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IN Code § 22-4-12-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 22. Labor and Safety|Article 4. Unemployment Compensation System|Chapter 12. Benefits Schedule|22-4-12-2. Rates; Prior Weekly Wage Computation

Sec. 2. (a) With respect to initial claims filed for any week beginning on and after July 1, 1997, and before July 1, 2012, each eligible individual who is totally unemployed (as defined in IC 22-4-3-1) in any week in the individual's benefit period shall be paid for the week, if properly claimed, benefits at the rate of:(1) five percent (5%) of the first two thousand dollars ($2,000) of the individual's wage credits in the calendar quarter during the individual's base period in which the wage credits were highest; and(2) four percent (4%) of the individual's remaining wage credits in the calendar quarter during the individual's base period in which the wage credits were highest.(b) With respect to initial claims filed for any week beginning on and after July 1, 2012, each eligible individual who is totally unemployed (as defined in IC 22-4-3-1) in any week in the individual's benefit period shall be paid for the week, if properly claimed, an amount equal to forty-seven percent (47%) of the individual's prior average weekly wage, rounded (if not already a multiple of one dollar ($1)) to the next lower dollar. However, the maximum weekly benefit amount may not exceed three hundred ninety dollars ($390).(c) For purposes of this section, "prior average weekly wage" means the result of:(1) the individual's total wage credits during the individual's base period; divided by(2) fifty-two (52).Formerly: Acts 1947, c.208, s.1202; Acts 1951, c.307, s.2; Acts 1955, c.274, s.1; Acts 1957, c.294, s.2; Acts 1959, c.97, s.2; Acts 1965, c.190, s.7; Acts 1967, c.310, s.16; Acts 1971, P.L.355, SEC.26; Acts 1973, P.L.240, SEC.1; Acts 1974, P.L.110, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1976, P.L.114, SEC.3; Acts 1977, P.L.262, SEC.21; Acts 1980, P.L.158, SEC.2; P.L.129-1984, SEC.1; P.L.34-1985, SEC.5; P.L.18-1987, SEC.39; P.L.171-1991, SEC.3; P.L.1-1992, SEC.109; P.L.23-1993, SEC.129; P.L.202-1993, SEC.5; P.L.1-1994, SEC.113; P.L.21-1995, SEC.75; P.L.166-1996, SEC.1; P.L.259-1997(ss), SEC.4; P.L.235-1999, SEC.10; P.L.2-2011, SEC.11.
IN Code § 22-4-12-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 22. Labor and Safety|Article 4. Unemployment Compensation System|Chapter 12. Benefits Schedule|22-4-12-3. Amount; Inability to Work; Unavailable for Work

Sec. 3. The weekly benefit amount of any otherwise eligible individual shall be reduced by one-third (1/3) thereof, computed to the next lower multiple of one dollar ($1.00), for each normal work day during which such individual is unable to work or is unavailable for work.Formerly: Acts 1947, c.208, s.1203. As amended by P.L.227-1983, SEC.6.
IN Code § 22-4-12-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 22. Labor and Safety|Article 4. Unemployment Compensation System|Chapter 12. Benefits Schedule|22-4-12-5. Part-Time Worker

Sec. 5. (a) As used in this section, the term "part-time worker" means an individual whose normal work is in an occupation in which the individual's services are not required for the customary scheduled full-time hours prevailing in the establishment in which the individual is employed, or who, owing to personal circumstances, does not customarily work the customary scheduled full-time hours prevailing in the establishment in which the individual is employed.(b) The department may prescribe rules applicable to part-time workers for determining their weekly benefit amount and the wage credits required to qualify such individuals for benefits. Such rules shall, with respect to such individuals, supersede any inconsistent provisions of this article, but, so far as practicable, shall secure results reasonably equivalent to those provided in the analogous provisions of this article.Formerly: Acts 1947, c.208, s.1205. As amended by P.L.144-1986, SEC.102; P.L.171-2016, SEC.9.
IN Code § 22-4-13-1.1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 22. Labor and Safety|Article 4. Unemployment Compensation System|Chapter 13. Improper Payments|22-4-13-1.1. Forfeiture of Benefits or Wage Credits; Civil Penalties

