) not later than seven (7) days after the date of each regularly scheduled pay day.

(5) Continue withholding under this section until:

(A) the department notifies the employer to discontinue the withholding; or

(B) the full amount required to be paid to the department has been paid, as indicated by a written statement to the employer from the department.

(6) Notify the department, if the individual subject to withholding terminates employment, including the individual's last known address and the name of any new employer, if known.

(b) An employer that is required to withhold income under subsection (a)(2) may collect a fee equal to twelve dollars ($12). If the employer chooses to impose a fee, the fee shall be allocated as follows:

(1) Fifty percent (50%) of the fee shall be paid by the individual subject to withholding, and that amount is deductible by the employer from the individual's disposable earnings (as defined in IC 37-2-6-4(a)(1)).

(2) Fifty percent (50%) of the fee shall be paid by the department.

The fee may be collected only once by an employer for each notice provided by the department under section 3 of this chapter. The employer may collect the entire fee from one (1) or more of the initial withholdings from the individual's disposable earnings, or alternatively, the employer may collect the fee ratably over the number of pay periods for which the withholdings from the individual's disposable earnings are required. If an employer chooses to collect a fee under this subsection, the employer shall notify the department in the manner and form prescribed by the department, and the amount to be withheld must be reduced, if necessary, to avoid exceeding the maximum amount permitted to be deducted under IC 37-2-6-4(c). A fee collected under this subsection is not an assignment of wages under IC 22-2-6.

As added by P.L.183-2015, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.66-2018, SEC.2; P.L.115-2026, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 22-3-7-30 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 3 / Chapter 7 / Section 22-3-7-30
Awards; private agreements; filing
Status: in_force

Sec. 30. (a) If, after seven (7) days from the date of disablement or any time, in case of death, the employer and the employee or his dependents reach an agreement in regard to compensation under this chapter, a memorandum of the agreement in the form prescribed by the worker's compensation board shall be filed with the board; otherwise such agreement shall be voidable by the employee or his dependent.

(b) If approved by the board, the memorandum shall for all purposes be enforceable by the court decree as specified in this chapter.

(c) An agreement under this section shall be approved by the board only when the terms conform to this chapter.

Formerly: Acts 1937, c.69, s.23. As amended by P.L.144-1986, SEC.71; P.L.28-1988, SEC.58.
Ind. Code § 22-4-6.5-13 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4 / Chapter 6.5 / Section 22-4-6.5-13
Client transfers between PEOs; client use of payments in lieu of contributions
Status: in_force

Sec. 13. (a) A client that transfers between PEOs is not subject to IC 22-4-10-6 and IC 22-4-11.5 whenever:

(1) the PEOs are not commonly owned, managed, or controlled; and

(2) both PEOs have elected to use the PEO level reporting method.

(b) The client of a PEO that has elected to use the client level reporting method may elect to become liable for payments in lieu of contributions (as defined in IC 22-4-2-32) whenever:

(1) the client is otherwise eligible to make the election; and

(2) the requirements of IC 22-4-10-1 are met.

As added by P.L.33-2013, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 22-4-44-5 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4 / Chapter 44 / Section 22-4-44-5
Training program approval
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. The department may approve a training program under the pilot program that meets the following requirements:

(1) The department determines that the training program is for a high wage and high demand occupation.

(2) Completion of the training program results in an industry recognized credential or certification.

(3) Completion of the training program substantially increases the likelihood of an individual being employed.

(4) The training program is offered by an eligible provider.

As added by P.L.200-2025, SEC.34.
Ind. Code § 22-4-4-3 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4 / Chapter 4 / Section 22-4-4-3
Definitions; wage credits
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. "Wage credits" means remuneration paid for employment by an employer to an individual and remuneration received as tips or gratuities in accordance with Sections 3102 and 3301 et seq. of the Internal Revenue Code. Wage credits may not include payments that are excluded from the definition of wages under section 2 of this chapter.

Formerly: Acts 1947, c.208, s.403; Acts 1957, c.294, s.1; Acts 1959, c.97, s.1; Acts 1965, c.190, s.2; Acts 1967, c.310, s.6; Acts 1971, P.L.355, SEC.9; Acts 1973, P.L.240, SEC.2; Acts 1974, P.L.110, SEC.2. As amended by Acts 1976, P.L.114, SEC.1; Acts 1977, P.L.262, SEC.9; Acts 1980, P.L.158, SEC.1; P.L.34-1985, SEC.3; P.L.171-1991, SEC.1; P.L.21-1995, SEC.66; P.L.259-1997(ss), SEC.1; P.L.30-2000, SEC.1; P.L.273-2003, SEC.1; P.L.2-2011, SEC.4; P.L.122-2019, SEC.10; P.L.113-2026, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 22-6-1-11 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 6 / Chapter 1 / Section 22-6-1-11
Contempt; change of judge
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. The defendant in any proceeding for contempt of court may file with the court a demand for the retirement of the judge sitting in the proceeding, if the contempt arises from an attack upon the character or conduct of such judge and if the attack occurred elsewhere than in the presence of the court or so near thereto as to interfere directly with the administration of justice. Upon the filing of any such demand the judge shall thereupon proceed no further, but another judge shall be designated in the same manner as is provided by law. The demand shall be filed prior to the hearing in the contempt proceeding.

