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2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 4.1. Department of Workforce Development › Chapter 27. Workforce Diploma Reimbursement Program › 22-4.1-27-16. Governor's Workforce Cabinet's Review of Data

Sec. 16. The cabinet shall review data from each approved eligible program provider to ensure that the programs offered by each approved eligible program provider are achieving minimum program performance standards. The minimum program performance standards must include the following:
(1) A minimum of a fifty percent (50%) graduation rate for each cohort.
(2) A cost per graduate for a cohort of not more than six thousand seven hundred fifty dollars ($6,750).
As added by P.L.237-2019, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 4.1. Department of Workforce Development › Chapter 27. Workforce Diploma Reimbursement Program › 22-4.1-27-17. Placement of Approved Eligible Program Provider in Probationary Status; Removal From Program

Sec. 17. (a) The cabinet shall place an approved eligible program provider that does not meet:
(1) the minimum program performance standards described in section 16 of this chapter; or
(2) any other requirements under this chapter;
on probationary status for the remainder of the applicable state fiscal year.
(b) If an approved eligible program provider is placed on probationary status for two (2) consecutive years, the:
(1) cabinet shall notify the department that the eligible program provider is no longer approved to participate in the program; and
(2) department shall remove the eligible program provider from the approved eligible program provider list.
As added by P.L.237-2019, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 4.1. Department of Workforce Development › Chapter 27. Workforce Diploma Reimbursement Program › 22-4.1-27-18. Evaluation of Program

Sec. 18. The cabinet shall include in the report the cabinet submits under IC 4-3-27-12 the cabinet's review, analysis, and evaluation of the program, including the cabinet's and department's activities related to the development of the program.
As added by P.L.237-2019, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 4.1. Department of Workforce Development › Chapter 27. Workforce Diploma Reimbursement Program › 22-4.1-27-19. Development of Program

Sec. 19. In developing the program, the cabinet shall:
(1) receive cooperation, support, and assistance from the department;
(2) explore and incorporate, as appropriate, approaches and models from other states and organizations, including approaches to graduation requirements; and
(3) use pilot programs or other scaling approaches, as appropriate, to develop and implement the program in a cost effective and efficient manner.
As added by P.L.237-2019, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 4.1. Department of Workforce Development › Chapter 27. Workforce Diploma Reimbursement Program › 22-4.1-27-20. Approved Eligible Program Provider Survey Requirements

Sec. 20. (a) An approved eligible program provider shall conduct a survey of the individuals:
(1) who participated in a course or certification or other program of the approved eligible program provider; and
(2) for whom the approved eligible program provider received reimbursement under this chapter.
(b) The survey shall be conducted in the year after the year in which the individual graduates or is no longer enrolled with the approved eligible program provider and the next four (4) consecutively succeeding years.
(c) The survey must include the individual's employment status, including whether the individual is employed full-time or part-time, for each year the survey is conducted.
(d) The approved eligible program provider shall submit each survey conducted under this section to the cabinet and the department not later than December 1 of the year in which the survey is conducted.
As added by P.L.237-2019, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 4.1. Department of Workforce Development › Chapter 28. Manufacturing Workforce Training Pilot Program › 22-4.1-28-1. "Program"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "program" refers to the manufacturing workforce training pilot program established under section 2 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.216-2023, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 4.1. Department of Workforce Development › Chapter 28. Manufacturing Workforce Training Pilot Program › 22-4.1-28-2. Establishment of Program; Report

Sec. 2. (a) Before January 1, 2024, the office of the secretary of family and social services may, in consultation with the Erskine Green Training Institute, and in coordination with the department, establish a manufacturing workforce training pilot program to provide training and other services to:
(1) individuals with intellectual and other developmental disabilities; and
(2) incumbent workers who are identified to fill higher paying jobs as a result of increased workforce participation by individuals with intellectual and other developmental disabilities.
(b) The Erskine Green Training Institute may administer the program.
(c) The office of the secretary of family and social services may contract with the Erskine Green Training Institute to cover the costs of:
(1) the administration of the program; and
(2) any subsidized wages associated with the program.
(d) The program may receive:
(1) funding from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021; or
(2) any funding available through the department.
(e) If established, the Erskine Green Training Institute shall develop the program in consultation with:
(1) the office of the secretary of family and social services;
(2) the department;
(3) the Indiana economic development corporation;
(4) the Indiana Chamber of Commerce; and
(5) the Indiana Manufacturing Association.
(f) Before January 31, 2025, and before January 31, 2026, the Erskine Green Training Institute shall prepare and submit a report to the office of the secretary of family and social services and to the legislative council, in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6, that includes the following information for the previous calendar year:
(1) The total number of employers, and the geographic locations of the employers, that participated in the program.
(2) The total number of incumbent manufacturing workers who received skills training to qualify for a higher paying job, including geographic locations, and the previous and new wages for those workers.
(3) The total number of people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities who participated in the program, and the geographic locations and wages for those workers.
(4) The cost of administering the program.
As added by P.L.216-2023, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 4.1. Department of Workforce Development › Chapter 28. Manufacturing Workforce Training Pilot Program › 22-4.1-28-3. Services for Program Participants

