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2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 9. Civil Rights › Chapter 5. Employment Discrimination Against Disabled Persons › 22-9-5-17. "Reasonable Accommodation" Defined

Sec. 17. As used in this chapter, "reasonable accommodation" includes the following:
(1) Making existing facilities used by employees readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities.
(2) Job restructuring, part-time or modified work schedules, reassignment to a vacant position, acquisition or modification of equipment or devices, appropriate adjustment or modification of examinations, training materials or policies, the provision of qualified readers or interpreters, and other similar accommodations for individuals with disabilities.
As added by P.L.111-1992, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 9. Civil Rights › Chapter 5. Employment Discrimination Against Disabled Persons › 22-9-5-18. "Undue Hardship" Defined; Factors

Sec. 18. (a) As used in this chapter, "undue hardship" means an action requiring significant difficulty or expense when considered in light of the factors set forth in subsection (b).
(b) In determining whether an accommodation would impose an undue hardship on a covered entity factors to be considered include the following:
(1) The nature and cost of the accommodation needed under this chapter.
(2) The:
(A) overall financial resources of the facility or facilities involved in the provision of the reasonable accommodation;
(B) number of persons employed at the facility or facilities;
(C) effect on expenses and resources; or
(D) impact otherwise of the accommodation upon the operation of the facility or facilities.
(3) The overall financial resources of the covered entity, the overall size of the business of a covered entity with respect to the number of employees, and the number, type, and location of facilities.
(4) The type of operation or operations of the covered entity, including the composition, structure, and functions of the workforce of the entity, and the geographic separateness, administrative, or fiscal relationship of the facility or facilities in question to the covered entity.
As added by P.L.111-1992, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.21-1995, SEC.144.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 9. Civil Rights › Chapter 5. Employment Discrimination Against Disabled Persons › 22-9-5-19. Prohibition Against Discrimination

Sec. 19. A covered entity may not discriminate against a qualified individual with a disability because of the disability of that individual in regard to any of the following:
(1) Job application procedures.
(2) The hiring, advancement, or discharge of employees.
(3) Employee compensation.
(4) Job training.
(5) Other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment.
As added by P.L.111-1992, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 9. Civil Rights › Chapter 5. Employment Discrimination Against Disabled Persons › 22-9-5-20. Medical Examinations and Inquiries; Permissibility and Scope; Disclosures; Use of Results

Sec. 20. (a) The prohibition against discrimination in section 19 of this chapter includes medical examinations and inquiries. Except as otherwise provided by this section, a covered entity may not conduct a medical examination or make inquiries of a job applicant as to whether the applicant is an individual with a disability or as to the nature or severity of a disability.
(b) A covered entity may make preemployment inquiries into the ability of an applicant to perform job related functions.
(c) A covered entity may require a medical examination after an offer of employment has been made to a job applicant and before the commencement of the employment duties of the applicant and may condition an offer of employment on the results of that examination if:
(1) all entering employees are subjected to the examination regardless of disability;
(2) information obtained regarding the medical condition or history of the applicant is collected and maintained on separate forms and in separate medical files and is treated as a confidential medical record, except that:
(A) supervisors and managers may be informed regarding necessary restrictions on the work or duties of the employee and necessary accommodations;
(B) first aid and safety personnel may be informed, when appropriate, if the disability might require emergency treatment; and
(C) government officials investigating compliance with this chapter shall be provided relevant information on request; and
(3) the results of the examination are used only in accordance with this chapter.
(d) A covered entity may not require a medical examination and may not make inquiries of an employee as to whether the employee is an individual with a disability or as to the nature or severity of the disability, unless the examination or inquiry is shown to be job related and consistent with business necessity.
(e) A covered entity may conduct voluntary medical examinations, including voluntary medical histories, that are part of an employee health program available to employees at that work site. A covered entity may make inquiries into the ability of an employee to perform job related functions. Information obtained under this subsection is subject to the requirements of subsection (c)(2) and (c)(3).
(f) A covered entity may not interfere, directly or indirectly, with the use of an animal that has been or is being specially trained as a service animal.
(g) A covered entity may not refuse to permit an employee with a disability to keep a service animal with the employee at all times in the place of employment.
As added by P.L.111-1992, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.155-2009, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 9. Civil Rights › Chapter 5. Employment Discrimination Against Disabled Persons › 22-9-5-21. Qualification Standards, Tests, or Criteria; Defense to Discrimination Charges; Direct Threat to Health and Safety

