Title 22, LABOR AND SAFETY

Sec. 6. This chapter shall not in any way affect the liens of laborers, as secured to them on April 21, 1911, by the laws of this state. Formerly: Acts 1911, c.68, s.6. As amended by P.L.144-1986, SEC.7.

Sec. 1. The board shall be provided with adequate offices in the capitol or some other suitable building in the city of Indianapolis in which the records shall be kept and its official business be transacted during regular business hours; it shall also be provided with necessary …

Sec. 10. In all proceedings before the worker's compensation board or in a court under IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-6, the costs shall be awarded and taxed as provided by law in ordinary civil actions in the circuit court. Formerly: Acts 1929, c.172, s.63. As amended by P.L.144-1986…

Sec. 11. The board or any member thereof may, upon the application of either party or upon its own motion, appoint a disinterested and duly qualified physician or surgeon to make any necessary medical examination of the employee and to testify in respect thereto. Said physician o…

Sec. 12. Except as provided in section 12.1 of this chapter, the fees of attorneys and physicians and charges of nurses and hospitals for services under IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-6 shall be subject to the approval of the worker's compensation board. When any claimant for compensa…

Sec. 12.1. (a) The worker's compensation board, upon hearing a claim for benefits, has the exclusive jurisdiction to determine whether the employer, the employer's worker's compensation administrator, or the worker's compensation insurance carrier has acted with a lack of diligen…

Sec. 13. (a) Every employer shall keep a record of all injuries, fatal or otherwise, received by or claimed to have been received by the employer's employees in the course of their employment and shall provide a copy of the record to the board upon request. Within seven (7) days …

Sec. 14. Every employer paying compensation directly without insurance and every insurance carrier paying compensation in behalf of an employer shall, within ten (10) days from the termination of the compensation period fixed in any award against him or its insured, for an injury…

Sec. 15. (a) In addition to any other remedy available to the board under this article or at law, the board may, after notice and a hearing, assess a civil penalty under this section for any of the following: (1) Failure to timely pay compensation under an approved settlement agr…

Sec. 2. (a) The worker's compensation board may make rules not inconsistent with IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-6 for carrying out the provisions of IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-6. Processes and procedures under IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-6 shall be as summary and simple as reasonably may…

Sec. 3. (a) The board shall prepare and cause to be printed, and upon request furnish free of charge to any employer or employee, such blank forms and literature as it shall deem requisite to facilitate or promote the efficient administration of this chapter, IC 22-3-2 through IC…

Sec. 4. If after seven (7) days from the date of the injury or at any time in case of death, the employer and the injured employee or his dependents reach an agreement in regard to compensation under IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-6, a memorandum of the agreement in the form prescribe…

Sec. 4.5. (a) In addition to any other method available to the board to resolve a claim for compensation under IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-7, the board may, with the consent of all parties, mediate the claim using a mediator certified by the Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum…

Sec. 5. (a) If the employer and the injured employee or the injured employee's dependents disagree in regard to the compensation payable under IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-6 or, if they have reached such an agreement, which has been signed by them, filed with and approved by the wor…

Sec. 6. The board by any or all of its members shall hear the parties at issue, their representatives and witnesses, and shall determine the dispute in a summary manner. The award shall be filed with the record of proceedings, and a copy thereof shall immediately be sent to each …

Sec. 7. If an application for review is made to the board within thirty (30) days from the date of the award made by less than all the members, the full board, if the first hearing was not held before the full board, shall review the evidence, or, if deemed advisable, hear the pa…

Sec. 8. (a) An award of the board by less than all of the members as provided in section 6 of this chapter, if not reviewed as provided in section 7 of this chapter, shall be final and conclusive. (b) An award by the full board shall be conclusive and binding as to all questions …

Sec. 9. (a) Upon order of the worker's compensation board made after five (5) days notice is given to the opposite party, any party in interest may file in the circuit or superior court of the county in which the injury occurred a certified copy of the memorandum of agreement app…

Sec. 1. "Remuneration" whenever used in this article, unless the context clearly denotes otherwise, means all compensation for personal services, including but not limited to commissions, bonuses, dismissal pay, vacation pay, sick pay (subject to the provisions of section 2(c)(1)…

Sec. 2. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, "wages" means all remuneration as defined in section 1 of this chapter paid to an individual by an employer, remuneration received as tips or gratuities in accordance with Sections 3301 and 3102 et seq. of the Internal Rev…

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

Sec. 4. With respect to weeks of unemployment beginning on or after January 1, 1978, wages for insured work includes wages paid for previously uncovered services. For the purposes of this section, the term "previously uncovered services" means services: (1) which are not employme…

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 (…

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 reasona…

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.