Sec. 3. Subject to any federal requirements, the office of the secretary of family and social services may, in coordination with the department, provide the following services for an individual who participates in the program:
(1) Provide job readiness workshops and services.
(2) Reimburse an employer who hires an individual described in section 2(a)(1) of this chapter for up to one hundred percent (100%) of the first month of wages paid to the individual.
(3) Reimburse an employer who hires an individual described in section 2(a)(1) of this chapter for up to fifty percent (50%) of the second through sixth months of wages paid to the individual.
As added by P.L.216-2023, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 4.1. Department of Workforce Development › Chapter 28. Manufacturing Workforce Training Pilot Program › 22-4.1-28-4. Use of Funds

Sec. 4. The department, in coordination with the office of the secretary of family and social services, may use funds allocated to the next level jobs employer training grant program under IC 22-4.1-26-4, and may use other available funds identified by the department or the office of the secretary of family and social services, to reimburse employers for the costs of:
(1) training; and
(2) onboarding workers described in section 2(a)(1) of this chapter.
As added by P.L.216-2023, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 5. Unlawful Labor Practices › Chapter 1. Limitations on Importing Alien Laborers › 22-5-1-1. Prepayment of Transportation; Assisting or Encouraging Migration Under Contract

Sec. 1. It is a Class A misdemeanor for a person to knowingly prepay transportation or assist or encourage the migration of any alien into Indiana under contract made before the migration of the alien to perform labor or service in Indiana.
Formerly: Acts 1885(ss), c.51, s.1. As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.2, SEC.2226.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 5. Unlawful Labor Practices › Chapter 1. Limitations on Importing Alien Laborers › 22-5-1-2. Contracts; Void

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.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 5. Unlawful Labor Practices › Chapter 1. Limitations on Importing Alien Laborers › 22-5-1-4. Exemptions

Sec. 4. Nothing in this chapter shall be so construed as to prevent any citizen or subject of any foreign country temporarily residing in the United States either in a private or official capacity from engaging, under contract or otherwise, persons not residents or citizens of the United States to act as private secretaries, servants, or domestics for such foreigner temporarily residing in the United States, nor shall this chapter be so construed as to prevent any person or persons, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation from engaging, under contract or agreement, skilled workmen in foreign countries to perform labor in the state of Indiana in or upon any new industry not at present established in the state, provided that skilled labor for that purpose cannot otherwise be obtained; nor shall the provisions of this chapter apply to professional actors, artists, lecturers, or singers, nor to persons employed strictly as personal or domestic servants; however, nothing in this chapter shall be construed as prohibiting any individual from assisting any member of his family or relative or personal friend to migrate from any foreign country to the state for the purpose of settlement here.
Formerly: Acts 1885(ss), c.51, s.4. As amended by P.L.144-1986, SEC.156; P.L.8-1993, SEC.288.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 5. Unlawful Labor Practices › Chapter 1.7. Public Contract for Services; Business Entities; Unauthorized Aliens › 22-5-1.7-1. "Business Entity"

Sec. 1. (a) As used in this chapter, "business entity" means a person or group of persons that perform or engage in any activity, enterprise, profession, or occupation for gain, benefit, advantage, or livelihood.
(b) The term includes self-employed individuals, partnerships, corporations, contractors, and subcontractors.
(c) The term does not include a self-employed person that does not employ any employees.
As added by P.L.171-2011, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 5. Unlawful Labor Practices › Chapter 1.7. Public Contract for Services; Business Entities; Unauthorized Aliens › 22-5-1.7-2. "Contractor"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "contractor" means a person that satisfies either of the following:
(1) Is a person that:
(A) has entered into; or
(B) is attempting to enter into;
a public contract for services with a state agency or political subdivision.
(2) Is a person that:
(A) has entered into; or
(B) is attempting to enter into;
a contract for a public works project with a public agency.
As added by P.L.171-2011, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.6-2012, SEC.157; P.L.252-2015, SEC.27.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 5. Unlawful Labor Practices › Chapter 1.7. Public Contract for Services; Business Entities; Unauthorized Aliens › 22-5-1.7-3. "E-Verify Program"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "E-Verify program" means the electronic verification of work authorization program of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigration Responsibility Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-208), Division C, Title IV, s. 403(a), as amended, operated by the United States Department of Homeland Security or a successor work authorization program designated by the United States Department of Homeland Security or other federal agency authorized to verify the work authorization status of newly hired employees under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (P.L. 99-603).
As added by P.L.171-2011, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 5. Unlawful Labor Practices › Chapter 1.7. Public Contract for Services; Business Entities; Unauthorized Aliens › 22-5-1.7-4. "Person"

