Title 22, LABOR AND SAFETY

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…

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.

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 i…

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…

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…

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.371.

Sec. 1. Either party to a dispute filed under IC 22-9.5 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 a…

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, create…

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.9.

Sec. 1. Whenever payment or refund is made to an employee, former employee, or his beneficiary or his heirs, legatees or the representative of his estate pursuant to a written retirement, death, or other employee benefit plan or savings plan, such payment or refund shall fully di…

Sec. 2. Should said payment or refund made as provided in section 1 of this chapter be comprised in whole or in part of stock in any corporation, such corporation may accept said stock for transfer as directed by the employer, former employer, or the trustee making such payment o…

Sec. 3. Nothing contained in this chapter shall affect any claim or right to any such payment or refund or part thereof as between all persons other than the employer or former employer and the trustee making such payment or refund, or the corporation accepting such stock for tra…

Sec. 4. (a) This section applies to an employer who has contracted in writing to make payments to an employee welfare plan, vacation plan, health plan, dental plan, insurance plan, supplemental unemployment plan, benefit plan, profit-sharing plan, pension plan, industry plan, or …

Sec. 1. An injured employee, who as a result of an injury or occupational disease is unable to perform work for which the employee has previous training or experience, is entitled to vocational rehabilitation services necessary to restore the employee to useful employment. As add…

Sec. 2. When any compensable injury requires the filing of a first report of injury by an employer, the employer's worker's compensation insurance carrier or the self-insured employer shall forward a copy of the report to the central office of the division of disability, aging, a…

Sec. 3. Upon receipt of a report of injury under section 2 of this chapter, the office of vocational rehabilitation shall immediately send a copy of the report to the local office of vocational rehabilitation located nearest to the injured employee's home. As added by P.L.218-198…

Sec. 4. (a) The local office of vocational rehabilitation shall, upon receipt of the report of injury, immediately provide the injured employee with a written explanation of: (1) the rehabilitation services that are available to the injured employee; and (2) the method by which t…

Sec. 5. Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to affect an injured employee's status regarding any benefit provided under IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-7. As added by P.L.218-1989, SEC.1.

Sec. 0.1. The amendments made to section 4 of this chapter by P.L.172-1991 apply to individuals who file a disaster unemployment assistance claim or a state unemployment insurance claim after June 1, 1990, and before June 2, 1991, or during a period to be determined by the genera…

Sec. 1. (a) Benefits designated as unemployment insurance benefits shall become payable from the fund to any claimant who is or becomes unemployed and eligible for benefits under the terms of this article. (b) All benefits shall be paid through the department or such other agenci…

Sec. 2. (a) Each eligible claimant who is totally unemployed (as defined in IC 22-4-3-1) in any week in the claimant's benefit period shall be paid for the week, if properly claimed, an amount equal to forty-seven percent (47%) of the claimant's prior average weekly wage, rounded…

Sec. 3. The weekly benefit amount of any otherwise eligible individual shall be reduced by one-third (1/3) thereof, computed to the next lower multiple of one dollar ($1.00), for each normal work day during which such individual is unable to work or is unavailable for work. Forme…

Sec. 4. (a) Benefits shall be computed upon the basis of wage credits of an individual in the individual's base period. Wage credits shall be reported by the employer and credited to the individual in the manner prescribed by the department. With respect to initial claims filed f…

Sec. 5. (a) As used in this section, the term "part-time worker" means an individual: (1) whose normal work is in an occupation in which the individual's services are not required for the customary scheduled full-time hours prevailing in the establishment in which the individual …

Sec. 1. This chapter applies only to an employer who employs fifteen (15) or more persons. As added by P.L.87-2021, SEC.1.

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.

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 acco…

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 …

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.

Sec. 10. The bureau of mines and mine safety shall acquire and maintain at all times the breathing apparatuses, universal testers, booster pumps, and related equipment required to equip two (2) complete rescue teams. This mine rescue equipment shall be housed under the direction …

Sec. 11. (a) The bureau of mines and mine safety shall maintain either one (1) or two (2) mine rescue teams. Each team must consist of at least five (5) members and two (2) alternate members. At the discretion of the commissioner of labor, the requirement to maintain either one (…

Sec. 12. In the event of an underground mine disaster affecting mine personnel, the director of the bureau of mines and mine safety shall: (1) report immediately to the mine; (2) cooperate with the Mine Safety Administration; and (3) assist the rescue operations. As added by P.L.…

Sec. 13. The director of the bureau of mines and mine safety shall provide an annual statistical report including a list of all trained mine rescue teams. The report shall be sent to all mines that have mine rescue teams. As added by P.L.232-1983, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.37-1985, S…

Sec. 14. Sections 10, 11, 12, and 13 of this chapter apply to any surface coal mine at the request of the mine owner or operator. As added by P.L.232-1983, SEC.5.

Sec. 16. (a) The mine safety fund is established to provide funding for the purchase and maintenance of underground mine rescue equipment. (b) The department of labor shall administer the fund. (c) The fund consists of: (1) assessments collected by the mining board under IC 22-10…

Sec. 0.3. The addition of this chapter by P.L.151-2007 does not excuse noncompliance with a provision of a collective bargaining agreement or other employment benefit program or plan in effect on July 1, 2007, that is not in substantial conflict with this chapter, as added by P.L…

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to an employer that employs at least fifty (50) employees for each working day during each of at least twenty (20) calendar work weeks. As added by P.L.151-2007, SEC.3.

Sec. 10. As used in this chapter, "sibling" means: (1) a biological brother or sister; (2) an adoptive brother or sister; (3) a foster brother or sister; or (4) a stepbrother or stepsister. As added by P.L.151-2007, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.45-2009, SEC.4.

Sec. 11. (a) An employee who: (1) has been employed by an employer for at least twelve (12) months; (2) has worked at least one thousand five hundred (1,500) hours during the twelve (12) month period immediately preceding the day the leave begins; and (3) is the spouse, parent, g…

Sec. 12. (a) An employee who wants to take a leave of absence under this chapter shall provide written notice, including a copy of the active duty orders if available, to the employee's employer of the date the leave will begin. An employee shall give at least thirty (30) days no…

Sec. 13. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), after an employee takes a leave of absence under this chapter, an employee must be restored to: (1) the position that the employee held before the leave; or (2) a position equivalent to the position that the employee held before …

Sec. 14. An employer shall permit an employee who is taking a leave of absence under this chapter to continue the employee's health care benefits at the employee's expense. As added by P.L.151-2007, SEC.3.

Sec. 15. An employer shall not interfere with, restrain, or deny the exercise of or the attempt to exercise any right provided under this chapter. As added by P.L.151-2007, SEC.3.

Sec. 16. (a) An employee may bring a civil action at law to enforce this chapter. (b) A circuit court, superior court, or probate court may: (1) enjoin any act or practice that violates this chapter; and (2) order any other equitable relief that is just and proper under the circu…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "armed forces of the United States" means the active or reserve components of the: (1) United States Army; (2) United States Navy; (3) United States Air Force; (4) United States Coast Guard; (5) United States Marine Corps; (6) United States Space …