Title 22, LABOR AND SAFETY

Sec. 9. A local plan review under section 7(c)(2) of this chapter is limited to the corrections required by the unit pursuant to notice sent under section 7(a)(2) of this chapter or any subsequent notices sent under section 7(b)(2) or 7(c)(2) of this chapter. All other parts of a…

Sec. 2. An employing unit or other person who makes a false statement or representation knowing it to be false, or who knowingly fails to disclose a material fact, to prevent or reduce the payment of benefits to any individual entitled thereto, or to avoid becoming or remaining s…

Sec. 3. It is a Class C misdemeanor for an employing unit or other person to recklessly encourage or induce any individual to waive or forego any accrued or potential benefit rights under this article. Formerly: Acts 1947, c.208, s.3503. As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.2, SEC.2222.

Sec. 4. A person who knowingly violates this article commits a Class C misdemeanor, except as otherwise provided. Each day a violation continues constitutes a separate offense. Formerly: Acts 1947, c.208, s.3504. As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.2, SEC.2223.

Sec. 5. A person who knowingly fails to attend and testify or to answer any lawful inquiry or to produce books, papers, correspondence, memoranda, and other records, in obedience to a subpoena of the department, the review board, an administrative law judge, or any duly authorize…

Sec. 1. In any civil action to enforce the provisions of this article, the department, commissioner, state workforce innovation council (before its abolishment), unemployment insurance review board, and the state may be represented by any qualified attorney who is a regular salar…

Sec. 2. All criminal actions for violations of this article shall be prosecuted by the prosecuting attorney, or with the assistance of the attorney general or a United States attorney, if requested by the commissioner, in any county: (1) in which the employer has a place of busin…

Effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 1. The definitions in IC 22-15-3.2 apply throughout this chapter. As added by P.L.152-2026, SEC.417.

Effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 10. An applicant who is qualified to self-certify may apply for a design release under: (1) this chapter; or (2) IC 22-15-3. As added by P.L.152-2026, SEC.417.

Effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 11. Participation in the self-certification program is voluntary. Nothing in this chapter prohibits the department from reviewing or not reviewing an application in accordance with IC 22-15-3. As added by P.L.152-2026, SEC.417.

Effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 2. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, an applicant for a construction project requiring a design release for a Class 1 structure under IC 22-15-3 may satisfy the design release requirement through self-certification. (b) Self-certification may be used onl…

Effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 3. To self-certify a project, an applicant for a design release must: (1) be an Indiana registered design professional in good standing with the applicable registration board; (2) be a registered design professional for at least five (5) years; (3) have c…

Effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 4. The department shall develop an electronic application form for self-certifying applicants. As added by P.L.152-2026, SEC.417.

Effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 5. The certifying design professional shall: (1) perform a comprehensive review of the construction documents; and (2) submit to the department a signed certification, under penalty of perjury, affirming that the plans comply with all applicable state bui…

Effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 6. Upon receipt of a complete certification and required documentation, the department shall, not later than the next business day, provide to the applicant: (1) a copy of the design release; or (2) a confirmation number that serves as a temporary design …

Effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 7. The department may: (1) audit self-certified projects; (2) require corrective action for noncompliance; (3) revoke or suspend a professional's authority to provide certifications; and (4) refer violations to the appropriate licensing board or impose ci…

Effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 8. The department may collect plan review fees for projects that are released without a plan review. As added by P.L.152-2026, SEC.417.

Effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 9. Nothing in this chapter limits the authority of state or local inspection officials to conduct inspections or enforce compliance during construction. As added by P.L.152-2026, SEC.417.

Sec. 1. Benefits shall be deemed to be due and payable under this article only to the extent provided in this article and to the extent that money is available therefor to the credit of the unemployment insurance benefit fund, and neither the state nor the department shall be lia…

Sec. 2. The general assembly reserves the right to amend or repeal all or any part of this article at any time, and there shall be no vested private rights of any kind against such amendment or repeal. All the rights, privileges, or immunities conferred by this article or by acts…

Sec. 3. All money received from the United States government and paid into the state treasury, as provided in this article, is appropriated and shall be expended by the commissioner for the respective purposes for which such money was allocated and paid to the state. The departme…

Sec. 4. The provisions of this article are severable in the manner provided by IC 1-1-1-8(b). Formerly: Acts 1947, c.208, s.3704. As amended by P.L.144-1986, SEC.149.