Formerly: Acts 1933, c.12, s.12.
Ind. Code § 22-11-17-1 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 11 / Chapter 17 / Section 22-11-17-1-b
Definitions
Status: in_force

Note: This version of section effective 7-1-2027. See also preceding version of this section, effective until 7-1-2027.

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter:

(1) "Department" refers to the department of homeland security.

(2) "Exit" means a continuous and unobstructed means of egress to a public way designated as an exit pursuant to the rules of the department. The term includes doorways, corridors, exterior exit balconies, ramps, stairways, smokeproof enclosures, horizontal exits, exit passageways, exit courts, and yards.

(3) "Owner" means a person having control or custody of any building covered by this chapter.

(4) "Public building" means any structure used in whole or in part as a place of resort, assemblage, lodging, trade, traffic, occupancy, or use by the public, or by three (3) or more tenants. It also means all educational buildings, day care centers, hospitals, institutions, health facilities, residential-custodial care facilities, mercantile occupancies, and office occupancies.

(5) "Special egress control device" means an electronically controlled exit locking system that:

(A) allows a delay in exiting through an exit in a nonemergency situation; and

(B) complies with rules adopted by the department.

As added by Acts 1982, P.L.140, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.8-1984, SEC.116; P.L.169-1996, SEC.1; P.L.187-2021, SEC.65; P.L.152-2026, SEC.353.
Ind. Code § 22-15-7-8 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 15 / Chapter 7 / Section 22-15-7-8
Qualifications; powers of operators
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. (a) The operator of a regulated amusement device:

(1) must be at least sixteen (16) years of age;

(2) must be in attendance whenever the regulated amusement device is in operation; and

(3) may not operate more than one (1) regulated amusement device at a time.

(b) The operator of a regulated amusement device may deny entrance to the regulated amusement device to any person if the operator believes the entry of the person may jeopardize the safety of the person, other riders of the regulated amusement device, or any other person.

As added by P.L.166-1997, SEC.11.
Ind. Code § 22-4-19-13 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4 / Chapter 19 / Section 22-4-19-13
Benefits; charges to experience accounts; change of rates; notice
Status: in_force

Sec. 13. (a) Where an employer makes an offer of employment directly to a claimant, promptly giving written notice to the department of the offer, or when the employer makes an offer of employment in writing through the department, the commissioner, the deputy, or an authorized representative of the state or the United States employment service, which offer shall specify the claimant by name, and when the claimant fails to register subsequent to the receipt of the offer of employment by the department, the commissioner, the deputy, or an authorized representative of the state or the United States employment service, then a notice shall promptly be sent to the employer of the claimant's failure to return and to register. If the claimant, in the claimant's benefit period, again registers or renews and continues the claimant's claim for benefits, the employer shall promptly be provided with notice of the fact in order that the employer may have an opportunity to renew and remake an offer of employment to the claimant.

(b) Upon the filing by an individual of an additional claim for benefits, a notice shall be promptly provided to an employer from whose employ the individual claims to have been last separated.

(c) Upon the filing by an individual of an initial claim for benefits, a notice shall be promptly provided to the base period employer or base period employers and to the employing units including an employer from whose employ the individual claims to have been last separated. The computation of the benefit rights of the individual shall be made as promptly as possible and, if the claim is deemed valid, then a notice of benefit liability shall be provided to each employer whose experience account is potentially chargeable with benefits to be paid to the individual. The notice shall contain the date, the name and Social Security number of the individual, the ending date of the individual's base period, and the week ending date of the first week of the individual's benefit year. The notice shall further contain information as to the proportion of benefits chargeable to the employer's experience account in ratio to the earnings of the individual from the employer and shall advise the employer of the employer's right to protest the claim and the payment of any benefits and of the place and time within which the protest must be made in the form and manner prescribed by the department and of the contents of the protest.

(d) Whenever a determination is made with respect to the validity of any claim for benefits, or the eligibility of any claimant for benefits, which involves the cancellation of wage credits or benefit rights, the imposition of any disqualification, period of ineligibility or penalty, or the denial of the claim, a notice shall promptly be provided to the claimant and to each employer directly involved or connected with the issue raised as to the validity of the claim, the eligibility of the claimant for benefits, or the imposition of a disqualification period of ineligibility or penalty, or the denial of the claim. The employer or the claimant may protest a determination within the time limits and in the manner as provided in IC 22-4-17-2 and upon the protest shall be entitled to a hearing as provided in IC 22-4-17-2 and IC 22-4-17-3.

(e) Every employer shall be provided with a monthly report of benefit charges which shall contain an itemized statement showing the names of individuals to whom benefits were paid and charged to the experience account of such employer, the weeks with respect to which each individual received benefits, the amount of the benefits, and the total amount of benefits charged to the employer's account during the period covered by the report.