Sec. 1.1. (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this article, if an individual knowingly:(1) fails to disclose amounts earned during any week in the individual's waiting period, benefit period, or extended benefit period;(2) fails, or causes another to fail, to disclose a material fact; or(3) falsifies, or causes another to falsify, a material fact;that would disqualify the individual for benefits, reduce the individual's benefits, or render the individual ineligible for benefits or extended benefits, the individual forfeits any wage credits earned, regardless of whether benefits were paid, and any benefits or extended benefits that might otherwise be payable to the individual for any week in which the failure to disclose or falsification occurred.(b) In addition to the wage credits and amounts forfeited under subsection (a), an individual is subject to the following civil penalties for each instance in which the individual knowingly fails to disclose or falsifies any fact that if accurately reported to the department would disqualify the individual for benefits, reduce the individual's benefits, or render the individual ineligible for benefits or extended benefits:(1) For the first instance, an amount equal to twenty-five percent (25%) of the benefit overpayment.(2) For the second instance, an amount equal to fifty percent (50%) of the benefit overpayment.(3) For the third and each subsequent instance, an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the benefit overpayment.(c) The department's determination under this section constitutes an initial determination under IC 22-4-17-2(a) and is subject to a hearing and review under IC 22-4-17-3 through IC 22-4-17-15.(d) Interest and civil penalties collected under this chapter shall be deposited as follows:(1) Fifteen percent (15%) of the amount collected shall be deposited in the unemployment insurance benefit fund established under IC 22-4-26-1.(2) The remainder of the amount collected shall be deposited in the special employment and training services fund established under IC 22-4-25-1.As added by P.L.108-2006, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.175-2009, SEC.18; P.L.154-2013, SEC.5; P.L.121-2014, SEC.11; P.L.34-2021, SEC.2.
IN Code § 22-4-13-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 22. Labor and Safety|Article 4. Unemployment Compensation System|Chapter 13. Improper Payments|22-4-13-3. Overpayments Due to Retroactive Labor Awards; Offset and Remission

Sec. 3. If an overpayment of benefits is created by a retroactive payment by the employer for:(1) awards by the National Labor Relations Board of additional pay, backpay, or for loss of employment;(2) any payments made under an agreement entered into by an employer, either a union or an employee, and the National Labor Relations Board; or(3) payments to an employee by an employing unit made pursuant to the terms and provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act;and the employer offsets all or part of the overpaid benefits against the award, the employer shall remit the amount offset to the division.As added by P.L.20-1986, SEC.8.
IN Code § 22-4-13.3-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 22. Labor and Safety|Article 4. Unemployment Compensation System|Chapter 13.3. Administrative Withholding for Benefit Overpayments|22-4-13.3-1. Applicability of Chapter; Authority for Department to Require Income Withholding

Sec. 1. Whenever:(1) the department establishes an overpayment for an individual under IC 22-4-13-1(c) or IC 22-4-13-1(d); and(2) the overpayment becomes final following the exhaustion of all appeals;the department may, in addition to any other manner of collecting the overpayment provided by law, require each employer of an individual for whom an overpayment is established to withhold amounts from the individual's income and pay those amounts to the department in accordance with this chapter.As added by P.L.183-2015, SEC.5.
IN Code § 22-4-13.3-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 22. Labor and Safety|Article 4. Unemployment Compensation System|Chapter 13.3. Administrative Withholding for Benefit Overpayments|22-4-13.3-2. Notice to Individual Subject to Income Withholding; Contents of Notice

Sec. 2. (a) The department shall provide a notice to an individual who is subject to withholding under section 1 of this chapter.(b) The notice provided under subsection (a) must contain the following:(1) That the individual's income will be withheld.(2) That a notice to withhold the individual's income applies to all current and subsequent employers.(3) That a notice to withhold income will be provided to each of the individual's employers and will include the information listed in section 3 of this chapter.(4) That the individual may contest the withholding and assert exemptions from withholding by requesting an administrative review.(5) The grounds and procedures for the individual to contest the withholding.As added by P.L.183-2015, SEC.5.
IN Code § 22-4-13.3-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 22. Labor and Safety|Article 4. Unemployment Compensation System|Chapter 13.3. Administrative Withholding for Benefit Overpayments|22-4-13.3-3. Notice to Employer to Withhold Income; Contents of Notice