Sec. 21. (a) It may be a defense to a charge of discrimination under this chapter that an alleged application of qualification standards, tests, or selection criteria that screen out or tend to screen out or otherwise deny a job or benefit to an individual with a disability has been shown to be job related and consistent with business necessity, and performance cannot be accomplished by reasonable accommodation, as required under this chapter.
(b) As used in subsection (a), qualification standards may include a requirement that an individual shall not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of other individuals in the workplace.
As added by P.L.111-1992, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 9. Civil Rights › Chapter 5. Employment Discrimination Against Disabled Persons › 22-9-5-22. Employment Preference; Religious Organizations; Educational Institutions; Conformity to Religious Tenets

Sec. 22. (a) This chapter does not prohibit a religious corporation, an association, an educational institution, or a society from giving preference in employment to individuals of a particular religion to perform work connected with the carrying on of activities by that corporation, association, educational institution, or society.
(b) Under this chapter, a religious organization may require that all applicants and employees conform to the religious tenets of the organization.
As added by P.L.111-1992, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 9. Civil Rights › Chapter 5. Employment Discrimination Against Disabled Persons › 22-9-5-23. Food Handling Job Assignment; Denial to Person Having Infectious or Communicable Disease; Validity of Other Food Handling Provisions

Sec. 23. (a) In any case in which an individual has an infectious or communicable disease that:
(1) is transmitted to others through the handling of food;
(2) is included on the list developed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under 42 U.S.C. 12113; and
(3) constitutes a significant risk to the health or safety of others that cannot be eliminated by reasonable accommodation;
a covered entity may refuse to assign or continue to assign the individual to a job involving food handling.
(b) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to preempt, modify, or amend any statute, rule, or ordinance applicable to food handling that is designed to protect the public health from individuals who pose a significant risk to the health or safety of others that cannot be eliminated by reasonable accommodation pursuant to the list published by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under 42 U.S.C. 12113.
As added by P.L.111-1992, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 9. Civil Rights › Chapter 5. Employment Discrimination Against Disabled Persons › 22-9-5-25. Posting Notices; Provisions of Chapter

Sec. 25. Each employer, employment agency, labor organization, or joint labor-management committee covered under this chapter shall post notices in a format accessible to applicants, employees, and members describing the applicable provisions of this chapter, in the manner prescribed by Section 711 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e-10).
As added by P.L.111-1992, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 9. Civil Rights › Chapter 5. Employment Discrimination Against Disabled Persons › 22-9-5-26. Complaints Against Covered Entities; Remedies; Limitation

Sec. 26. The remedies available regarding complaints directed against a covered entity under this chapter are limited to the remedies provided under IC 22-9-1-6(j).
As added by P.L.111-1992, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.1-1993, SEC.188; P.L.100-2012, SEC.61.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 9. Civil Rights › Chapter 5. Employment Discrimination Against Disabled Persons › 22-9-5-27. Rules Implementing Chapter; Conforming to Federal Rules

Sec. 27. The commission shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to carry out this chapter. These rules must not be in conflict with the provisions of the federal rules adopted under the employment discrimination provisions of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.).
As added by P.L.111-1992, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.7-2015, SEC.47.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 9. Civil Rights › Chapter 6. Equal Access to Housing for Persons With Disabilities › 22-9-6-1. "Person With a Disability" Defined

Sec. 1. (a) As used in this chapter, and unless otherwise indicated by the context, "person with a disability" means an individual who, by reason of physical or mental defect or infirmity, whether congenital or acquired by accident, injury, or disease, is or may subsequently be totally or partially prevented from achieving the fullest attainable physical, social, economic, mental, and vocational participation in the normal process of living.
(b) "Persons with disabilities" includes persons who are blind, persons who have a visual disability, and other persons with a physical disability.
[Pre-1993 Title 16 Recodification Citation: 16-7-5.5-1(b).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.132. Amended by P.L.23-1993, SEC.135; P.L.99-2007, SEC.188.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 9. Civil Rights › Chapter 6. Equal Access to Housing for Persons With Disabilities › 22-9-6-2. "Housing Accommodations" Defined

Sec. 2. (a) As used in this chapter, "housing accommodations" means:
(1) real property, or part of real property, that is used or occupied, or is intended, arranged, or designed to be used or occupied, as the home residence or sleeping place of at least one (1) person; or
(2) single family residence, the occupants of which rent, lease, or furnish for compensation not more than one (1) room of the residence.
(b) The term does not include hotels, lodging places, or other places of public accommodations, amusement, or resort of a transient nature.
[Pre-1993 Title 16 Recodification Citation: 16-7-5.5-1(a).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.132.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 9. Civil Rights › Chapter 6. Equal Access to Housing for Persons With Disabilities › 22-9-6-3. Full and Equal Access to Housing