(f) Following the computation of rates of contribution for employers for each calendar year, each employer shall be provided with notice not later than ninety (90) days after the effective date of the rates, setting out the employer's rate of contribution for the year, computed by the department as of the preceding June 30, together with sufficient information for the employer to determine and compute the amount of a voluntary payment required from the employer in order to qualify for and obtain a lower rate of contribution for the year and also advising the employer of the length of time within which or last date upon which the voluntary payment will be received or can be made.

Formerly: Acts 1947, c.208, s.2013; Acts 1951, c.307, s.4; Acts 1953, c.177, s.24; Acts 1957, c.261, s.4; Acts 1967, c.310, s.21. As amended by P.L.144-1986, SEC.114; P.L.11-1987, SEC.25; P.L.18-1987, SEC.60; P.L.21-1995, SEC.101; P.L.177-2017, SEC.3; P.L.122-2019, SEC.34; P.L.200-2025, SEC.27.
Ind. Code § 22-3-9-11 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 3 / Chapter 9 / Section 22-3-9-11
Supplemental remedies; common law rights
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. This chapter shall be construed as supplemental to all statutes in force on March 2, 1911, concerning employers and employees and shall repeal only such statutes as are in direct conflict with the provisions of this chapter. Nothing in this chapter shall be held to limit the duty or liability of employers or to impair the rights of their employees under the common law or any other statute existing on March 2, 1911, or to affect the prosecution of any proceeding or right of action pending on March 2, 1911.

Formerly: Acts 1911, c.88, s.11. As amended by P.L.144-1986, SEC.84.
Ind. Code § 22-6-6-10 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 6 / Chapter 6 / Section 22-6-6-10
Violations; criminal penalties
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. A person that knowingly or intentionally, directly or indirectly, violates section 8 of this chapter commits a Class A misdemeanor.

As added by P.L.2-2012, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 22-4.1-26-5.5 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4.1 / Chapter 26 / Section 22-4.1-26-5.5
Participation in program by high school student
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.5. (a) The requirements described in section 5(a) of this chapter do not apply to this section.

(b) A high school student is eligible to participate in the program if the student is enrolled in a work based learning course (as defined in IC 20-43-8-0.7) that is aligned with the sectors for eligible employment described in section 5(b) of this chapter.

As added by P.L.143-2019, SEC.36.
Ind. Code § 22-11-14.5-8 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 11 / Chapter 14.5 / Section 22-11-14.5-8
Separate offenses
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. Each day that an infraction under this chapter occurs constitutes a separate infraction.

As added by P.L.25-2004, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 22-4.1-21-18 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4.1 / Chapter 21 / Section 22-4.1-21-18
Student assurance fund; administration
Status: in_force

Sec. 18. (a) The student assurance fund is established to provide indemnification to a student or an enrollee of a postsecondary proprietary educational institution who suffers loss or damage as a result of an occurrence described in section 15(c) of this chapter if the occurrence transpired after June 30, 1992, and as provided in section 35 of this chapter.

(b) The department shall administer the fund.

(c) The expenses of administering the fund shall be paid from money in the fund.

(d) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund not currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same manner as other public funds may be invested.

(e) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund but remains available to be used for providing money for reimbursements allowed under this chapter.

(f) Upon the fund acquiring fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), the balance in the fund must not become less than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000). If:

(1) a claim against the fund is filed that would, if paid in full, require the balance of the fund to become less than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000); and

(2) the department determines that the student is eligible for a reimbursement under the fund;

the department shall prorate the amount of the reimbursement to ensure that the balance of the fund does not become less than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), and the student is entitled to receive that balance of the student's claim from the fund as money becomes available in the fund from contributions to the fund required under this chapter.

(g) The department shall ensure that all outstanding claim amounts described in subsection (f) are paid as money in the fund becomes available in the chronological order of the outstanding claims.

(h) A claim against the fund may not be construed to be a debt of the state.

As added by P.L.107-2012, SEC.61. Amended by P.L.178-2016, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 22-4-8-1 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4 / Chapter 8 / Section 22-4-8-1
Definition
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) "Employment," subject to the other provisions of this section, means service, including service in interstate commerce performed for remuneration or under any contract of hire, written or oral, expressed or implied.

(b) Services performed by an individual for remuneration shall be deemed to be employment subject to this article irrespective of whether the common-law relationship of master and servant exists, unless and until all the following conditions are shown to the satisfaction of the department:

(1) The individual has been and will continue to be free from control and direction in connection with the performance of such service, both under the individual's contract of service and in fact.

(2) The service is performed outside the usual course of the business for which the service is performed.

(3) The individual:

(A) is customarily engaged in an independently established trade, occupation, profession, or business of the same nature as that involved in the service performed; or

(B) is a sales agent who receives remuneration solely upon a commission basis and who is the master of the individual's own time and effort.

(c) The term also includes the following:

(1) Services performed for remuneration by an officer of a corporation in the officer's official corporate capacity.