Sec. 3. (a) The department shall provide a notice to withhold income to each employer of an individual who is subject to withholding under section 1 of this chapter.(b) A notice to withhold income provided under subsection (a) is binding on the employer and must contain the following:(1) The Social Security number of the individual who is subject to withholding.(2) The total amount to be withheld from the individual's income, including any interest, penalties, or assessments accrued under this article.(3) An explanation of an employer's duties under section 4 of this chapter upon the employer's receipt of the notice to withhold income.(4) A description of the limitations on income withholding established by section 7(d) of this chapter.(5) A description of:(A) the prohibition established under section 5 of this chapter against an employer using income withholding as the basis for refusing to hire, discharging, or taking disciplinary action against an individual; and(B) the penalties established under section 6 of this chapter for an employer that refuses to withhold income or knowingly misrepresents an employee's income.As added by P.L.183-2015, SEC.5.
IN Code § 22-4-13.3-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 22. Labor and Safety|Article 4. Unemployment Compensation System|Chapter 13.3. Administrative Withholding for Benefit Overpayments|22-4-13.3-4. Employer's Duties Related to Income Withholding; Fee for Withholding Income

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 24-4.5-5-105 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 24-4.5-5-105(1)(a)).(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 24-4.5-5-105(3). 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.
IN Code § 22-4-13.3-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 22. Labor and Safety|Article 4. Unemployment Compensation System|Chapter 13.3. Administrative Withholding for Benefit Overpayments|22-4-13.3-5. Employer May Not Discriminate Against Employee Because of Income Withholding; Employee Remedies

Sec. 5. (a) An employer may not use the withholding of income to collect an overpayment to the department as a basis for:(1) refusing to hire a potential employee;(2) discharging an employee; or(3) taking disciplinary action against an employee.(b) If:(1) an employee reasonably believes that an employer took an action described in subsection (a); and(2) the employee was adversely affected by the employer's action;the employee may bring a suit against the employer in a court with jurisdiction.(c) If a court determines that an employer took an action described in subsection (a), the employer may be:(1) ordered to hire or reinstate an employee who was adversely affected by the employer's action without loss of pay or benefits; and(2) fined an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).As added by P.L.183-2015, SEC.5.
IN Code § 22-4-13.3-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 22. Labor and Safety|Article 4. Unemployment Compensation System|Chapter 13.3. Administrative Withholding for Benefit Overpayments|22-4-13.3-6. Employer Refusal to Withhold Income or Income Misrepresented; Department Remedies

Sec. 6. (a) An employer that refuses to withhold income as required by this chapter or knowingly misrepresents the income of an employee:(1) is liable to the department for the amount that the employer failed to withhold from an employee's income; and(2) may be ordered to pay punitive damages to the department in an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each pay period the employer failed to withhold income as required or knowingly misrepresented the income of the employee.(b) The department may institute a civil action in a court with jurisdiction requesting that the court direct the employer to appear and to show cause why the penalties described in this section should not be assessed.(c) At the hearing on the order to show cause, the court, upon a finding that the employer refused to withhold income as required or knowingly misrepresented an employee's income:(1) shall require the employer to pay the amount the employer failed or refused to withhold from the employee's income;(2) may order the employer to provide accurate information concerning an employee's income;(3) may assess against the employer punitive damages under subsection (a)(2); and(4) may order the employer to otherwise comply with this chapter.As added by P.L.183-2015, SEC.5.
IN Code § 22-4-13.3-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 22. Labor and Safety|Article 4. Unemployment Compensation System|Chapter 13.3. Administrative Withholding for Benefit Overpayments|22-4-13.3-7. Employer and Department Immunity; Limitations on Income Withholding; Rule-Making Authority