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "person" means an individual, a corporation, a limited liability company, a partnership, or another legal entity.
As added by P.L.171-2011, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 5. Unlawful Labor Practices › Chapter 1.7. Public Contract for Services; Business Entities; Unauthorized Aliens › 22-5-1.7-5. "Political Subdivision"

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "political subdivision" has the meaning set forth in IC 36-1-2-13.
As added by P.L.171-2011, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 5. Unlawful Labor Practices › Chapter 1.7. Public Contract for Services; Business Entities; Unauthorized Aliens › 22-5-1.7-6. "Public Contract for Services"

Sec. 6. (a) As used in this chapter, "public contract for services" means any type of written agreement between a state agency or political subdivision and a contractor for the procurement of services.
(b) The term does not include a contract for the lease of property owned by the state under which no state expenditures are required.
As added by P.L.171-2011, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.28-2013, SEC.1; P.L.177-2021, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 5. Unlawful Labor Practices › Chapter 1.7. Public Contract for Services; Business Entities; Unauthorized Aliens › 22-5-1.7-6.2. "Public Agency"

Sec. 6.2. As used in this chapter, "public agency" has the meaning set forth in IC 5-30-1-11.
As added by P.L.252-2015, SEC.28.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 5. Unlawful Labor Practices › Chapter 1.7. Public Contract for Services; Business Entities; Unauthorized Aliens › 22-5-1.7-6.4. "Public Works Project"

Sec. 6.4. As used in this chapter, "public works project" has the meaning set forth in IC 5-16-13-6.
As added by P.L.252-2015, SEC.29.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 5. Unlawful Labor Practices › Chapter 1.7. Public Contract for Services; Business Entities; Unauthorized Aliens › 22-5-1.7-7. "State Agency"

Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "state agency" has the meaning set forth in IC 4-13-1-1.
As added by P.L.171-2011, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.252-2015, SEC.30.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 5. Unlawful Labor Practices › Chapter 1.7. Public Contract for Services; Business Entities; Unauthorized Aliens › 22-5-1.7-8. "Subcontractor"

Sec. 8. As used in this chapter, "subcontractor" means a person that:
(1) is a party to a contract with a contractor; and
(2) provides services or work for work the contractor is performing under either of the following:
(A) A public contract for services.
(B) A contract for a public works project with a public agency.
As added by P.L.171-2011, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.252-2015, SEC.31.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 5. Unlawful Labor Practices › Chapter 1.7. Public Contract for Services; Business Entities; Unauthorized Aliens › 22-5-1.7-9. "Unauthorized Alien"

Sec. 9. As used in this chapter, "unauthorized alien" has the meaning set forth in 8 U.S.C. 1324a(h)(3).
As added by P.L.171-2011, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 5. Unlawful Labor Practices › Chapter 1.7. Public Contract for Services; Business Entities; Unauthorized Aliens › 22-5-1.7-10. State Agencies and Political Subdivisions Required to Use E-Verify Program; Exception

Sec. 10. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a state agency or political subdivision shall use the E-Verify program to verify the work eligibility status of all employees of the state agency or political subdivision hired after June 30, 2011.
(b) A state agency or political subdivision is not required to use the E-Verify program as required under subsection (a) if the E-Verify program no longer exists.
As added by P.L.171-2011, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 5. Unlawful Labor Practices › Chapter 1.7. Public Contract for Services; Business Entities; Unauthorized Aliens › 22-5-1.7-11. Contractors With Public Contract for Services Required to Use E-Verify Program; Business Entities That Receive Certain Grants Required to Use E-Verify Program

Sec. 11. (a) This subsection applies only to a public contract for services entered into or renewed after June 30, 2011. A state agency or political subdivision may not enter into or renew a public contract for services with a contractor unless:
(1) the public contract contains:
(A) a provision requiring the contractor to enroll in and verify the work eligibility status of all newly hired employees of the contractor through the E-Verify program; and
(B) a provision that provides that a contractor is not required to verify the work eligibility status of all newly hired employees of the contractor through the E-Verify program if the E-Verify program no longer exists; and
(2) the contractor signs an affidavit affirming that the contractor does not knowingly employ an unauthorized alien.
(b) A state agency or political subdivision may not award a grant of more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) to a business entity unless the business entity:
(1) signs a sworn affidavit that affirms that the business entity has enrolled and is participating in the E-Verify program;
(2) provides documentation to the state agency or political subdivision that the business entity has enrolled and is participating in the E-Verify program; and
(3) signs an affidavit affirming that the business entity does not knowingly employ an unauthorized alien.
As added by P.L.171-2011, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 5. Unlawful Labor Practices › Chapter 1.7. Public Contract for Services; Business Entities; Unauthorized Aliens › 22-5-1.7-11.1. Contractors With Public Works Contract Required to Use E-Verify Program