(2) Services performed for remuneration for any employing unit by an individual:

(A) as an agent-driver or commission-driver engaged in distributing products, including but not limited to, meat, vegetables, fruit, bakery, beverages, or laundry or dry-cleaning services for the individual's principal; or

(B) as a traveling or city salesman, other than as an agent-driver or commission-driver, engaged upon a full-time basis in the solicitation on behalf of, and the transmission to, the individual's principal (except for sideline sales activities on behalf of some other person) of orders from wholesalers, retailers, contractors, or operators of hotels, restaurants, or other similar establishments for merchandise for resale or supplies for use in their business operations.

(d) For purposes of subsection (c)(2), the term "employment" shall include services described in subsection (c)(2)(A) and (c)(2)(B) only if all the following conditions are met:

(1) The contract of service contemplates that substantially all of the services are to be performed personally by such individual.

(2) The individual does not have a substantial investment in facilities used in connection with the performance of the services (other than in facilities for transportation).

(3) The services are not in the nature of a single transaction that is not part of a continuing relationship with the person for whom the services are performed.

Formerly: Acts 1947, c.208, s.801; Acts 1971, P.L.355, SEC.13. As amended by P.L.108-2006, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 22-3-4-5 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 3 / Chapter 4 / Section 22-3-4-5
Disputes; hearings
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) If the employer and the injured employee or the injured employee's dependents disagree in regard to the compensation payable under IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-6 or, if they have reached such an agreement, which has been signed by them, filed with and approved by the worker's compensation board, and afterward disagree as to the continuance of payments under such agreement, or as to the period for which payments shall be made, or to the amount to be paid, because of a change in conditions since the making of such agreement, either party may then make an application to the board for the determination of the matters in dispute.

(b) Upon the filing of such application, the board shall set the date of hearing, which shall be as early as practicable, and shall notify the employee, employer, and attorneys of record in the manner prescribed by the board of the time and place of all hearings and requests for continuances. The hearing of all claims for compensation, on account of injuries occurring within the state, shall be held in the county in which the injury occurred, in any adjoining county, except when the parties consent to a hearing elsewhere. Claims assigned to an individual board member that are considered to be of an emergency nature by that board member, may be heard in any county within the board member's jurisdiction.

(c) All disputes arising under IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-6, if not settled by the agreement of the parties interested therein, with the approval of the board, shall be determined by the board.

Formerly: Acts 1929, c.172, s.58; Acts 1959, c.360, s.1. As amended by P.L.144-1986, SEC.43; P.L.28-1988, SEC.37; P.L.95-1988, SEC.9; P.L.170-1991, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 22-9-11-10 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 9 / Chapter 11 / Section 22-9-11-10
Short title
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. This chapter may be cited as the Indiana Employment First Act.

As added by P.L.68-2017, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 22-8-1.1-38.1 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 8 / Chapter 1.1 / Section 22-8-1.1-38.1
Discrimination against employee filing complaint or testifying; complaint; remedy; notice of determination
Status: in_force

Sec. 38.1. (a) No person shall discharge or in any way discriminate against any employee because such employee has filed a complaint or instituted or caused to be instituted any proceeding under or related to this chapter or has testified or is about to testify in any such proceeding or because of the exercise by such employee on behalf of the employee or others of any right afforded by this chapter.

(b) Any employee who believes that the employee has been discharged or otherwise discriminated against by any person in violation of this section may, within thirty (30) calendar days after such violation occurs, file a complaint with the commissioner alleging such discrimination. Upon receipt of such complaint, the commissioner shall cause such investigation to be made as the commissioner deems appropriate. If after such investigation, the commissioner determines that the provisions of this section have been violated, the commissioner, through the attorney general, shall, within one hundred twenty (120) days after receipt of said complaint, bring an action in the circuit court, superior court, or probate court. The circuit court, superior court, or probate court shall have jurisdiction to restrain violations of this section and order all appropriate relief, including rehiring, or reinstatement of the employee to the employee's former position with back pay, after taking into account any interim earnings of the employee.

(c) Within ninety (90) days of the receipt of a complaint filed under this section, the commissioner shall notify the complainant in writing of the commissioner's determination under this section.

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.241, SEC.44. As amended by P.L.84-2016, SEC.97.
Ind. Code § 22-3-5-4 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 3 / Chapter 5 / Section 22-3-5-4
Substitute system of insurance
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) Subject to the approval of the worker's compensation board, any employer may enter into or continue any agreement with the employer's employees to provide a system of compensation, benefit, or insurance in lieu of the compensation and insurance provided by IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-6. No such substitute system shall be approved unless it confers benefits upon injured employees and their dependents at least equivalent to the benefits provided by IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-6, nor if it requires contributions from the employees unless it confers benefits in addition to those provided under IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-6 at least commensurate with such contributions.

(b) Such substitute system may be terminated by the worker's compensation board on reasonable notice and hearing to the interested parties if it appears that the same is not fairly administered, its operation discloses latent defects threatening its solvency, or if for any substantial reason it fails to accomplish the purpose of IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-6. In this case the board shall determine upon the proper distribution of all remaining assets, if any, subject to the right of any party in interest to take an appeal to the court of appeals.

