Title 22, LABOR AND SAFETY

Sec. 8. Each day that an infraction under this chapter occurs constitutes a separate infraction. As added by P.L.25-2004, SEC.3.

Sec. 9. A person who causes serious bodily injury to a person as a result of a reckless violation of a rule adopted under this chapter commits a Class A misdemeanor. As added by P.L.25-2004, SEC.3.

Sec. 1. This chapter is effective July 1, 2021. As added by P.L.147-2020, SEC.16.

Sec. 10. As used in this chapter, "school day" refers to a day that contains more than four (4) hours of classroom instruction. As added by P.L.147-2020, SEC.16.

Sec. 10.5. As used in this chapter, "school hours" refers to the hours that the school corporation, within the boundaries of which the minor resides while employed, is in session during the regularly scheduled school year. As added by P.L.147-2020, SEC.16.

Sec. 11. As used in this chapter, "school week" refers to a week that contains at least three (3) school days. As added by P.L.147-2020, SEC.16.

Sec. 12. (a) This subsection does not apply to a minor who is employed or works as a youth athletic program referee, umpire, or official under section 13 of this chapter. A minor less than: (1) fourteen (14) years of age may not be employed or allowed to work in any gainful occup…

Sec. 13. (a) If the conditions of subsections (b) and (c) are satisfied, a minor who is less than eighteen (18) years of age is exempt from the requirements of this chapter whenever the minor is employed or works as a youth athletic program referee, umpire, or official. (b) A min…

Sec. 15. The employment of minors by the: (1) Indiana School for the Deaf; and (2) Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired; is subject to the general restrictions imposed on the employment of minors under this chapter. As added by P.L.147-2020, SEC.16.

Sec. 16. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), sections 17 and 22 of this chapter apply only to the employment of a minor who is less than sixteen (16) years of age. (b) Sections 17 and 22 of this chapter do not apply to the following: (1) A minor who is at least fou…

Sec. 17. The following apply only to a minor who is at least fourteen (14) years of age and less than sixteen (16) years of age: (1) The minor may not work before 7 a.m. or after 7 p.m. However, the minor may work until 9 p.m. from June 1 through Labor Day. (2) The minor may not …

Sec. 2. This chapter does not apply to the following: (1) A: (A) parent who employs the parent's own child; (B) person standing in place of a parent who employs a child in the person's custody; or (C) legal entity in which a parent of the employed child or a person standing in pl…

Sec. 22. Every employer that employs a minor at least fourteen (14) years of age and less than sixteen (16) years of age shall post and keep posted a printed notice in a conspicuous place or in places where notices to employees are customarily posted. This notice must state: (1) …

Sec. 23. (a) This section does not apply to a minor who is at least sixteen (16) years of age and less than eighteen (18) years of age who is employed in agriculture (as defined in Section 203(f) of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended (29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.))…

Sec. 24. This chapter does not prevent a student from working on a properly guarded machine in the training department of a school when an instructor provides personal supervision. As added by P.L.147-2020, SEC.16.

Sec. 27. (a) The department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter. (b) The department may establish recommendations for rest breaks. As added by P.L.147-2020, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.93-2024, SEC.155; P.L.91-2026, SEC.5.

Sec. 28. (a) The department and its authorized inspectors and agents: (1) shall enforce this chapter and ensure that all violators are prosecuted; and (2) may visit and inspect, at all reasonable hours and when as practicable and necessary, all establishments affected by this cha…

Sec. 29. (a) The department and its authorized inspectors and agents may investigate the age of a minor who is employed or allowed to work in an occupation. (b) If the department or its authorized inspectors and agents find that the age of the minor is below the age authorized un…

Sec. 3. This chapter applies to a minor less than eighteen (18) years of age who is employed or is seeking employment in Indiana. As added by P.L.147-2020, SEC.16.

