Title 22, LABOR AND SAFETY

Sec. 15. (a) Every employer, employee, owner or other person shall furnish to the commissioner of labor any information which the commissioner of labor is authorized to require, and shall make true and specific answers to all questions, whether submitted orally or in writing, whi…

Sec. 16. The commissioner of labor and the commissioner's authorized representative shall have the power and the authority to enter any place of employment for the purpose of collecting facts and statistics relating to the employment of workers and of making inspections for the p…

Sec. 17. The commissioner of labor and any officer or employee of the department of labor designated by the commissioner, in the performance of any duty, or the execution of any power prescribed by law, may administer oaths, certify to official acts and records, and, where specif…

Sec. 18. It shall be the duty of the several prosecuting attorneys of the respective judicial circuits or the attorney-general of the state of Indiana on the relation of the state of Indiana, upon the request of the commissioner of labor, or any of his authorized representatives,…

Sec. 2. (a) The commissioner of labor shall be appointed by the governor and shall serve at the will of the governor. The commissioner serves until the commissioner's successor is appointed and qualified. (b) The commissioner of labor: (1) shall be the administrative and executiv…

Sec. 22. (a) This section applies after December 31, 2009. (b) As used in this section, "contractor" means: (1) a sole proprietor; (2) a partnership; (3) a firm; (4) a corporation; (5) a limited liability company; (6) an association; or (7) another legal entity; that engages in c…

Sec. 24. (a) The following definitions apply throughout this section: (1) "Health care employee" has the meaning set forth in IC 35-42-2-1. (2) "School employee" has the meaning set forth in IC 35-42-2-1. (3) "Workplace battery" means a battery described in IC 35-42-2-1(d) or IC …

Sec. 3. (a) The department of labor shall be provided with adequate offices in the state capitol building or in some other suitable building in Indianapolis, in which its records shall be kept and its official business shall be transacted. (b) The commissioner of labor and the se…

Sec. 4. The following bureaus are created within the department of labor: (1) The bureau of mines and mine safety. (2) The bureau of youth employment. Formerly: Acts 1945, c.334, s.4; Acts 1975, P.L.235, SEC.2. As amended by P.L.37-1985, SEC.20; P.L.147-2020, SEC.11.

Sec. 5. (a) The bureau of mines and mining safety shall do the following: (1) have immediate charge of the administration of the underground mine laws of this state; (2) provide safety consultation services to any underground mine operator at the request of the operator; (3) prov…

Sec. 6. Each bureau is under the immediate charge of a director who is under the immediate charge of the commissioner. A director for each bureau shall be appointed by the commissioner of labor with the approval of the governor. Formerly: Acts 1945, c.334, s.6. As amended by P.L.…

Sec. 8. The commissioner of labor may do the following: (1) Make or cause to be made all necessary inspections to see that all of the laws and rules enacted or adopted for that purpose and that the department is required to enforce are promptly and effectively administered and ex…

Sec. 1. (a) There is hereby created the worker's compensation board of Indiana, which shall consist of seven (7) members, not more than four (4) of whom shall belong to the same political party, appointed by the governor, one (1) of whom the governor shall designate as chairman. …

Sec. 2. The worker's compensation board shall administer the worker's compensation law (IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-6). Formerly: Acts 1937, c.34, s.5. As amended by P.L.37-1985, SEC.29; P.L.28-1988, SEC.19.

Sec. 3. (a) The worker's compensation board may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to carry into effect the worker's compensation law (IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-6) and the worker's occupational diseases law (IC 22-3-7). (b) The worker's compensation board is authorized: (1) to hear, det…

Sec. 4. (a) As used in this section, "attorney's fees" means the fees requested for compensation for service provided by an attorney to a claimant under the worker's compensation law and the worker's occupational diseases law as provided under section 3(b)(3) of this chapter. (b)…

Sec. 5. (a) This section applies after December 31, 2009. (b) As used in this section, "contractor" means: (1) a sole proprietor; (2) a partnership; (3) a firm; (4) a corporation; (5) a limited liability company; (6) an association; or (7) another legal entity; that engages in co…

Sec. 1. As a guide to the interpretation and application of this article, the public policy of this state is declared to be as follows: Economic insecurity due to unemployment is declared hereby to be a serious menace to the health, morale, and welfare of the people of this state…

Sec. 2. (a) Unemployment benefits are paid from state funds and are not considered paid from any special insurance plan or by an employer. An application for unemployment benefits is not considered a claim against an employer, but is considered a request for unemployment benefits…

Sec. 1. It is a Class A misdemeanor for a person to knowingly prepay transportation or assist or encourage the migration of any alien into Indiana under contract made before the migration of the alien to perform labor or service in Indiana. Formerly: Acts 1885(ss), c.51, s.1. As …

Sec. 2. All contracts or agreements, express or implied, parol or special, which may hereafter be made by and between any person, company, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation, and any foreigner or foreigners, alien or aliens, to perform labor or service, or hav…

Sec. 4. Nothing in this chapter shall be so construed as to prevent any citizen or subject of any foreign country temporarily residing in the United States either in a private or official capacity from engaging, under contract or otherwise, persons not residents or citizens of th…