Formerly: Acts 1929, c.172, s.71. As amended by P.L.144-1986, SEC.52; P.L.28-1988, SEC.45.
Ind. Code § 22-4.1-21-16 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4.1 / Chapter 21 / Section 22-4.1-21-16
Bond amount; determination; contributions to fund
Status: in_force

Sec. 16. (a) Subject to subsections (b), (d), and (e), the department shall determine the penal sum of each surety bond required under section 15 of this chapter based upon the following guidelines:

(1) A postsecondary proprietary educational institution that has no annual gross tuition charges assessed for the previous year shall secure a surety bond in the amount of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000).

(2) If at any time the postsecondary proprietary educational institution's projected annual gross tuition charges are more than two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000), the institution shall secure a surety bond in the amount of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000).

(b) After June 30, 2006, and except as provided in:

(1) section 19 of this chapter; and

(2) subsection (e);

and upon the fund achieving at least an initial one million dollar ($1,000,000) balance, a postsecondary proprietary educational institution that contributes to the fund when the initial quarterly contribution is required under this chapter after the fund's establishment is not required to make contributions to the fund or submit a surety bond.

(c) The department shall determine the number of quarterly contributions required for the fund to initially accumulate one million dollars ($1,000,000).

(d) Except as provided in section 19 of this chapter and subsection (e), a postsecondary proprietary educational institution that begins making contributions to the fund after the initial quarterly contribution as required under this chapter is required to make contributions to the fund for the same number of quarters as determined by the department under subsection (c).

(e) If, after the fund acquires one million dollars ($1,000,000), the balance in the fund becomes less than five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000), all postsecondary proprietary educational institutions not required to make contributions to the fund as described in subsection (b) or (d) shall make contributions to the fund for the number of quarters necessary for the fund to accumulate one million dollars ($1,000,000).

As added by P.L.107-2012, SEC.61. Amended by P.L.178-2016, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 22-11-14-11 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 11 / Chapter 14 / Section 22-11-14-11
Sales of consumer fireworks by retailer; application; registration fees; certificate of compliance; transferability of certificate of compliance
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. (a) A retailer may not sell consumer fireworks until the retailer has:

(1) filed the application required under section 4.5(e) of this chapter with the state fire marshal for each location from which the retailer proposes to sell the consumer fireworks, which must be filed on an annual basis; and

(2) paid an accompanying registration fee of:

(A) one thousand dollars ($1,000) for the first location if a fee under section 5(b)(3) of this chapter has not been paid;

(B) five hundred dollars ($500) for each additional sales location in a tent; and

(C) two hundred dollars ($200) for each additional sales location in a structure;

from which the retailer proposes to sell the consumer fireworks.

Upon receipt of the completed application form, the accompanying fee, and, if required, the affidavit under subsection (b), the state fire marshal shall issue a certificate of compliance to the retailer for each sales location.

(b) A person seeking a certificate of compliance authorizing the sale of consumer fireworks at retail from a structure identified in section 4.5(b)(1), 4.5(b)(2), or 4.5(c) of this chapter, or from a tent under section 4.5(a) of this chapter shall submit with the application:

(1) an affidavit executed by a responsible party with personal knowledge, establishing that consumer fireworks were sold at retail or wholesale from a structure at the same location as of a date set forth in section 4.5(b)(1), 4.5(b)(2), or 4.5(c) of this chapter, or from a tent as of a date set forth under section 4.5(a)(9) of this chapter; and

(2) proof of sales of consumer fireworks from that location.

(c) A person may not sell consumer fireworks at retail if a certificate of compliance from the state fire marshal has not been issued for the location showing registration under subsection (a).

(d) A certificate of compliance issued to a retailer of consumer fireworks is not transferable except to a subsequent owner or operator of a business at the same location in accordance with the policies and guidelines of the state fire marshal.

As added by P.L.187-2006, SEC.11.
Ind. Code § 22-3-1-3 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 3 / Chapter 1 / Section 22-3-1-3
Rules; powers and duties
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) The worker's compensation board may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to carry into effect the worker's compensation law (IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-6) and the worker's occupational diseases law (IC 22-3-7).

(b) The worker's compensation board is authorized:

(1) to hear, determine, and review all claims for compensation under IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-7;

(2) to require medical service for injured employees;

(3) to approve claims for medical service or attorney's fees and the charges for nurses and hospitals;

(4) to approve agreements;

(5) to modify or change awards;

(6) to make conclusions of facts and rulings of law;

(7) to certify questions of law to the court of appeals;

(8) to approve deductions in compensation made by employers for amounts paid in excess of the amount required by law;

(9) to approve agreements between an employer and an employee or the employee's dependents for the cash payment of compensation in a lump sum, or, in the case of a person under eighteen (18) years of age, to order cash payments;

(10) to establish and maintain a list of independent medical examiners and to order physical examinations;

(11) to subpoena witnesses;

(12) to administer oaths;

(13) to apply to the circuit or superior court to enforce the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production and examination of books, papers, and records;

(14) to create and undertake a program designed to educate and provide assistance to employees and employers regarding the rights and remedies provided by IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-7, and to provide for informal resolution of disputes;

(15) to assess and collect, on the board's own initiative or on the motion of a party, the penalties provided for in IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-7; and

(16) to exercise all other powers and duties conferred upon the board by law.