Sec. 5. In the event of the destruction of the central office of the department and the records and equipment contained in the central office, the commissioner shall at the direction of the governor institute such policies or procedures without regard to any particular provision …

Sec. 1. (a) It is declared to be the purpose of this article to secure to the state of Indiana and to employers and employees in Indiana all the rights and benefits which are conferred under the provisions of 42 U.S.C. 501 through 504, 42 U.S.C. 1101 through 1109, 26 U.S.C. 3301 …

Sec. 2. (a) If at any time the governor of Indiana shall find that the tax imposed by 42 U.S.C. 1101 through 1109, as amended, has been amended or repealed by Congress or has been held unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of the United States with the result that no portion of t…

Sec. 3. (a) Should: (1) the Congress of the United States amend, repeal, or authorize the implementation of a demonstration project under 29 U.S.C. 49 et seq., 26 U.S.C. 3301 through 3311, 42 U.S.C. 301 et seq., or 26 U.S.C. 3101 through 3504, or any statute or statutes supplemen…

Sec. 1. No caption of any section, subsection, or part of Acts 1947, c.208 shall in any way affect the interpretation of this article or any part thereof. Formerly: Acts 1947, c.208, s.3901. As amended by P.L.144-1986, SEC.154.

Sec. 2. This article shall be known as and may be cited as the Indiana Employment and Training Services Act. Formerly: Acts 1947, c.208, s.3902. As amended by P.L.144-1986, SEC.155; P.L.18-1987, SEC.101.

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter: (1) "Child support obligations" includes only obligations which are being enforced pursuant to a plan described in Section 454 of the Social Security Act which has been approved by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under Title IV-D of the…

Sec. 3. The department shall deduct and withhold from any unemployment compensation payable to an individual that owes child support obligations the amount specified by the state or local child support enforcement agency to the department to be deducted and withheld. As added by …

Sec. 4. (a) Any amount deducted and withheld under section 3 of this chapter shall be paid by the department to the appropriate state or local child support enforcement agency. (b) Any amount deducted and withheld under section 3 of this chapter shall for all purposes be treated …

Sec. 5. This chapter applies only if appropriate arrangements have been made for reimbursement by the state or local child support enforcement agency for the administrative costs incurred by the department under this chapter which are attributable to child support obligations bei…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "eligible provider" has the meaning set forth in IC 22-4.1-20-1. The term includes, for purposes of this chapter, a training provider listed on the department's eligible training provider list on the department's website. As added by P.L.200-2025,…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "pilot program" means the reemployment skills training pilot program established by the department under section 3 of this chapter. As added by P.L.200-2025, SEC.34.

Sec. 3. The department may establish a reemployment skills training pilot program to supplement an individual's receipt of weekly unemployment benefits for each week of unemployment that the individual is: (1) eligible for unemployment benefits; and (2) making satisfactory weekly…

Sec. 4. An individual is eligible to participate in the pilot program if the department determines that the individual is: (1) unlikely to find sustainable employment without further training; (2) eligible for unemployment compensation under this article; and (3) more likely to c…

Sec. 5. The department may approve a training program under the pilot program that meets the following requirements: (1) The department determines that the training program is for a high wage and high demand occupation. (2) Completion of the training program results in an industr…

Sec. 6. (a) This section applies only if the department establishes the pilot program. (b) The pilot program may not be funded from the unemployment trust fund. (c) The reemployment skills training pilot program fund is established for the purpose of funding the pilot program. (d…

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 Right…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "COVID-19" means: (1) severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 or a mutated form of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; or (2) the disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 or a mutated form of severe ac…

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 add…

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…

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.

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) Reli…

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 ph…

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 o…