Sec. 3. All persons with disabilities are entitled to full and equal access, as other members of the public, to all housing accommodations offered for rent, lease, or compensation in Indiana.
[Pre-1993 Title 16 Recodification Citation: 16-7-5.5-2.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.132. Amended by P.L.23-1993, SEC.136.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 9. Civil Rights › Chapter 6. Equal Access to Housing for Persons With Disabilities › 22-9-6-4. Modification of Property Not Required

Sec. 4. This chapter does not require a person renting, leasing, or providing for compensation real property to modify the person's property in any way to provide a higher degree of care for a person with a disability than for a person without a disability.
[Pre-1993 Title 16 Recodification Citation: 16-7-5.5-3.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.132. Amended by P.L.23-1993, SEC.137; P.L.99-2007, SEC.189.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 9. Civil Rights › Chapter 6. Equal Access to Housing for Persons With Disabilities › 22-9-6-5. Guide Dogs Not Grounds for Refusing to Rent

Sec. 5. A person renting, leasing, or providing real property for compensation shall not refuse to accept a person with a disability as a tenant due to the fact that the person with a disability has a guide dog that assists the person with a disability in overcoming a particular disability.
[Pre-1993 Title 16 Recodification Citation: 16-7-5.5-4.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.132. Amended by P.L.23-1993, SEC.138.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 9. Civil Rights › Chapter 6. Equal Access to Housing for Persons With Disabilities › 22-9-6-6. Civil Rights Complaint

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.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 9. Civil Rights › Chapter 7. Emotional Support Animals in Housing › 22-9-7-1. Applicability of Chapter

Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply to a dwelling that is exempt under IC 22-9.5-3 from the requirements of IC 22-9.5.
As added by P.L.162-2018, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 9. Civil Rights › Chapter 7. Emotional Support Animals in Housing › 22-9-7-2. "Dwelling"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "dwelling" means:
(1) any building, structure, or part of a building or structure that is occupied as, or designed or intended for occupancy as, a residence by one (1) or more families; or
(2) any vacant land that is offered for sale or lease for the construction or location of a building, structure, or part of a building or structure described in subdivision (1).
The term includes a recreational vehicle (as defined in IC 9-13-2-150).
As added by P.L.162-2018, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 9. Civil Rights › Chapter 7. Emotional Support Animals in Housing › 22-9-7-4. "Health Service Provider"

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "health service provider" refers to:
(1) a psychiatrist or physician who is licensed under IC 25-22.5;
(2) a psychologist who is licensed under IC 25-33;
(3) an individual who holds a license under IC 25-23.6; or
(4) an advanced practice registered nurse (as defined in IC 25-23-1-1) licensed under IC 25-23;
who provides medical services or treatment to an individual. This definition excludes an individual described in subdivision (1), (2), (3), or (4) whose sole service to the individual is to provide a verification letter for a fee.
As added by P.L.162-2018, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.10-2019, SEC.101.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 9. Civil Rights › Chapter 7. Emotional Support Animals in Housing › 22-9-7-5. "Individual With a Disability"

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "individual with a disability" means an individual:
(1) with a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one (1) or more of the major life activities of the individual; or
(2) who:
(A) has a record of; or
(B) is regarded as;
having an impairment described in subdivision (1).
As added by P.L.162-2018, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 9. Civil Rights › Chapter 7. Emotional Support Animals in Housing › 22-9-7-6. "Emotional Support Animal"

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "emotional support animal" means a companion animal that a health service provider has determined provides a benefit for an individual with a disability, which may include improving at least one (1) symptom of the disability.
As added by P.L.162-2018, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 9. Civil Rights › Chapter 7. Emotional Support Animals in Housing › 22-9-7-8. Uses of Emotional Support Animal; Prescription

Sec. 8. (a) Emotional support animals may be used by individuals with a range of physical, psychiatric, or intellectual disabilities.
(b) To be prescribed an emotional support animal, the individual seeking an emotional support animal must have a verifiable disability. An animal does not need specific training to become an emotional support animal.
As added by P.L.162-2018, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 9. Civil Rights › Chapter 7. Emotional Support Animals in Housing › 22-9-7-9. Procedure to Verify Need for Emotional Support Animal as a Reasonable Accommodation