Formerly: Acts 1937, c.34, s.8; Acts 1943, c.138, s.2; Acts 1973, P.L.80, SEC.5. As amended by P.L.37-1985, SEC.30; P.L.28-1988, SEC.20; P.L.170-1991, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 22-4-14-12 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4 / Chapter 14 / Section 22-4-14-12
Partial or part-total unemployment; eligibility
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. (a) For purposes of this section, "normal customarily scheduled hours" means the hours to which the claimant has agreed to work. Any reduction in hours that regularly occurs as a matter of practice, policy, or procedure of which the claimant was aware and to which the claimant has agreed will not be considered partial or part-total unemployment.

(b) For purposes of this section, "regular employer" means an employing unit for which the claimant has performed services in the last twenty-six (26) weeks, except as provided under federal law.

(c) A claimant who applies for benefits due to partial or part-total unemployment is ineligible unless the claimant can show that the claimant is working less than the claimant's normal customarily scheduled hours for the claimant's regular employer.

As added by P.L.121-2026, SEC.37.
Ind. Code § 22-4.1-21-23 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4.1 / Chapter 21 / Section 22-4.1-21-23
Authorization standards
Status: in_force

Sec. 23. Full authorization under this chapter may not be issued unless and until the department finds that the postsecondary proprietary educational institution meets minimum standards that are appropriate to that type or class of postsecondary proprietary educational institution, including the following minimum standards:

(1) The postsecondary proprietary educational institution has a sound financial structure with sufficient resources for continued support.

(2) The postsecondary proprietary educational institution has satisfactory training or educational facilities with sufficient tools, supplies, or equipment and the necessary number of work stations or classrooms to adequately train, instruct, or educate the number of students enrolled or proposed to be enrolled.

(3) The postsecondary proprietary educational institution has an adequate number of qualified instructors or teachers, sufficiently trained by experience or education, to give the instruction, education, or training contemplated.

(4) The advertising and representations made on behalf of the postsecondary proprietary educational institution to prospective students are truthful and free from misrepresentation or fraud.

(5) The charge made for the training, instruction, or education is clearly stated and based upon the services rendered.

(6) The premises and conditions under which the students work and study are sanitary, healthful, and safe according to modern standards.

(7) The postsecondary proprietary educational institution has and follows a refund policy approved by the department.

(8) The owner or chief administrator of the postsecondary proprietary educational institution has not been convicted of a felony.

(9) The owner or chief administrator of the postsecondary proprietary educational institution has not been the owner or chief administrator of a postsecondary proprietary educational institution that has had its authorization revoked or has been closed involuntarily in the five (5) year period preceding the application for authorization. However, if the owner or chief administrator of the postsecondary proprietary educational institution has been the owner or chief administrator of a postsecondary proprietary educational institution that has had its authorization revoked or has been closed involuntarily more than five (5) years before the application for authorization, the department may issue full authorization at the department's discretion.

As added by P.L.107-2012, SEC.61. Amended by P.L.178-2016, SEC.16; P.L.157-2023, SEC.14.
Ind. Code § 22-4-13.3-7 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4 / Chapter 13.3 / Section 22-4-13.3-7
Employer and department immunity; limitations on income withholding; rulemaking authority
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. (a) An employer that complies with a notice described in section 3 of this chapter that is regular on its face is not liable in any civil action for any conduct taken in compliance with the notice.

(b) An employer that complies with a notice described in section 3 of this chapter is discharged from liability to an employee for the part of the employee's income that was withheld in compliance with the notice.

(c) If a court issues an order to stay a withholding of income, the department is not liable in any civil action to an individual who is the subject of the income withholding for amounts withheld from the individual's income before the stay becomes effective.

(d) Administrative income withholdings issued under this chapter are subject to the limitations set forth in IC 37-2-6-4. A withholding under this chapter is not an assignment of wages under IC 22-2-6.

(e) The department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to carry out the department's responsibilities under this chapter.

As added by P.L.183-2015, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.93-2024, SEC.156; P.L.115-2026, SEC.16.
Ind. Code § 22-4.1-18-4 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4.1 / Chapter 18 / Section 22-4.1-18-4
Rules
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) The department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to provide for the implementation and administration of this chapter.

(b) The rules may include the following provisions:

(1) Qualifications of applicants.

(2) Acceptable tests.

(3) Acceptable test scores.

(4) Criteria for retesting.

As added by P.L.7-2011, SEC.21. Amended by P.L.121-2014, SEC.19.
Ind. Code § 22-4-7-2 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4 / Chapter 7 / Section 22-4-7-2
"Employer" further defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. "Employer" also means the following:

(a) Any employing unit whether or not an employing unit at the time of the acquisition which acquires the organization, trade, or business within this state of another which at the time of the acquisition is an employer subject to this article, and any employing unit whether or not an employing unit at the time of the acquisition which acquires substantially all the assets within this state of the employer used in or in connection with the operation of the trade or business, if the acquisition of substantially all the assets of the trade or business results in or is used in the operation or continuance of an organization, trade, or business.

