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Chapter 1. Declaration of Public Policy
22-4-1-1. Police Power - Sec. 1. As a guide to the interpretation and application...
22-4-1-2. Unemployment Application Considered Request for Benefits From Unemployment Insurance Benefit Trust Fund; Commissioner Responsible for Proper Payment of Unemployment Benefits; No Burden of Proof for Entitlement to Unemployment Benefits; No P... - Sec. 2. (a) Unemployment benefits are paid from state funds...
Chapter 2. Definitions
22-4-2-1. Benefits - Sec. 1. As used in this article, unless the context...
22-4-2-2. Partial Benefits - Sec. 2. "Partial benefits" means the weekly benefit amounts of...
22-4-2-3. Repealed - Formerly: Acts 1947, c.208, s.203. As amended by P.L.144-1986, SEC.88;...
22-4-2-3.5. Commissioner - Sec. 3.5. "Commissioner" refers to the commissioner of workforce development....
22-4-2-4. Contributions - Sec. 4. "Contributions" means the money payments to the unemployment...
22-4-2-5. Repealed - Formerly: Acts 1947, c.208, s.205. As amended by P.L.18-1987, SEC.19....
22-4-2-6. State - Sec. 6. "State" means and includes the several states of...
22-4-2-7. Employment Office - Sec. 7. "Employment office" means a free public employment office...
22-4-2-8. Employment and Training Services Administration Fund - Sec. 8. "Employment and training services administration fund" means the...
22-4-2-9. Fund - Sec. 9. "Fund" means the unemployment insurance benefit fund established...
22-4-2-10. Special Employment and Training Services Fund - Sec. 10. "Special employment and training services fund" means the...
22-4-2-11. Department - Sec. 11. "Department" means the department of workforce development. Formerly:...
22-4-2-12. Base Period - Sec. 12. "Base period" means the first four (4) of...
22-4-2-12.5. Base Period; Persons Receiving Worker's Compensation 52 Weeks or Less - Sec. 12.5. Notwithstanding section 12 of this chapter, for an...
22-4-2-13. Calendar Quarter - Sec. 13. "Calendar quarter" means the period of three (3)...
22-4-2-14. Week - Sec. 14. Except as provided in IC 22-4-5-3, "week" means...
22-4-2-15. Weekly Benefit Amount - Sec. 15. "Weekly benefit amount" means the amount of benefits...
22-4-2-16. Annual Payroll - Sec. 16. "Annual payroll" means the total amount of wages...
22-4-2-17. Computation Date - Sec. 17. Except as provided in IC 22-4-11.5, "computation date"...
22-4-2-17.5. Determination Date - Sec. 17.5. "Determination date" means September 30 of each year....
22-4-2-18. Balance - Sec. 18. "Balance" means the amount standing to the credit...
22-4-2-19. Agency - Sec. 19. "Agency" means any officer, board, commission, or other...
22-4-2-20. Jurisdiction - Sec. 20. "Jurisdiction" means any state or Canada. Formerly: Acts...
22-4-2-21. Benefit Period - Sec. 21. "Benefit period" with respect to any individual means...
22-4-2-22. Valid Claim - Sec. 22. "Valid claim" means a claim filed by an...
22-4-2-23. New Claim - Sec. 23. "New claim" means an application, in the form...
22-4-2-24. Additional Claim - Sec. 24. "Additional claim" means an application for a determination...
22-4-2-25. Insured Worker - Sec. 25. "Insured worker" means an individual who, with respect...
22-4-2-26. Insured Work - Sec. 26. "Insured work" means employment in the service of...
22-4-2-27. Repealed - Formerly: Acts 1947, c.208, s.227; Acts 1967, c.310, s.2. As...
22-4-2-28. Repealed - Formerly: Acts 1947, c.208, s.228; Acts 1967, c.310, s.3. As...
22-4-2-29. Insured Unemployment - Sec. 29. "Insured unemployment" means unemployment during a given week...
22-4-2-30. Hospital - Sec. 30. For all purposes of this article, the term...
22-4-2-31. Eligible Postsecondary Educational Institution - Sec. 31. (a) "Eligible postsecondary educational institution" for the purposes...
22-4-2-32. Payment in Lieu of Contributions - Sec. 32. "Payment in lieu of contributions" means the required...
22-4-2-33. New Work - Sec. 33. The term "new work" wherever used in this...
22-4-2-34. Extended Benefit Period; "On" and "Off" Indicators; Additional Definitions - Sec. 34. (a) With respect to benefits for weeks of...
22-4-2-35. Credit Reserve Ratio - Sec. 35. An employer's credit reserve ratio is determined on...