Sec. 9. A person who offers to rent or otherwise make available a dwelling to an individual with a disability that is not readily apparent who seeks a reasonable accommodation for an emotional support animal in a dwelling may require that the individual provide written verification from a health service provider that:
(1) the individual is an individual with a disability;
(2) there is a disability related need for the emotional support animal to assist the individual; and
(3) the emotional support animal assists the individual in managing the individual's disability.
As added by P.L.162-2018, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 9. Civil Rights › Chapter 7. Emotional Support Animals in Housing › 22-9-7-10. Documentation From Out-of-State Health Service Provider to Verify Need for Emotional Support Animal; Exclusion

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.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 9. Civil Rights › Chapter 7. Emotional Support Animals in Housing › 22-9-7-11. Evaluation of Documents Submitted for Use of an Emotional Support Animal as a Reasonable Accommodation

Sec. 11. If an individual described in section 9 of this chapter submits a request for a reasonable accommodation, a person who offers to rent or otherwise make available a dwelling may evaluate any documents submitted with the request for a reasonable accommodation to verify the individual's disability related need for an emotional support animal.
As added by P.L.162-2018, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 9. Civil Rights › Chapter 7. Emotional Support Animals in Housing › 22-9-7-12. Misrepresentation of Animal as an Emotional Support Animal; Class a Infraction

Sec. 12. This section applies to an individual described in section 9 of this chapter who has a disability that is not readily apparent, and the health service provider who verifies the individual's disability status and need for an emotional support animal. An individual who submits a request to maintain an emotional support animal in a dwelling, or a health service provider who verifies the individual's need for an emotional support animal, and:
(1) misrepresents to a person who offers to rent or otherwise make available a dwelling that the individual is an individual with a disability or has a disability related need that requires the use of an emotional support animal in a dwelling;
(2) makes a materially false statement to the individual's health service provider to obtain documentation to substantiate the individual's need for an emotional support animal in a dwelling;
(3) provides a document to a person who offers to rent or otherwise make available a dwelling that misrepresents that the animal is an emotional support animal;
(4) fits an animal that is not an emotional support animal with a harness, collar, vest, or sign that would cause a reasonable person to believe the animal is an emotional support animal; or
(5) in the case of a health service provider:
(A) verifies an individual's disability status and need for an emotional support animal without adequate professional knowledge of the individual's condition to provide a reliable verification; or
(B) charges a fee for providing a written verification for an individual's disability status and need for an emotional support animal, and provides no other service to the individual;
commits a Class A infraction.
As added by P.L.162-2018, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.10-2019, SEC.103.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 9. Civil Rights › Chapter 7. Emotional Support Animals in Housing › 22-9-7-13. Fee for Emotional Support Animal Prohibited

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.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 9. Civil Rights › Chapter 7. Emotional Support Animals in Housing › 22-9-7-14. Enforcement of Compliance With Rental Agreement, Payment for Cost of Repairs Caused by Emotional Support Animal, or Responsibilities of the Owner of Emotional Support Animal Not Prohibited

Sec. 14. This chapter does not prohibit a person who offers to rent or otherwise make available a dwelling from requiring an individual with a disability who uses an emotional support animal to:
(1) comply with the terms of the rental agreement and other rules or regulations applicable to the dwelling on the same terms as other residents;
(2) pay for the cost of repairs that result from any damages to the dwelling that are caused by an emotional support animal in the same manner as a resident who maintains an animal that is not an emotional support animal in the dwelling; or
(3) sign an addendum or other agreement that sets forth the responsibilities of the owner of the emotional support animal.
As added by P.L.162-2018, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.10-2019, SEC.104.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 9. Civil Rights › Chapter 7. Emotional Support Animals in Housing › 22-9-7-15. Liability for Injury Caused by Individual's Emotional Support Animal

Sec. 15. Subject to any other federal, state, or local law, a person who offers to rent or otherwise make available a dwelling and permits an individual with a disability the use of an emotional support animal on the premises of a dwelling as a reasonable accommodation under:
(1) the federal Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.) and any amendments and regulations thereto;
(2) Section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794) and any amendments and regulations thereto;
(3) the federal Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) and any amendments and regulations thereto; or
(4) any other applicable state or local law;
is not liable for an injury to another individual caused by an individual's emotional support animal.
As added by P.L.162-2018, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 9. Civil Rights › Chapter 8. Appeals; Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies › 22-9-8-0.1. Application of Chapter