(b) Any employing unit (whether or not an employing unit at the time of acquisition) which acquires a distinct and segregable portion of the organization, trade, or business within this state of another employing unit which at the time of the acquisition is an employer subject to this article.

(c) Any employing unit which, having become an employer under section 1, 2(a), 2(b), 2(d), 2(f), or 2(h) of this chapter, has not ceased to be an employer by compliance with the provisions of IC 22-4-9-2 and IC 22-4-9-3.

(d) For the effective period of its election pursuant to IC 22-4-9-4 or IC 22-4-9-5, any other employing unit which has elected to become fully subject to this article.

(e) Any employing unit for which service in employment as defined in IC 22-4-8-2(l) is performed. In determining whether an employing unit for which service other than agricultural labor is also performed is an employer under sections 1 or 2 of this chapter, the wages earned or the employment of an employee performing service in agricultural labor may not be taken into account. If an employing unit is determined an employer of agricultural labor, the employing unit shall be determined an employer for the purposes of section 1 of this chapter.

(f) Any employing unit that is subject to tax under the Federal Unemployment Tax Act and is not an employer under any other section of this chapter, is an Indiana employer if required to be an Indiana employer to qualify for full Federal Unemployment Tax Act credit.

(g) Any employing unit for which service in employment, as defined in IC 22-4-8-2(i) or IC 22-4-8-2(i)(1), is performed.

(h) Any employing unit for which service in employment, as defined in IC 22-4-8-2(j), is performed.

(i) Any employing unit for which service in employment as defined in IC 22-4-8-2(m) is performed. In determining whether an employing unit for which service other than domestic service is also performed is an employer under sections 1 or 2 of this chapter, the wages earned or the employment of an employee performing domestic service may not be taken into account.

Formerly: Acts 1947, c.208, s.702; Acts 1951, c.295, s.3; Acts 1967, c.310, s.10; Acts 1971, P.L.355, SEC.12. As amended by Acts 1977, P.L.262, SEC.12; P.L.108-2006, SEC.5; P.L.122-2019, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 22-11-16-2 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 11 / Chapter 16 / Section 22-11-16-2-b
Rules; adoption; application
Status: in_force

Note: This version of section effective 7-1-2027. See also preceding version of this section, effective until 7-1-2027.

Sec. 2. (a) The department of homeland security shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 governing fire safety in certain buildings as specified in subsection (b).

(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) and subsection (d), this chapter and the rules adopted under it apply to:

(1) all hotels, motels, apartments (in buildings containing three (3) or more apartments), and buildings containing three (3) or more sleeping rooms that rent for a fee; and

(2) all buildings occupied after September 14, 1982, as hotels, motels, apartments (in buildings containing three (3) or more apartments), and buildings containing three (3) or more sleeping rooms that rent for a fee.

(c) This chapter does not apply to hotels and motels that have no interior corridors and whose individual rooms have only exterior exits.

(d) This chapter does not apply to an apartment in an apartment building from which apartment there is immediate ground level access to the outside.

(e) Compliance with this chapter and the rules adopted under it does not relieve the owner of a building covered by this chapter from the requirements of any other applicable law, rule, regulation, or ordinance.

As added by Acts 1982, P.L.139, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.237-1983, SEC.1; P.L.8-1984, SEC.115; P.L.152-2026, SEC.352.
Ind. Code § 22-15-6-2 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 15 / Chapter 6 / Section 22-15-6-2-b
Inspection program; operating permit; qualification of applicants; rules
Status: in_force

Note: This version of section effective 7-1-2027. See also preceding version of this section, effective until 7-1-2027.

Sec. 2. (a) The department may conduct a program of inspections of regulated boilers and pressure vessels.

(b) The department shall do the following:

(1) Issue a regulated boiler and pressure vessel operating permit to an applicant who qualifies under this section.

(2) Perform an operating permit inspection of a boiler or pressure vessel owned by the state.

(3) Conduct a program to audit boiler and pressure vessel inspectors licensed under section 5 of this chapter.

(4) Conduct a program to audit inspections completed by a boiler and pressure vessel inspector licensed under section 5 of this chapter.

(c) Except as provided in subsection (e), an operating permit issued under this section expires one (1) year after it is issued.

(d) To qualify for an operating permit or to renew an operating permit under this section, an applicant must do the following:

(1) Apply for an operating permit on a form approved by the department.

(2) Demonstrate through an inspection, performed by an inspector licensed under section 5 of this chapter, that the regulated boiler or pressure vessel covered by the application complies with the rules adopted by the department.

(3) Submit a report of the inspection conducted under subdivision (2) to the department.

(4) Pay the fee set under IC 22-12-6-6(a)(8).