22-4-2-36. Debit Reserve Ratio - Sec. 36. An employer's debit reserve ratio is determined on...
22-4-2-37. School - Sec. 37. For the purposes of IC 22-4-8-2(j)(3)(C), "school" means...
22-4-2-38. Review Board - Sec. 38. As used in this article, "review board" means...
22-4-2-39. Liability Administrative Law Judge - Sec. 39. As used in this article, "liability administrative law...
22-4-2-40. Repealed - As added by P.L.12-2011, SEC.2. Repealed by P.L.121-2014, SEC.6.
Chapter 3. Unemployment Defined
22-4-3-1. "Totally Unemployed" Defined - Sec. 1. An individual shall be deemed "totally unemployed" in...
22-4-3-2. "Partially Unemployed" Defined - Sec. 2. An individual is "partially unemployed" when, because of...
22-4-3-3. Exceptions; on Call or as Needed Employment - Sec. 3. An individual is not totally unemployed, part-totally unemployed,...
22-4-3-4. Exception; Vacation Period With Remuneration - Sec. 4. An individual is not totally unemployed, part-totally unemployed,...
22-4-3-5. Exception; Vacation Period Without Remuneration by Agreement or Policy - Sec. 5. (a) Subject to subsection (b), an individual is...
Chapter 4. Remuneration, Wages, Wage Credits, and Previously Uncovered Services Defined
22-4-4-1. Definitions; Remuneration - Sec. 1. "Remuneration" whenever used in this article, unless the...
22-4-4-2. Definitions; Wages - Sec. 2. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section,...
22-4-4-3. Definitions; Wage Credits - Sec. 3. (a) For calendar quarters beginning on and after...
22-4-4-4. Previously Uncovered Services - Sec. 4. With respect to weeks of unemployment beginning on...
Chapter 5. Deductible Income Defined
22-4-5-0.1. Application of Certain Amendments to Chapter - Sec. 0.1. The amendments made to section 1 of this...
22-4-5-1. Definition - Sec. 1. (a) "Deductible income" wherever used in this article,...
22-4-5-2. Specific Items Deductible - Sec. 2. (a) Payments in lieu of a vacation awarded...
22-4-5-3. Work Week Specified in Contract; Conditions for Use - Sec. 3. (a) This section applies for purposes of deductible...
Chapter 6. Employing Units Defined
22-4-6-1. Definition - Sec. 1. (a) "Employing unit" means any individual or type...
22-4-6-2. Contributions; Determination; Remuneration Other Than Money - Sec. 2. For the purpose of determining the liability of...
22-4-6-3. Concurrent Employment by Related Corporations - Sec. 3. (a) If two (2) or more related entities,...
Chapter 6.5. Professional Employer Organizations
22-4-6.5-1. "Client" - Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "client" has the...
22-4-6.5-2. "Client Level Reporting Method" - Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "client level reporting...
22-4-6.5-3. "Covered Employee" - Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "covered employee" has...
22-4-6.5-4. "Professional Employer Agreement" - Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "professional employer agreement"...
22-4-6.5-5. "Professional Employer Organization" - Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "professional employer organization"...
22-4-6.5-6. "Peo Level Reporting Method" - Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "PEO level reporting...
22-4-6.5-7. Covered Employee of Peo Is Peo Employee for Purposes of Unemployment Compensation Insurance - Sec. 7. (a) For purposes of this article, a covered...
22-4-6.5-8. Peo Reporting Methods; Limitations - Sec. 8. (a) A PEO shall use the client level...
22-4-6.5-9. Peo Election of Peo Level Reporting Method - Sec. 9. (a) A PEO may elect the PEO level...
22-4-6.5-10. Peo Use of Peo Level Reporting Method - Sec. 10. (a) The following apply to a PEO that...
22-4-6.5-11. Peo Election of Client Level Reporting Method - Sec. 11. (a) A PEO using the PEO level reporting...
22-4-6.5-12. Peo Use of Client Level Reporting Method - Sec. 12. The following apply to a PEO that elects...
22-4-6.5-13. Client Transfers Between Peos; Client Use of Payments in Lieu of Contributions - Sec. 13. (a) A client that transfers between PEOs is...
Chapter 7. Employers Defined
22-4-7-1. Definition - Sec. 1. (a) Before January 1, 2015, "employer" means: (1)...
22-4-7-2. "Employer" Further Defined - Sec. 2. "Employer" also means the following: (a) Any employing...
22-4-7-3. "Seasonal Employer"; "Seasonal Determination" - Sec. 3. (a) As used in this article, "seasonal employer"...
Chapter 8. Employment Defined
22-4-8-1. Definition - Sec. 1. (a) "Employment," subject to the other provisions of...