Sec. 11.1. This section applies only to a contract for a public works project entered into or renewed after June 30, 2015. A public agency may not enter into or renew a contract for a public works project with a contractor unless:
(1) the contract contains:
(A) a provision requiring the contractor to enroll in and verify the work eligibility status of all newly hired employees of the contractor through the E-Verify program; and
(B) a provision that provides that a contractor is not required to verify the work eligibility status of all newly hired employees of the contractor through the E-Verify program if the E-Verify program no longer exists; and
(2) the contractor signs an affidavit affirming that the contractor does not knowingly employ an unauthorized alien.
As added by P.L.252-2015, SEC.32.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 5. Unlawful Labor Practices › Chapter 1.7. Public Contract for Services; Business Entities; Unauthorized Aliens › 22-5-1.7-12. Contractor and Subcontractor Prohibited From Knowingly Employing or Contracting With Unauthorized Alien; Thirty Days to Remedy Violation; Rebuttable Presumption

Sec. 12. (a) A contractor or a subcontractor may not:
(1) knowingly employ or contract with an unauthorized alien; or
(2) retain an employee or contract with a person that the contractor or subcontractor subsequently learns is an unauthorized alien.
(b) If a contractor violates this section, the state agency, political subdivision, or public agency shall require the contractor to remedy the violation not later than thirty (30) days after the date the state agency, political subdivision, or public agency notifies the contractor of the violation.
(c) There is a rebuttable presumption that a contractor did not knowingly employ an unauthorized alien if the contractor verified the work eligibility status of the employee through the E-Verify program.
As added by P.L.171-2011, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.252-2015, SEC.33.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 5. Unlawful Labor Practices › Chapter 1.7. Public Contract for Services; Business Entities; Unauthorized Aliens › 22-5-1.7-13. Termination of Contract for Services or Public Works Contract; Exception; Contractor Liable

Sec. 13. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), if the contractor fails to remedy the violation within the thirty (30) day period provided under section 12(b) of this chapter, the following apply:
(1) The state agency or political subdivision shall terminate the public contract for services with the contractor for breach of the public contract for services.
(2) The public agency shall terminate the contract for a public works project with the contractor for breach of the contract for the public works project.
(b) If a contractor employs or contracts with an unauthorized alien, the following apply:
(1) If the state agency or political subdivision (whichever the contractor has a public contract for services with) determines that terminating the public contract for services under subsection (a) would be detrimental to the public interest or public property, the state agency or political subdivision may allow the public contract for services to remain in effect until the state agency or political subdivision procures a new contractor.
(2) If the public agency determines that terminating the contract for a public works project under subsection (a) would be detrimental to the public interest or public property, the public agency may allow the contract for the public works project to remain in effect until the public agency procures a new contractor.
(c) If a state agency or political subdivision terminates a public contract for services under subsection (a), the contractor is liable to the state agency or political subdivision for actual damages.
(d) If a public agency terminates a contract for a public works project under subsection (a), the contractor is liable to the public agency for actual damages.
As added by P.L.171-2011, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.252-2015, SEC.34.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 5. Unlawful Labor Practices › Chapter 1.7. Public Contract for Services; Business Entities; Unauthorized Aliens › 22-5-1.7-14. Filing an Action

Sec. 14. A contractor may file an action with a circuit or superior court having jurisdiction in the county to challenge:
(1) a notice of a violation to the contractor under section 12(b) of this chapter not later than twenty (20) days after the contractor receives the notice; or
(2) a termination of a:
(A) public contract for services under section 13(a) of this chapter not later than twenty (20) days after the state agency or political subdivision terminates the public contract for services with the contractor; or
(B) contract for a public works project under section 13(a) of this chapter not later than twenty (20) days after the public agency terminates the contract for the public works project with the contractor;
whichever is applicable.
As added by P.L.171-2011, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.252-2015, SEC.35.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 5. Unlawful Labor Practices › Chapter 1.7. Public Contract for Services; Business Entities; Unauthorized Aliens › 22-5-1.7-15. Certification by Subcontractor