(e) The department may, by rule adopted under IC 4-22-2, specify:

(1) a period between inspections of more than one (1) year; and

(2) an expiration date for an operating permit longer than one (1) year from the date of issuance.

However, the department may not set an inspection period of greater than five (5) years or issue an operating permit valid for a period of more than five (5) years for regulated pressure vessels or steam generating equipment that is an integral part of a continuous processing unit.

(f) For any inspection conducted by the department under this section, the department may designate an inspector licensed under section 5 of this chapter to act as the department's agent for purposes of the inspection.

(g) The department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter.

As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.136-1990, SEC.3; P.L.119-2002, SEC.29; P.L.141-2003, SEC.18; P.L.1-2006, SEC.397; P.L.68-2009, SEC.5; P.L.86-2015, SEC.6; P.L.171-2019, SEC.8; P.L.249-2019, SEC.34; P.L.156-2020, SEC.84; P.L.187-2021, SEC.119; P.L.93-2024, SEC.167; P.L.152-2026, SEC.434.
Ind. Code § 22-11-14-15 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 11 / Chapter 14 / Section 22-11-14-15
Fire prevention and building safety commission; department of state revenue; rules concerning fireworks sales
Status: in_force

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following version of this section, effective 7-1-2027.

Sec. 15. The fire prevention and building safety commission and the department of state revenue shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to carry out this chapter.

As added by P.L.187-2006, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 22-8-1.1-35.5 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 8 / Chapter 1.1 / Section 22-8-1.1-35.5
Judicial review
Status: in_force

Sec. 35.5. Judicial review of any final order of the board shall be under IC 4-21.5-5.

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.241, SEC.40. As amended by P.L.7-1987, SEC.98.
Ind. Code § 22-12-1-3.8 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 12 / Chapter 1 / Section 22-12-1-3.8
"Bunkhouse"
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.8. "Bunkhouse" means a building or structure:

(1) under one thousand five hundred (1,500) square feet;

(2) that is intended to be occupied or used by not more than twelve (12) occupants;

(3) that includes at least one (1) bathroom that may be supplied by a well. However, due to the location of the building or structure, access to a public water supply is not readily available;

(4) that does not include a kitchen or fireplace; and

(5) where the occupants are primarily transient in nature.

As added by P.L.79-2019, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 22-4-14-6.7 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4 / Chapter 14 / Section 22-4-14-6.7
Extended benefits; systematic and sustained effort; tangible evidence of an active search
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.7. (a) A claimant for extended benefits shall:

(1) make a systematic and sustained effort to search for suitable work; and

(2) furnish to the department tangible evidence of an active search for suitable work;

beginning with the week following the week in which the claimant is furnished written notice under section 6.1(b) of this chapter, and continuing for each week as long as the claimant claims extended benefits.

(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), if a claimant for extended benefits fails to:

(1) search for suitable work; or

(2) furnish tangible evidence of an active search for suitable work;

the claimant is ineligible for the week in which the failure occurred and each subsequent week, unless the claimant earns remuneration in employment equal to or exceeding the weekly benefit amount of the individual's claim in each of four (4) weeks.

(c) A claimant for extended benefits who fails to engage in a systematic and sustained search for suitable work in any week because the individual is serving on jury duty may be eligible for extended benefits if the claimant takes the actions described in section 3(e) of this chapter.

As added by P.L.200-2025, SEC.16.
Ind. Code § 22-15-5-1 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 15 / Chapter 5 / Section 22-15-5-1
Installation or alteration permit; issuance; qualification of applicants
Status: in_force

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following version of this section, effective 7-1-2027.

Sec. 1. (a) The department shall issue a regulated lifting device installation or alteration permit to an applicant who qualifies under this section.

(b) To qualify for a permit under this section, an applicant must meet the following requirements:

(1) Demonstrate through the submission of complete plans, including:

(A) copies of specifications and accurately scaled and fully dimensioned plans showing the location of the installation in relation to the plans and elevation of the building;

(B) plans showing the location of the machine room and the equipment to be installed, relocated, or altered;

(C) plans showing the structural supporting members, including foundations; and

(D) a specification of all materials employed and loads to be supported or conveyed;

that the installation or alteration covered by the application will comply with all applicable equipment laws. All plans and specifications must be sufficiently complete to illustrate all details of construction and design.

(2) Pay the fee set under IC 22-12-6-6(a)(7).

(3) Be the holder of a current elevator contractor license, if applicable, as set forth under IC 22-15-5-7.

(c) A copy of the permit shall be kept at the construction site at all times while the work is in progress.

(d) The regulated lifting device must be installed or altered in compliance with:

(1) applicable codes; and

(2) the details of the application, plans, specifications, and conditions of the permit.

(e) The regulated lifting device must be installed or altered under the direction and control of a licensed contractor. The elevator contractor does not have to be present at the site.

(f) The responsibilities of the department under this section may be carried out by a political subdivision that is approved by the commission under IC 22-13-2-10.

As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.119-2002, SEC.12; P.L.1-2006, SEC.392; P.L.187-2021, SEC.115.