Sec. 0.1. The addition of this chapter by P.L.14-1994 affects final appealable orders issued by the commission on or after July 1, 1994.
As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.370.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 9. Civil Rights › Chapter 8. Appeals; Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies › 22-9-8-1. Appeal Procedures

Sec. 1. Either party to a dispute filed under IC 22-9 may, not more than thirty (30) days after the date of receipt of the commission's final appealable order, appeal to the court of appeals under the same terms, conditions, and standards that govern appeals in ordinary civil actions.
As added by P.L.14-1994, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 9. Civil Rights › Chapter 8. Appeals; Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies › 22-9-8-2. Records for Appeals

Sec. 2. (a) The appealing party shall notify the commission in writing of the party's intent to appeal and shall request the commission to prepare a record of the commission's proceedings to be used to perfect an appeal. The record consists of the following documents used or presented during the administrative proceedings:
(1) A transcript of the oral testimony.
(2) The exhibits admitted into evidence.
(3) All notices, pleadings, exceptions, motions, requests, and other papers filed with the commission with the exception of briefs or oral arguments of law.
(b) The cost of producing the record for appeal must be borne by the party making the appeal. The commission may require the deposit of reasonable security for the payment of the cost before producing the record.
As added by P.L.14-1994, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 9. Civil Rights › Chapter 8. Appeals; Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies › 22-9-8-3. Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies

Sec. 3. A person may file an appeal under this chapter only after exhausting all administrative remedies available within the agency whose action is being appealed.
As added by P.L.14-1994, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 9. Civil Rights › Chapter 9. Access to Public Accommodations by Active Duty Military Personnel › 22-9-9-1. "Active Duty"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "active duty" means full-time service in the:
(1) armed forces of the United States; or
(2) National Guard.
As added by P.L.151-2007, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 9. Civil Rights › Chapter 9. Access to Public Accommodations by Active Duty Military Personnel › 22-9-9-2. "Armed Forces of the United States"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "armed forces of the United States" means the active or reserve components of the:
(1) Army;
(2) Navy;
(3) Air Force;
(4) Coast Guard;
(5) Marine Corps; or
(6) Merchant Marine.
As added by P.L.151-2007, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 9. Civil Rights › Chapter 9. Access to Public Accommodations by Active Duty Military Personnel › 22-9-9-3. "National Guard"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "National Guard" means the:
(1) Indiana Army National Guard or the Army National Guard of another state; or
(2) Indiana Air National Guard or the Air National Guard of another state.
As added by P.L.151-2007, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 9. Civil Rights › Chapter 9. Access to Public Accommodations by Active Duty Military Personnel › 22-9-9-4. Requirement to Rent or Lease Room

Sec. 4. A person who provides lodging for compensation at a motel, a hotel, or another place of public accommodation may not refuse to rent or lease a room to an individual solely because the individual is less than twenty-one (21) years of age if the individual is on active duty.
As added by P.L.151-2007, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 9. Civil Rights › Chapter 10. Employment Opportunities for Veterans and Indiana National Guard and Reserve Members › 22-9-10-2. "Complainant"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "complainant" has the meaning set forth in IC 22-9-1-3(n).
As added by P.L.136-2014, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 9. Civil Rights › Chapter 10. Employment Opportunities for Veterans and Indiana National Guard and Reserve Members › 22-9-10-3. "Complaint"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "complaint" has the meaning set forth in IC 22-9-1-3(o).
As added by P.L.136-2014, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 9. Civil Rights › Chapter 10. Employment Opportunities for Veterans and Indiana National Guard and Reserve Members › 22-9-10-4. "Department"

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "department" means the Indiana department of veterans' affairs established by IC 10-17-1-2.
As added by P.L.136-2014, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 9. Civil Rights › Chapter 10. Employment Opportunities for Veterans and Indiana National Guard and Reserve Members › 22-9-10-6. "Employee"

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "employee" has the meaning set forth in IC 22-9-1-3(i).
As added by P.L.136-2014, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 9. Civil Rights › Chapter 10. Employment Opportunities for Veterans and Indiana National Guard and Reserve Members › 22-9-10-7. "Employer"

Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "employer" has the meaning set forth in IC 22-9-1-3(h).
As added by P.L.136-2014, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 9. Civil Rights › Chapter 10. Employment Opportunities for Veterans and Indiana National Guard and Reserve Members › 22-9-10-8. "Veteran"