Sec. 15. If a contractor uses a subcontractor to provide services for work the contractor is performing under a public contract for services or a contract for a public works project, the subcontractor shall certify to the contractor in a manner consistent with federal law that the subcontractor, at the time of certification:
(1) does not knowingly employ or contract with an unauthorized alien; and
(2) has enrolled and is participating in the E-Verify program.
As added by P.L.171-2011, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.252-2015, SEC.36.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 5. Unlawful Labor Practices › Chapter 1.7. Public Contract for Services; Business Entities; Unauthorized Aliens › 22-5-1.7-16. Maintain Certification

Sec. 16. A contractor shall maintain on file a certification of a subcontractor under section 15 of this chapter throughout the duration of the term of a contract with the subcontractor.
As added by P.L.171-2011, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 5. Unlawful Labor Practices › Chapter 1.7. Public Contract for Services; Business Entities; Unauthorized Aliens › 22-5-1.7-17. Termination of Contract With Subcontractor for Violation of Chapter; Action to Challenge

Sec. 17. (a) If a contractor determines that a subcontractor is in violation of this chapter, the contractor may terminate a contract with the subcontractor for the violation.
(b) The termination of a contract under subsection (a) for a violation of this chapter by a subcontractor may not be considered a breach of contract by the contractor or the subcontractor.
(c) A subcontractor may file an action with a circuit or superior court having jurisdiction in the county to challenge a termination of a contract under subsection (a) not later than twenty (20) days after the contractor terminates the contract with the subcontractor.
As added by P.L.171-2011, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.6-2012, SEC.158.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 5. Unlawful Labor Practices › Chapter 3. Blacklisting › 22-5-3-1. Disclosure of Information After Employee's Discharge

Sec. 1. (a) A person who, after having discharged any employee from his service, prevents the discharged employee from obtaining employment with any other person commits a Class C infraction and is liable in penal damages to the discharged employee to be recovered by civil action; but this subsection does not prohibit a person from informing, in writing, any other person to whom the discharged employee has applied for employment a truthful statement of the reasons for the discharge.
(b) An employer that discloses information about a current or former employee is immune from civil liability for the disclosure and the consequences proximately caused by the disclosure, unless it is proven by a preponderance of the evidence that the information disclosed was known to be false at the time the disclosure was made.
(c) Upon written request by the prospective employee, the prospective employer will provide copies of any written communications from current or former employers that may affect the employee's possibility of employment with the prospective employer. The request must be received by the prospective employer not later than thirty (30) days after the application for employment is made to the prospective employer.
Formerly: Acts 1889, c.166, s.1. As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.2, SEC.2227; P.L.218-1995, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 5. Unlawful Labor Practices › Chapter 3. Blacklisting › 22-5-3-2. Railroads; Damages; Exemplary Damages

Sec. 2. If any railway company or any other company, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation in this state shall authorize, allow or permit any of its or their agents to black-list any discharged employees, or attempt by words or writing, or any other means whatever, to prevent such discharged employee, or any employee who may have voluntarily left said company's service, from obtaining employment with any other person, or company, said company shall be liable to such employee in such sum as will fully compensate him, to which may be added exemplary damages.
Formerly: Acts 1889, c.166, s.2; Acts 1895, c.110, s.1. As amended by P.L.8-1993, SEC.289.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 5. Unlawful Labor Practices › Chapter 3. Blacklisting › 22-5-3-3. Protection of Employees Reporting Violations of Federal, State, or Local Laws; Disciplinary Actions for Furnishing False Information; Violations by Employers

Sec. 3. (a) An employee of a private employer that is under public contract may report in writing the existence of:
(1) a violation of a federal law or regulation;
(2) a violation of a state law or rule;
(3) a violation of an ordinance of a political subdivision (as defined in IC 36-1-2-13); or
(4) the misuse of public resources;
concerning the execution of public contract first to the private employer, unless the private employer is the person whom the employee believes is committing the violation or misuse of public resources. In that case, the employee may report the violation or misuse of public resources in writing to either the private employer or to any official or agency entitled to receive a report from the state ethics commission under IC 4-2-6-4(b)(2)(J) or IC 4-2-6-4(b)(2)(K). If a good faith effort is not made to correct the problem within a reasonable time, the employee may submit a written report of the incident to any person, agency, or organization.
(b) For having made a report under subsection (a), an employee may not:
(1) be dismissed from employment;
(2) have salary increases or employment related benefits withheld;
(3) be transferred or reassigned;
(4) be denied a promotion that the employee otherwise would have received; or
(5) be demoted.
(c) Notwithstanding subsections (a) through (b), an employee must make a reasonable attempt to ascertain the correctness of any information to be furnished and may be subject to disciplinary actions for knowingly furnishing false information, including suspension or dismissal, as determined by the employer. However, any employee disciplined under this subsection is entitled to process an appeal of the disciplinary action as a civil action in a court of general jurisdiction.
(d) An employer who violates this section commits a Class A infraction.
As added by P.L.32-1987, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.9-1990, SEC.14; P.L.149-2016, SEC.67.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 5. Unlawful Labor Practices › Chapter 4. Off Duty Use of Tobacco by Employee › 22-5-4-1. Condition of Employment; Discrimination

Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), an employer may not:
(1) require, as a condition of employment, an employee or prospective employee to refrain from using; or
(2) discriminate against an employee with respect to:
(A) the employee's compensation and benefits; or
(B) terms and conditions of employment;
based on the employee's use of;
tobacco products outside the course of the employee's or prospective employee's employment.
(b) An employer may implement financial incentives:
(1) intended to reduce tobacco use; and
(2) related to employee health benefits provided by the employer.
As added by P.L.175-1991, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.136-2006, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 5. Unlawful Labor Practices › Chapter 4. Off Duty Use of Tobacco by Employee › 22-5-4-2. Enforcement; Civil Actions

Sec. 2. (a) An employee or prospective employee may bring a civil action against an employer to enforce section 1 of this chapter.
(b) If an employer violates section 1 of this chapter, the court may do the following:
(1) Award:
(A) actual damages; and
(B) court costs and reasonable attorney's fees;
to the prevailing employee or prospective employee.
(2) Enjoin further violation of this chapter.
As added by P.L.175-1991, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 5. Unlawful Labor Practices › Chapter 4. Off Duty Use of Tobacco by Employee › 22-5-4-3. Effect of Chapter on Other Rights or Remedies

Sec. 3. This chapter does not limit an employee's or prospective employee's rights or remedies under any other state or federal law.
As added by P.L.175-1991, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 5. Unlawful Labor Practices › Chapter 4. Off Duty Use of Tobacco by Employee › 22-5-4-4. Application of Chapter

Sec. 4. This chapter does not apply to an employer that is:
(1) a church;
(2) a religious organization; or
(3) a school or business conducted by a church or religious organization.
As added by P.L.175-1991, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 5. Unlawful Labor Practices › Chapter 4.6. Exemptions From Covid-19 Immunization Requirements › 22-5-4.6-0.5. Applicability; Exception for Certain Employers; Filing Requirement

Sec. 0.5. (a) This chapter does not apply to the following:
(1) An employee when the employee is working in another state, if the employer provides accommodations for a COVID-19 immunization requirement for the employee in accordance with:
(A) Title VII of the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.); and
(B) the Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.).
(2) An employer who has entered into a federally awarded or amended contract, subcontract, or postsecondary grant as a condition to receive federal funds, if:
(A) a COVID-19 immunization requirement is imposed on parties that contract with the federal government under federal law, federal regulation, or federal executive order;
(B) compliance with this chapter would result in a breach of contract or a loss of federal funding;
(C) the employer provides accommodations for the COVID-19 immunization requirement for an employee in accordance with:
(i) Title VII of the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.); and
(ii) the Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.); and
(D) an employer files with the secretary of state business services division evidence that:
(i) a COVID-19 immunization requirement is imposed on parties that contract with the federal government under federal law, federal regulation, or federal executive order; and
(ii) the employer has entered into a federally awarded or amended contract, subcontract, or postsecondary grant as a condition to receive federal funds.
(3) A health care facility that is subject to a federal immunization requirement against COVID-19 for the health care facility's employees.
(4) An employer or employee when:
(A) the employer operates:
(i) a professional sports organization; or
(ii) an entertainment organization or venue engaged in producing or presenting musical, theatrical, or other types of cultural entertainment;
(B) employees of the employer work in close proximity to the live sports or entertainment; and
(C) the employer provides accommodations for a COVID-19 immunization requirement for employees in accordance with:
(i) Title VII of the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.); and
(ii) the Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.).
(b) Subsection (a)(2)(D) does not require an employer to disclose confidential or proprietary information to the secretary of state. An employer may redact any confidential or proprietary information prior to submitting the evidence described in subsection (a)(2)(D).
(c) The information collected or maintained by the secretary of state under subsection (a)(2)(D) shall be:
(1) public information; and
(2) available electronically for inspection by the public.
As added by P.L.1-2022, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 5. Unlawful Labor Practices › Chapter 4.6. Exemptions From Covid-19 Immunization Requirements › 22-5-4.6-1. "Covid-19"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "COVID-19" has the meaning set forth in IC 34-30-32-3.
As added by P.L.1-2022, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 5. Unlawful Labor Practices › Chapter 4.6. Exemptions From Covid-19 Immunization Requirements › 22-5-4.6-2. "Employee"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "employee" means an individual who works for an employer on a full-time or part-time basis, either paid or unpaid. The term includes:
(1) an independent contractor;
(2) a subcontractor; and
(3) a student who works as a trainee or an intern.
As added by P.L.1-2022, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 5. Unlawful Labor Practices › Chapter 4.6. Exemptions From Covid-19 Immunization Requirements › 22-5-4.6-3. "Employer"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "employer" means a sole proprietor, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other entity with one (1) or more employees. However, the term does not include the United States and its agencies and instrumentalities.
As added by P.L.1-2022, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 5. Unlawful Labor Practices › Chapter 4.6. Exemptions From Covid-19 Immunization Requirements › 22-5-4.6-4. "Immunization"