22-4-8-2. Services Included - Sec. 2. The term "employment" shall include: (a) An individual's...
22-4-8-3. Services Not Included; Determination of Status - Sec. 3. "Employment" shall not include the following: (1) Except...
22-4-8-3.5. Services Not Included; Owner-Operator of Motor Vehicle - Sec. 3.5. As used in this article, "employment" does not...
22-4-8-3.6. Services Not Included; Certain Drive Away Operations - Sec. 3.6. (a) As used in this section, "drive away"...
22-4-8-4. "Seasonal Employment"; "Seasonal Worker" - Sec. 4. (a) As used in this article, "seasonal employment"...
Chapter 9. Period, Election, and Termination of Employer's Coverage
22-4-9-1. Duration of Period - Sec. 1. Any employing unit which is or becomes an...
22-4-9-2. Application for Termination of Coverage - Sec. 2. Except as otherwise provided in sections 4 and...
22-4-9-3. Successor Employers; Period of Coverage - Sec. 3. (a) This section is subject to the provisions...
22-4-9-4. Election of Coverage for Two Years - Sec. 4. Any employing unit not otherwise subject to this...
22-4-9-5. Services Specifically Excluded; Election of Coverage for Two Years - Sec. 5. An employing unit for which services, as specifically...
22-4-9-6. Rights of Employees; Claims; Informational Material; Display - Sec. 6. Every employer subject to this article or who...
Chapter 10. Employer Contributions
22-4-10-1. Payments; Time; Amounts Instead of Contributions; Election; Interest and Penalties; Joint Applications - Sec. 1. (a) Contributions shall accrue and become payable from...
22-4-10-2. Fractional Part of Cent - Sec. 2. In the payment of any contribution, a fractional...
22-4-10-3. Rates - Sec. 3. (a) This subsection applies before January 1, 2011....
22-4-10-4. Experience Accounts; Separate Accounts - Sec. 4. (a) Except as provided in section 1(b) through...
22-4-10-4.5. Employer Surcharge; Interest Payment on State Advances From Federal Unemployment Account - Sec. 4.5. (a) This section applies to a calendar year...
22-4-10-4.6. Unemployment Insurance Solvency Fund; Establishment; Investment; Interest; Nonreverting - Sec. 4.6. (a) The unemployment insurance solvency fund is established...
22-4-10-5. Voluntary Payments - Sec. 5. Any employer may make voluntary payments in addition...
22-4-10-5.5. Repealed - As added by P.L.175-2009, SEC.10. Repealed by P.L.110-2010, SEC.38.
22-4-10-6. Successor Employers - Sec. 6. (a) Except as provided by IC 22-4-6.5, when:...
22-4-10-7. Successor Employers; Experience Account; Benefits; Discrepancy in Experience Accounts - Sec. 7. (a) Except as provided by IC 22-4-6.5 or...
22-4-10-8. Indiana Directory of Hires and Rehires - Sec. 8. (a) This section applies only to an employer...
Chapter 10.5. Repealed - Repealed by P.L.175-2009, SEC.48.
Chapter 11. Employer Experience Accounts
22-4-11-0.1. Application of Certain Amendments to Chapter - Sec. 0.1. The amendments made to section 1 of this...
22-4-11-1. Experience Account; Charging - Sec. 1. (a) For the purpose of charging employers' experience...
22-4-11-1.5. Experience Account Not Relieved of Erroneous Payments if Employer Establishes Pattern of Failure to Respond to Department Information Requests - Sec. 1.5. (a) As used in this section, "erroneous payment"...
22-4-11-2. Experience Account; Debit Balance; Rate of Contributions; Construction Industry Rate; Deposits - Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in IC 22-4-10-6 and...
22-4-11-3. Rate Schedules for Contributions; Determination - Sec. 3. (a) The applicable schedule of rates for calendar...
22-4-11-3.1. Repealed - As added by P.L.259-1997(ss), SEC.3. Repealed by P.L.1-2001, SEC.51.
22-4-11-3.2. Repealed - As added by P.L.30-2000, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.290-2001, SEC.3. Repealed...
22-4-11-3.3. Contribution Rates Before 2011 - Sec. 3.3. (a) For calendar years after 2001 and before...
22-4-11-3.5. Contribution Rates After 2010 and Before 2021 - Sec. 3.5. (a) For calendar years after 2010 and before...
22-4-11-3.7. Contribution Rates After 2020 - Sec. 3.7. (a) For calendar years after 2020, if the...
22-4-11-4. Payroll Report; Inadequate Report; Correction; Contributions - Sec. 4. If the commissioner finds that any employer has...
Chapter 11.5. Assignment of Employer Contribution Rates and Transfers of Employer Experience Accounts
22-4-11.5-1. Applicability - Sec. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, this...