Sec. 30. (a) An employer that violates this chapter may be assessed the civil penalties described in this section by the department. (b) For an hour violation of not more than thirty (30) minutes under section 17 of this chapter or a posting violation under section 22 of this cha…

Sec. 31. (a) A civil penalty assessed under section 30 of this chapter: (1) is subject to IC 4-21.5-3-6; and (2) becomes effective without a proceeding under IC 4-21.5-3 unless a person requests an administrative review not later than thirty (30) days after notice of the assessme…

Sec. 32. (a) There is established a labor education and youth employment fund to educate affected parties on the purposes and contents of this chapter and the responsibilities of all parties under this chapter. (b) The labor education and youth employment fund shall be used each …

Sec. 33. On July 1, 2021, the auditor of state shall transfer the balance that remains on June 30, 2021, in the employment of youth fund established by IC 22-2-18-47 (before its expiration) to the labor education and youth employment fund established by section 32 of this chapter…

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "department" refers to the department of labor created by IC 22-1-1-1. As added by P.L.147-2020, SEC.16.

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "employer" means a person, firm, limited liability company, or corporation that hires, employs, or permits a minor to work in a gainful occupation. As added by P.L.147-2020, SEC.16.

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "high school" has the meaning set forth in IC 20-18-2-7. As added by P.L.147-2020, SEC.16.

Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "nonschool week" refers to a week that contains two (2) or fewer school days. As added by P.L.147-2020, SEC.16.

Sec. 8. As used in this chapter, "parent" has the meaning set forth in IC 20-18-2-13. As added by P.L.147-2020, SEC.16.

Sec. 9. As used in this chapter, "public school" has the meaning set forth in IC 20-18-2-15. As added by P.L.147-2020, SEC.16.

Sec. 1. (a) The state workforce innovation council established by IC 22-4.1-22-3 (before its repeal) is abolished. (b) The following are transferred on March 21, 2018, the effective date of P.L.152-2018, from the state workforce innovation council to the governor's workforce cabi…

Sec. 2. (a) After March 21, 2018, the effective date of P.L.152-2018, a contract entered into by the state workforce innovation council (before its abolishment on March 21, 2018) is a contract of the governor's workforce cabinet established by IC 4-3-27-3 (before its repeal). (b)…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "fund" means the unemployment insurance modernization fund established by section 2 of this chapter. As added by P.L.200-2025, SEC.29.

Sec. 2. (a) The unemployment insurance modernization fund is established for the purpose of modernizing and maintaining the unemployment insurance system. (b) The money in the fund is available to the department for the modernization of the unemployment insurance system. As added…

Sec. 3. The fund consists of the following: (1) Money transferred from the special employment and training services fund under IC 22-4-25-1. (2) Appropriations made by the general assembly. (3) Grants and gifts of money. As added by P.L.200-2025, SEC.29.

Sec. 4. The department shall administer the fund. As added by P.L.200-2025, SEC.29.

Sec. 5. Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund. As added by P.L.200-2025, SEC.29.

Sec. 6. On or before October 1 of each year, the department shall submit a report to the budget committee detailing the expenditures made from the fund during the previous state fiscal year. As added by P.L.200-2025, SEC.29.

Sec. 1. 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 Sta…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "knowingly employ an unauthorized alien" has the meaning prescribed in 8 U.S.C. 1324a as in effect on July 1, 2011. This term shall be interpreted consistently with 8 U.S.C. 1324a and any applicable federal rules or regulations. As added by P.L.17…

Sec. 3. (a) The department may file a civil action to obtain reimbursement of amounts paid by the department as unemployment insurance benefits from an employer that has knowingly employed an unauthorized alien. (b) The action must be filed in the county in which the employer emp…

Sec. 4. (a) The department may not file an action under section 3 of this chapter against an employer that has knowingly employed an unauthorized alien if the alien was employed by the employer before July 1, 2011. (b) The department may not file an action under section 3 of this…

Sec. 5. The department has the power to: (1) administer oaths and affirmations; (2) take depositions; and (3) issue and serve subpoenas that compel: (A) the attendance of witnesses; and (B) the production of books, papers, correspondence, memoranda, and other records; as necessar…