Sec. 8. As used in this chapter, "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.
As added by P.L.136-2014, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 9. Civil Rights › Chapter 10. Employment Opportunities for Veterans and Indiana National Guard and Reserve Members › 22-9-10-9. Unlawful Employment Practice; Discrimination on Basis of Status as a Veteran

Sec. 9. It is an unlawful employment practice for an employer to discriminate against a prospective employee on the basis of status as a veteran by:
(1) refusing to employ an applicant for employment on the basis that the applicant is a veteran of the armed forces of the United States; or
(2) refusing to employ an applicant for employment on the basis that the applicant is a member of the Indiana National Guard or a member of a reserve component.
As added by P.L.136-2014, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 9. Civil Rights › Chapter 10. Employment Opportunities for Veterans and Indiana National Guard and Reserve Members › 22-9-10-10. Discrimination on Basis of Status as a Veteran; Defense

Sec. 10. Notwithstanding section 9 of this chapter, it may be a defense to a charge of discrimination under this chapter that an alleged application of qualification standards, tests, or selection criteria that screen out or tend to screen out or otherwise deny a job or a benefit to a veteran with a disability has been shown to be job related and consistent with business necessity, and performance cannot be accomplished by reasonable accommodation, as required under IC 22-9-5-21.
As added by P.L.136-2014, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 9. Civil Rights › Chapter 10. Employment Opportunities for Veterans and Indiana National Guard and Reserve Members › 22-9-10-11. Employment Preference; Religious Organizations; Educational Institutions; Conformity to Religious Tenets

Sec. 11. IC 22-9-5-22 applies to an employer that gives preference in employment to individuals of a particular religion.
As added by P.L.136-2014, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 9. Civil Rights › Chapter 10. Employment Opportunities for Veterans and Indiana National Guard and Reserve Members › 22-9-10-12. Complaints of Violations; Resolutions

Sec. 12. (a) The commission shall receive, investigate, and attempt to resolve complaints of violations of this chapter from complainants in the manner provided by IC 22-9-1-6.
(b) IC 22-9-1-16, IC 22-9-1-17, and IC 22-9-1-18 apply to complaints filed in accordance with this chapter.
As added by P.L.136-2014, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 9. Civil Rights › Chapter 10. Employment Opportunities for Veterans and Indiana National Guard and Reserve Members › 22-9-10-13. Adoption and Enforcement of Rules

Sec. 13. The commission may adopt and enforce rules under IC 4-22-2 that are necessary to carry out this chapter. These rules must not be in conflict with the federal rules adopted under the employment discrimination provisions of the federal Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA), P.L.103-353 (38 U.S.C. 4301 et seq.).
As added by P.L.136-2014, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 9. Civil Rights › Chapter 10. Employment Opportunities for Veterans and Indiana National Guard and Reserve Members › 22-9-10-14. Preferences for Hiring Of, Employment Of, or Benefits for Veterans; Other Provisions of the Indiana Code

Sec. 14. This chapter may not be construed to limit any of the preferences for the hiring of, employment of, or benefits for veterans that are contained in any other provision of the Indiana Code.
As added by P.L.136-2014, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 9. Civil Rights › Chapter 10. Employment Opportunities for Veterans and Indiana National Guard and Reserve Members › 22-9-10-15. Notices to Applicants; Language for Use of Employers

Sec. 15. Each employer subject to this chapter shall provide notice of this chapter in a format accessible to applicants, describing the applicable provisions of this chapter. The department shall assist the commission in devising language for the use of an employer that complies with this chapter and any rules adopted under section 13 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.136-2014, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 9. Civil Rights › Chapter 11. Employment Opportunities for Individuals With Disabilities › 22-9-11-1. "Competitive Integrated Employment"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "competitive integrated employment" has the meaning set forth in 34 CFR 361.5(c)(9).
As added by P.L.68-2017, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 9. Civil Rights › Chapter 11. Employment Opportunities for Individuals With Disabilities › 22-9-11-2. "Individual With a Disability"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "individual with a disability" or "individuals with disabilities" has the meaning set forth in 34 CFR 361.5(c)(27).
As added by P.L.68-2017, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 9. Civil Rights › Chapter 11. Employment Opportunities for Individuals With Disabilities › 22-9-11-3. "Informed Choice"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "informed choice" means the process by which an individual chooses from all available options following the receipt of appropriate information, experience, and knowledge that may be obtained through the following activities:
(1) Reviewing information about the benefits of working in an integrated employment setting.
(2) Completing vocational and situational assessments, career development planning, and discovery experiences in integrated employment settings.
(3) Arranging for and receiving peer-to-peer mentoring.
(4) Conducting job exploration, interest inventories, and work experiences in integrated job settings.
(5) Receiving benefits counseling and access to benefits plans for the purpose of learning the impact of competitive work on an individual's public benefits.
(6) Working in alternative work environments that allow an individual with a disability to remain attached to the workforce in some capacity while addressing barriers to competitive integrated employment.
As added by P.L.68-2017, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 9. Civil Rights › Chapter 11. Employment Opportunities for Individuals With Disabilities › 22-9-11-4. "Self-Employment"