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "immunization" means the treatment of an individual with a vaccine to produce immunity.
As added by P.L.1-2022, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 5. Unlawful Labor Practices › Chapter 4.6. Exemptions From Covid-19 Immunization Requirements › 22-5-4.6-5. Exemptions; Testing

Sec. 5. (a) An employer may not impose a requirement that employees receive an immunization against COVID-19 unless the employer provides individual exemptions that allow an employee to opt out of the requirement on the basis of any of the following:
(1) Medical reasons.
(2) Religious reasons.
(3) An employee has immunity from COVID-19 acquired from a prior infection with COVID-19.
(b) Subject to subsection (c), an employer may require an employee to submit to testing for the presence of COVID-19 not more than twice a week, if the employee receives an exemption based on:
(1) medical reasons under subsection (a)(1);
(2) religious reasons under subsection (a)(2); or
(3) immunity from COVID-19 acquired from a prior infection with COVID-19 under subsection (a)(3).
(c) An employer may not require a test for the presence of COVID-19 unless the test:
(1) has been approved, cleared, or authorized by the federal Food and Drug Administration;
(2) is the least invasive testing option available; and
(3) does not create an undue burden on the employee to receive the test.
As added by P.L.1-2022, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.174-2022, SEC.57.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 5. Unlawful Labor Practices › Chapter 4.6. Exemptions From Covid-19 Immunization Requirements › 22-5-4.6-6. Documentation Requirements

Sec. 6. (a) Unless an employer waives the documentation requirements under this subsection, to claim an exemption based on medical reasons, an employee must present to the employer an exemption statement in writing, dated and signed by:
(1) a licensed physician;
(2) a licensed physician's assistant; or
(3) an advanced practice registered nurse;
who has examined the employee. The statement must provide that, in the professional opinion of the licensed physician, licensed physician's assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse, the immunization against COVID-19 is medically contraindicated (as defined in IC 16-18-2-223.7) for the employee.
(b) To claim an exemption based on religious reasons, an employee must present to the employer an exemption statement in writing indicating that the employee declines the immunization against COVID-19 because of a sincerely held religious belief.
(c) Unless an employer waives the documentation requirements under this subsection, to claim an exemption based on immunity from COVID-19 acquired from a prior infection with COVID-19, an employee must present to the employer the result of a laboratory test performed on the employee that has been approved, cleared, or authorized by the federal Food and Drug Administration, including any of the following:
(1) A polymerase chain reaction test (PCR) test.
(2) An antigen test.
(3) An antibody or serology test.
An employer may request that an employee submit a new laboratory test result as described in this subsection not more than once every three (3) months.
As added by P.L.1-2022, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.174-2022, SEC.58.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 5. Unlawful Labor Practices › Chapter 4.6. Exemptions From Covid-19 Immunization Requirements › 22-5-4.6-7. Receipt of Exemption Statement; Accommodation

Sec. 7. (a) If an employer receives a completed exemption statement for an exemption based on:
(1) medical reasons; or
(2) immunity from COVID-19 acquired from a prior infection with COVID-19;
in accordance with section 6 of this chapter, the employer must allow the employee to opt out of the employer's COVID-19 immunization requirement as provided in section 5 of this chapter without further inquiry.
(b) If an employer receives a completed exemption statement for an exemption based on religious reasons in accordance with section 6(b) of this chapter, the employer must make a religious accommodation in compliance with Title VII of the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.).
As added by P.L.1-2022, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 5. Unlawful Labor Practices › Chapter 4.6. Exemptions From Covid-19 Immunization Requirements › 22-5-4.6-8. Contract, Bid Specification, or Agreement; Prohibited Provisions

Sec. 8. A:
(1) contract;
(2) bid specification; or
(3) agreement;
entered into after March 31, 2022, may not contain a provision requiring an employee to receive an immunization against COVID-19 that limits in any way the rights and protections provided to an employee under this chapter.
As added by P.L.1-2022, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 5. Unlawful Labor Practices › Chapter 4.6. Exemptions From Covid-19 Immunization Requirements › 22-5-4.6-9. Construction; Immunization Requirement; Additional Exemptions