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 24-4.5-5-105. 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, including emergency rules in the manner provided under IC 4-22-2-37.1, to carry out the department's responsibilities under this chapter.As added by P.L.183-2015, SEC.5.
IN Code § 22-4-13.3-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 22. Labor and Safety|Article 4. Unemployment Compensation System|Chapter 13.3. Administrative Withholding for Benefit Overpayments|22-4-13.3-8. Contest of Income Withholding; Basis for Contest; Administrative Hearing; Review of Administrative Decision

Sec. 8. (a) An individual who receives a notice under section 2 of this chapter may contest the withholding and assert exemptions by requesting, in writing, not later than fifteen (15) days after the date on the notice, an administrative hearing by an administrative law judge of the department.(b) An administrative hearing under this section may be conducted in either of the following ways:(1) As a written records or "paper" hearing conducted by review of written materials and other records.(2) As a telephone or in person hearing conducted by review of written materials and testimony.(c) An individual who contests an income withholding is entitled to:(1) an opportunity to inspect and copy records relating to the overpayment;(2) an opportunity to enter into a written agreement with the department to establish a schedule for repayment of the overpayment; and(3) an opportunity for an administrative hearing conducted by an administrative law judge of the department.(d) An individual may contest an income withholding on the following grounds:(1) That the existence, past due status, or the amount of the overpayment is incorrect.(2) That the amount withheld was incorrectly calculated.(3) That the overpayment is unenforceable as a matter of law.(e) The department is not required to provide more than one (1) hearing based on the same grounds or objections. If:(1) the department has already provided a hearing on the existence or the amount of the overpayment; and(2) the employee does not have new evidence concerning the overpayment;the department may not repeat the hearing on the existence or amount of the overpayment.(f) The department's evidence concerning the existence, past due status, and amount of the overpayment is automatically admitted as evidence in the administrative hearing and must be considered by the administrative law judge.(g) An individual who receives an adverse decision following an administrative hearing under this section may submit, not later than fifteen (15) days after the date of the decision, a request in writing to the commissioner that the commissioner or the commissioner's designee review the decision in the manner prescribed by the department. If the commissioner appoints a designee to review the decision, the commissioner shall not appoint as a designee an employee of the department's unemployment insurance program. The decision of the commissioner or the commissioner's designee under this subsection is final.As added by P.L.183-2015, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.66-2018, SEC.3.
IN Code § 22-4-14-0.1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 22. Labor and Safety|Article 4. Unemployment Compensation System|Chapter 14. Eligibility for Benefits|22-4-14-0.1. Application of Certain Amendments to Chapter

Sec. 0.1. The amendments made to section 1 of this chapter by P.L.138-2008 apply to initial claims for unemployment filed for weeks that begin after March 14, 2008.As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.366.
IN Code § 22-4-14-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 22. Labor and Safety|Article 4. Unemployment Compensation System|Chapter 14. Eligibility for Benefits|22-4-14-1. Claims; Inverse Seniority Layoffs; Other Layoffs and Plant Closures

Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in IC 22-4-5-1 or subsection (b) or (c), an unemployed individual shall be eligible to receive benefits with respect to any week only if the individual has made a claim for benefits in accordance with IC 22-4-17.(b) A person who:(1) accepts a layoff under an inverse seniority clause of a validly negotiated contract; and(2) otherwise meets the eligibility requirements established by this article;is entitled to receive benefits in the same amounts, under the same terms, and subject to the same conditions as any other unemployed person.(c) This subsection applies to initial claims for unemployment filed for a week that begins after March 14, 2008, and before October 1, 2011. This subsection does not apply to a person who elects to retire in connection with a layoff or plant closure and receive pension, retirement, or annuity payments. Except as provided in IC 22-4-5-1, a person who:(1) accepts an offer of payment or other compensation offered by an employer to avert or lessen the effect of a layoff or plant closure; and(2) otherwise meets the eligibility requirements established by this article;is entitled to receive benefits in the same amounts, under the same terms, and subject to the same conditions as any other unemployed person.Formerly: Acts 1947, c.208, s.1401; Acts 1971, P.L.355, SEC.29. As amended by P.L.138-2008, SEC.3; P.L.2-2011, SEC.12.