Sec. 1. No court of the state of Indiana, as defined in this chapter, shall have jurisdiction to issue any restraining order or temporary or permanent injunction in a case involving or growing out of a labor dispute, except in a strict conformity with the provisions of this chapt…

Sec. 10. In all cases arising under this chapter in which a person shall be charged with contempt in a court of the state of Indiana (as defined in this chapter), the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury of the state and county wherein t…

Sec. 11. The defendant in any proceeding for contempt of court may file with the court a demand for the retirement of the judge sitting in the proceeding, if the contempt arises from an attack upon the character or conduct of such judge and if the attack occurred elsewhere than i…

Sec. 12. When used in this chapter and for the purpose of this chapter: (a) A case shall be held to involve or grow out of a labor dispute when the case involves persons who are engaged in the same industry, trade, craft, or occupation, or have direct or indirect interests in the…

Sec. 2. In the interpretation of this chapter and in determining the jurisdiction and authority of the courts of the state, as such jurisdiction and authority are defined and limited in this chapter, the public policy of the state is hereby declared as follows: Whereas, under pre…

Sec. 3. Any undertaking or promise, such as is described in this section, or any other undertaking or promise in conflict with the public policy declared in section 2 of this chapter, is hereby declared to be contrary to the public policy of the state of Indiana, shall not be enf…

Sec. 4. No court of the state of Indiana shall have jurisdiction to issue any restraining order or temporary or permanent injunction in any case involving or growing out of any labor dispute to prohibit any person or persons participating or interested in such dispute (as these t…

Sec. 5. No court of the state of Indiana shall have jurisdiction to issue a restraining order or temporary or permanent injunction upon the ground that any of the persons participating or interested in a labor dispute constitutes or are engaged in an unlawful combination or consp…

Sec. 6. (a) No court of the state of Indiana shall have jurisdiction to issue a temporary or permanent injunction in any case involving or growing out of a labor dispute, as defined in section 12 of this chapter, except after hearing the testimony of witnesses in open court (with…

Sec. 7. No restraining order or injunctive relief shall be granted to any complainant who has failed to comply with any obligation imposed by law which is involved in the labor dispute in question, or who has failed to make every reasonable effort to settle such dispute either by…

Sec. 8. No restraining order or temporary or permanent injunction shall be granted in a case involving or growing out of a labor dispute, except on the basis of finding of facts made and filed by the court in the records of the case prior to the issuance of such restraining order…

Sec. 9. Whenever any court of the state shall issue or deny any temporary injunction in a case involving or growing out of a labor dispute, the court shall, upon the request of any party to the proceedings, and on the filing of the usual bond for cost, forthwith certify as in ord…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, the term "local union" shall mean any branch or chapter of a national labor organization, the jurisdiction of which is limited to a particular geographical area. Formerly: Acts 1957, c.181, s.1. As amended by P.L.144-1986, SEC.172.

Sec. 2. No worker or group of workers who have a legal residence in the state of Indiana shall be denied the right to select his or their bargaining representative in this state, or be denied the right to organize into a local union or association to exist within and pursuant to …

Sec. 3. A person who prevents another person from forming or belonging to a labor organization commits a Class B misdemeanor. As added by Acts 1977, P.L.26, SEC.10.

Sec. 0.1. The amendments made to section 6 of this chapter by P.L.14-1994 do not affect: (1) rights or liabilities accrued; or (2) proceedings begun; before July 1, 1994. Those rights and liabilities accrued and proceedings begun shall be imposed and enforced under prior law as i…

Sec. 1. This chapter shall be known as the Indiana Civil Rights Law. Formerly: Acts 1961, c.208, s.1; Acts 1963, c.173, s.1; Acts 1971, P.L.357, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.86-2018, SEC.191.

Sec. 10. Every contract to which the state or any of its political or civil subdivisions is a party, including franchises granted to public utilities, shall contain a provision requiring the contractor and his subcontractors not to discriminate against any employee or applicant f…

Sec. 11. In addition to its power to investigate the discriminatory practices referred to in this chapter, the commission may receive written complaints of violation of this chapter or other discriminatory practices based upon race, religion, color, sex, national origin, or ances…

Sec. 12.1. (a) As used in this section, the term "state agency" means: (1) every office, officer, board, commission, department, division, bureau, committee, fund, agency; and (2) without limitation by reason of any enumeration in this section: (A) every other instrumentality of …

Sec. 13. (a) The prohibition against discrimination in employment because of disability does not apply to failure of an employer to employ or to retain as an employee any person who because of a disability is physically or otherwise unable to efficiently and safely perform, at th…

Sec. 16. (a) A respondent or a complainant may elect to have the claims that are the basis for a finding of probable cause decided in a civil action as provided by section 17 of this chapter. However, both the respondent and the complainant must agree in writing to have the claim…

Sec. 17. (a) If a timely election is made under section 16 of this chapter, the complainant may file a civil action in a circuit or superior court having jurisdiction in the county in which a discriminatory practice allegedly occurred. (b) If the court finds that a discriminatory…

Sec. 18. (a) If a timely election is not made under section 16 of this chapter, the commission shall schedule a hearing on the finding of probable cause. (b) Except as provided in subsection (c), IC 4-21.5 governs a hearing under this section. (c) A proceeding under this section …