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "self-employment" means a business, profession, or trade owned by an individual and through which the individual earns income directly through the individual's own efforts and not as an employee of a business, profession, or trade owned by another person.
As added by P.L.68-2017, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 9. Civil Rights › Chapter 11. Employment Opportunities for Individuals With Disabilities › 22-9-11-5. "State Agency"

Sec. 5. (a) As used in this chapter, "state agency" means an authority, a board, a branch, a commission, a committee, a department, a division, or another instrumentality of the executive, including the administrative department of state government, including the following:
(1) A state elected official's office.
(2) A state educational institution.
(3) A body corporate and politic of the state created by state statute.
(b) The term does not include the judicial or legislative department of state government.
As added by P.L.68-2017, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 9. Civil Rights › Chapter 11. Employment Opportunities for Individuals With Disabilities › 22-9-11-6. "Transition Services"

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "transition services" has the meaning set forth in 20 U.S.C. 1401(34).
As added by P.L.68-2017, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 9. Civil Rights › Chapter 11. Employment Opportunities for Individuals With Disabilities › 22-9-11-7. Competitive Integrated Employment First and Preferred State Policy Option for Individuals With Disabilities

Sec. 7. (a) It is the policy of the state to advance competitive integrated employment, including self-employment, as the first and preferred option when providing services to an individual with disabilities who is of working age, regardless of the nature or the severity of the individual's disability. The policy applies to programs and agencies that provide services and support to help obtain employment for individuals with disabilities.
(b) State agencies shall follow the policy described in subsection (a) and ensure that the policy is implemented effectively in the state agencies' programs and services. State agencies shall implement the policy in a manner that is consistent with an individual's right to make an informed choice about employment options that meet an individual's needs and preferences.
As added by P.L.68-2017, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 9. Civil Rights › Chapter 11. Employment Opportunities for Individuals With Disabilities › 22-9-11-8. Obtaining Competitive Integrated Employment Transition Services Objective for Child With Disability

Sec. 8. (a) This section applies to transition services provided as part of a special education program or related services to a child with a disability who is at least fourteen (14) years of age.
(b) The primary objective and preferred outcome of providing the services described in subsection (a) is to assist the child in obtaining competitive integrated employment.
As added by P.L.68-2017, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 9. Civil Rights › Chapter 11. Employment Opportunities for Individuals With Disabilities › 22-9-11-9. Requirement That State Agencies Coordinate Efforts, Share Data, and Adopt Rules Concerning Employment of Individuals With Disabilities

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.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 9. Civil Rights › Chapter 12. Pregnancy and Childbirth Accommodation › 22-9-12-2. "Pregnancy" or "Pregnant"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "pregnancy" or "pregnant" includes pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.
As added by P.L.87-2021, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 9. Civil Rights › Chapter 12. Pregnancy and Childbirth Accommodation › 22-9-12-3. Request for an Accommodation; Response Required

Sec. 3. (a) An employee may request, in writing, an accommodation relating to the employee's pregnancy from her employer.
(b) An employer must respond to an employee's request under subsection (a) within a reasonable time.
(c) Notwithstanding subsection (b), a request for an accommodation under subsection (a) does not:
(1) require an employer to provide an accommodation for an employee's pregnancy; or
(2) impose a duty or obligation upon the employer to provide an accommodation or an exception to the employer's policies;
unless existing federal or state laws require that an accommodation must be made.
As added by P.L.87-2021, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 9. Civil Rights › Chapter 12. Pregnancy and Childbirth Accommodation › 22-9-12-4. Disciplining, Terminating, or Retaliating Against Employee Prohibited