Sec. 9. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to:
(1) require an employer to impose a requirement that employees receive an immunization against COVID-19; or
(2) preclude an employer from allowing additional exemptions from an employer's COVID-19 immunization requirement.
As added by P.L.1-2022, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 5. Unlawful Labor Practices › Chapter 5. Terminating Sex Offender Employment Contracts › 22-5-5-0.1. Application of Chapter

Sec. 0.1. The addition of this chapter by P.L.11-1994 applies only to contracts entered into or renewed after March 31, 1994.
As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.368.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 5. Unlawful Labor Practices › Chapter 5. Terminating Sex Offender Employment Contracts › 22-5-5-1. Grounds for Termination; Criminal Convictions

Sec. 1. The employment contract of a person who:
(1) works with children; and
(2) is convicted of:
(A) rape (IC 35-42-4-1), if the victim is less than eighteen (18) years of age;
(B) criminal deviate conduct (IC 35-42-4-2) (repealed), if the victim is less than eighteen (18) years of age;
(C) child molesting (IC 35-42-4-3);
(D) child exploitation (IC 35-42-4-4(b) or IC 35-42-4-4(c));
(E) vicarious sexual gratification (IC 35-42-4-5);
(F) child solicitation (IC 35-42-4-6);
(G) child seduction (IC 35-42-4-7); or
(H) incest (IC 35-46-1-3), if the victim is less than eighteen (18) years of age;
may be canceled by the person's employer.
As added by P.L.11-1994, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.254; P.L.214-2013, SEC.21; P.L.13-2016, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 5. Unlawful Labor Practices › Chapter 6. Completion of Federal Attestation › 22-5-6-1. "Commence Day Labor Employment"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "commence day labor employment" means the physical act of beginning any employment in which no employment agreement has been executed specifying that the term of the employment is to be more than three (3) working days.
As added by P.L.171-2011, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 5. Unlawful Labor Practices › Chapter 6. Completion of Federal Attestation › 22-5-6-2. "Law Enforcement Officer"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "law enforcement officer" has the meaning set forth in IC 5-2-1-2.
As added by P.L.171-2011, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 5. Unlawful Labor Practices › Chapter 6. Completion of Federal Attestation › 22-5-6-3. Required to Complete Federal Attestation of Employment

Sec. 3. An individual who is at least eighteen (18) years of age may not commence day labor employment in Indiana unless the individual has completed the individual attestation of employment authorization required under 8 U.S.C. 1324a(b)(2).
As added by P.L.171-2011, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 5. Unlawful Labor Practices › Chapter 6. Completion of Federal Attestation › 22-5-6-4. Submitting Complaint for Violation

Sec. 4. If a law enforcement officer or any other entity authorized to enforce the employment laws of Indiana has probable cause to believe that an individual has violated this chapter, the law enforcement officer or entity shall submit a complaint in the form prescribed under 8 CFR 274a.9, as amended, to the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement office that has jurisdiction over the residence of the individual who is allegedly in violation of this chapter.
As added by P.L.171-2011, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 5. Unlawful Labor Practices › Chapter 7. Protective Orders and Employment › 22-5-7-1. "Protective Order"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "protective order" has the meaning set forth in IC 5-2-9-2.1.
As added by P.L.182-2015, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 5. Unlawful Labor Practices › Chapter 7. Protective Orders and Employment › 22-5-7-2. Employer Termination of Employee; Protective Order

Sec. 2. (a) An employer may not terminate an employee from employment based on:
(1) the filing, by the employee, for a petition for a protective order for the protection of the employee, whether or not the protective order has been issued; or
(2) the actions of an individual against whom the employee has filed a protective order.
(b) This section does not prohibit an employer from altering:
(1) the location of employment of an employee;
(2) an employee's compensation or benefits; or
(3) a term or condition of employment;
upon which an employee and employer mutually have agreed to alter.
As added by P.L.182-2015, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 5. Unlawful Labor Practices › Chapter 8. Prohibition Against Requiring the Implantation of Devices › 22-5-8-1. "Device"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "device" includes any acoustic, optical, mechanical, electronic, medical, or molecular device.
As added by P.L.20-2020, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 5. Unlawful Labor Practices › Chapter 8. Prohibition Against Requiring the Implantation of Devices › 22-5-8-1.5. "Employer"

Sec. 1.5. As used in this chapter, "employer" means the state or any individual, partnership, association, limited liability company, corporation, business trust, or other governmental entity or political subdivision that has one (1) or more employees.
As added by P.L.35-2021, SEC.1.