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.

Sec. 1. (a) This section applies to a construction, an improvement, or a maintenance project that may require the creation of a trench of at least five (5) feet in depth. (b) IOSHA regulations 29 C.F.R. 1926, Subpart P, for trench safety systems shall be incorporated into the con…

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following repeal of this chapter, effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 1. (a) The building rules adopted by the commission to govern new construction must promote the following: (1) Safety. (2) Sanitary conditions. (3) Energy c…

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following repeal of this chapter, effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 1.5. (a) The commission shall adopt building rules for the purpose of complying with and implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. 12181 e…

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following repeal of this chapter, effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 1.6. (a) The commission shall adopt building rules regarding installation of audio frequency induction loop systems and beacon positioning systems in Class …

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following repeal of this chapter, effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 2. The commission shall adopt building rules to govern the construction of industrialized building systems and mobile structures. In these rules, industrial…

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following repeal of this chapter, effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 3. (a) This section applies to a building or other structure that is: (1) temporarily used as a model or office for the sale of a one (1) or two (2) family …

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following repeal of this chapter, effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 4. The commission may adopt building rules that exempt minor construction (as defined in the rules adopted by the commission) from the design release requir…

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following repeal of this chapter, effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 5. (a) The commission shall adopt building rules that allow a person to convert a building or other structure, in whole or in part, from one (1) class of oc…

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following repeal of this chapter, effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 6. (a) This section applies to Class 1 structures that are partially or entirely located within the geographic area included in seismic zone 2A. (b) As used…

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following repeal of this chapter, effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 7. (a) This section applies only to new construction of the following dwellings: (1) A detached one (1) or two (2) family dwelling. (2) A townhouse. (b) Thi…

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following version of this section, effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 1. (a) The department shall certify an industrialized building system for use in Indiana to an applicant who qualifies under this section. If an applicant …

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following version of this section, effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 2. (a) The department shall certify a mobile structure for sale and use in Indiana for an applicant who qualifies under this section. If an applicant quali…

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following version of this section, effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 3. The commission may authorize any qualified person to conduct inspections and issue certifications under this chapter. As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.4.…

Sec. 4. (a) The department may enter into an agreement under IC 22-13-2-12 to authorize the sale and use of industrialized building systems and mobile structures that are not certified under section 1 or 2 of this chapter but are certified under the requirements of any of the fol…

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following version of this section, effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 5. A person who offers to sell or sells for money or other consideration a mobile structure that: (1) is manufactured after: (A) January 1, 1972, if the mo…

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following version of this section, effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 6. A person who offers to sell or sells a mobile structure that: (1) was certified under IC 9-8-1.5 (before its repeal on July 1, 1987) or certified by the…

Sec. 7. (a) For purposes of this section, a reference to 42 U.S.C. 5409 refers to that section as it existed on January 1, 2003. (b) As used in this section, "purchaser" means the first person purchasing a manufactured home in good faith for purposes other than resale. (c) A pers…

Sec. 1. The department may undertake duties identified by the commissioner as related to workforce development initiatives that were required of or authorized to be undertaken before July 1, 1994, by: (1) the department of employment and training services (repealed); (2) the offi…

Sec. 1.5. (a) The department shall do the following: (1) Administer the Wagner-Peyser program, the WIOA, a free public labor exchange, and related federal and state employment and training programs as directed by the governor. (2) Formulate and implement an employment and trainin…

Sec. 13. (a) Not later than July 1, 2016, the department, in consultation with the commission for higher education, the department of state revenue, and the Ivy Tech Community College board of trustees, shall develop a procedure for measuring the following for credential or degre…