Sec. 4. (a) An employer may not:
(1) discipline;
(2) terminate; or
(3) retaliate against;
an employee because the employee has requested or used an accommodation for the employee's pregnancy.
(b) The following actions may not be considered to be disciplinary or retaliatory under subsection (a):
(1) An employer's attempt to accommodate an employee's request for accommodation under section 3(a) of this chapter.
(2) An employer's decision not to accommodate an employee's request for accommodation under section 3(a) of this chapter.
As added by P.L.87-2021, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 9. Civil Rights › Chapter 12. Pregnancy and Childbirth Accommodation › 22-9-12-5. No Limitation on Other Available Remedies

Sec. 5. This chapter does not preempt, limit, diminish, or affect other state or federal laws concerning sex discrimination, pregnancy discrimination, family medical leave, disability, or childbirth discrimination.
As added by P.L.87-2021, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 9.5. Indiana Fair Housing › Chapter 1. Purpose and Rules of Construction › 22-9.5-1-1. Purpose

Sec. 1. The purposes of this article are the following:
(1) To provide for fair housing practices in Indiana.
(2) To create a procedure for investigating and settling complaints of discriminatory housing practices.
(3) To provide rights and remedies substantially equivalent to those granted under federal law.
As added by P.L.66-1990, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 9.5. Indiana Fair Housing › Chapter 1. Purpose and Rules of Construction › 22-9.5-1-2. Discriminatory Act Committed Because of Familial Status

Sec. 2. Under this article, a discriminatory act is committed because of familial status if the act is committed because the person who is the subject of discrimination is:
(1) pregnant;
(2) domiciled with an individual younger than eighteen (18) years of age in regard to whom the person:
(A) is the parent or legal custodian; or
(B) has the written permission of the parent or legal custodian for domicile with that person; or
(3) in the process of obtaining legal custody of an individual younger than 18 years of age.
As added by P.L.66-1990, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 9.5. Indiana Fair Housing › Chapter 2. Definitions › 22-9.5-2-2. "Aggrieved Person" Defined

Sec. 2. "Aggrieved person" includes any person who:
(1) claims to have been injured by a discriminatory housing practice; or
(2) believes that the person will be injured by a discriminatory housing practice that is about to occur.
As added by P.L.66-1990, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 9.5. Indiana Fair Housing › Chapter 2. Definitions › 22-9.5-2-3. "Commission" Defined

Sec. 3. "Commission" refers to the civil rights commission or to a local agency designated by an ordinance adopted under IC 22-9.5-4-1.
As added by P.L.66-1990, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.111-1992, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 9.5. Indiana Fair Housing › Chapter 2. Definitions › 22-9.5-2-4. "Complainant" Defined

Sec. 4. "Complainant" means a person, including the commission, who files a complaint under IC 22-9.5-6.
As added by P.L.66-1990, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 9.5. Indiana Fair Housing › Chapter 2. Definitions › 22-9.5-2-5. "Conciliation" Defined

Sec. 5. "Conciliation" means the attempted resolution of issues raised by a complaint or by the investigation of a complaint, through informal negotiations involving the aggrieved person, the respondent, and the commission.
As added by P.L.66-1990, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 9.5. Indiana Fair Housing › Chapter 2. Definitions › 22-9.5-2-8. "Dwelling" Defined

Sec. 8. "Dwelling" means:
(1) any building, structure, or part of a building or structure that is occupied as, or designed or intended for occupancy as, a residency by one (1) or more families; or
(2) any vacant land that is offered for sale or lease for the construction or location of a building, structure, or part of a building or structure described by subdivision (1).
As added by P.L.66-1990, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 9.5. Indiana Fair Housing › Chapter 2. Definitions › 22-9.5-2-11. "Person" Defined

Sec. 11. "Person" means one (1) or more individuals, corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, associations, labor organizations, legal representatives, mutual companies, joint-stock companies, trusts, unincorporated organizations, trustees, trustees in cases under Title 11, receivers, and fiduciaries.
As added by P.L.66-1990, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.8-1993, SEC.294.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 9.5. Indiana Fair Housing › Chapter 2. Definitions › 22-9.5-2-12. "Respondent" Defined

Sec. 12. "Respondent" means:
(1) the person accused of a violation of this article in a complaint of discriminatory housing practice; or
(2) any person identified as an additional or a substitute respondent under IC 22-9.5-6-4 or an agent of an additional or a substitute respondent.
As added by P.L.66-1990, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 9.5. Indiana Fair Housing › Chapter 2. Definitions › 22-9.5-2-13. "To Rent" Defined

Sec. 13. "To rent" includes to lease, to sublease, to let, or to otherwise grant for a consideration the right to occupy premises not owned by the occupant.
As added by P.L.66-1990, SEC.2.