22-4-11.5-2. "Administrative Law Judge" - Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "administrative law judge"...
22-4-11.5-3. "Person" - Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "person" has the...
22-4-11.5-4. "Trade or Business" - Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "trade or business"...
22-4-11.5-5. "Violates or Attempts to Violate" - Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "violates or attempts...
22-4-11.5-6. "Knowingly"; "Recklessly" - Sec. 6. As used in this chapter: (1) "knowingly" has...
22-4-11.5-7. Transferring All or Part of Trade or Business; Successor Employers With Substantially Common Ownership, Management, or Control - Sec. 7. (a) This section applies to a transfer of...
22-4-11.5-8. Transfers Solely to Obtain Lower Employer Contribution Rate - Sec. 8. (a) If the department determines that an employing...
22-4-11.5-9. Violation of Chapter; Civil Penalties - Sec. 9. (a) A person who knowingly or recklessly: (1)...
22-4-11.5-10. Violation of Chapter; Class C Misdemeanor - Sec. 10. In addition to any other penalty imposed, a...
22-4-11.5-11. Commissioner Procedures to Identify Violators; Applicability of Federal Department of Labor Regulations - Sec. 11. (a) The commissioner shall establish procedures to identify...
Chapter 12. Benefits Schedule
22-4-12-0.1. Application of Certain Amendments to Chapter - Sec. 0.1. The amendments made to section 4 of this...
22-4-12-1. Eligibility; Payment; Death - Sec. 1. Benefits designated as unemployment insurance benefits shall become...
22-4-12-2. Rates; Prior Weekly Wage Computation - Sec. 2. (a) With respect to initial claims filed for...
22-4-12-2.1. Repealed - As added by P.L.242-1987, SEC.1. Repealed by P.L.175-2009, SEC.48.
22-4-12-3. Amount; Inability to Work; Unavailable for Work - Sec. 3. The weekly benefit amount of any otherwise eligible...
22-4-12-4. Computation; Maximum Amount - Sec. 4. (a) Benefits shall be computed upon the basis...
22-4-12-5. Part-Time Worker - Sec. 5. (a) As used in this section, the term...
Chapter 13. Improper Payments
22-4-13-1. Overpayments Resulting From Fraud, Failure to Report Wages Received, or Other Reason; Collection - Sec. 1. (a) Whenever an individual receives benefits or extended...
22-4-13-1.1. Forfeiture of Benefits or Wage Credits; Civil Penalties - Sec. 1.1. (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this article,...
22-4-13-2. Repealed - As added by P.L.229-1983, SEC.1. Repealed by P.L.129-1984, SEC.4.
22-4-13-3. Overpayments Due to Retroactive Labor Awards; Offset and Remission - Sec. 3. If an overpayment of benefits is created by...
22-4-13-4. Repealed - As added by P.L.172-2011, SEC.128. Repealed by P.L.183-2015, SEC.4.
Chapter 13.3. Administrative Withholding for Benefit Overpayments
22-4-13.3-1. Applicability of Chapter; Authority for Department to Require Income Withholding - Sec. 1. Whenever: (1) the department establishes an overpayment for...
22-4-13.3-2. Notice to Individual Subject to Income Withholding; Contents of Notice - Sec. 2. (a) The department shall provide a notice to...
22-4-13.3-3. Notice to Employer to Withhold Income; Contents of Notice - Sec. 3. (a) The department shall provide a notice to...
22-4-13.3-4. Employer's Duties Related to Income Withholding; Fee for Withholding Income - Sec. 4. (a) An employer that receives a notice to...
22-4-13.3-5. Employer May Not Discriminate Against Employee Because of Income Withholding; Employee Remedies - Sec. 5. (a) An employer may not use the withholding...
22-4-13.3-6. Employer Refusal to Withhold Income or Income Misrepresented; Department Remedies - Sec. 6. (a) An employer that refuses to withhold income...
22-4-13.3-7. Employer and Department Immunity; Limitations on Income Withholding; Rulemaking Authority - Sec. 7. (a) An employer that complies with a notice...
22-4-13.3-8. Contest of Income Withholding; Basis for Contest; Administrative Hearing; Review of Administrative Decision - Sec. 8. (a) An individual who receives a notice under...
Chapter 14. Eligibility for Benefits
22-4-14-0.1. Application of Certain Amendments to Chapter - Sec. 0.1. The amendments made to section 1 of this...
22-4-14-1. Claims; Inverse Seniority Layoffs; Other Layoffs and Plant Closures - Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in IC 22-4-5-1 or...
22-4-14-2. Employment Offices; Registration; Reporting; Job Counseling and Training - Sec. 2. (a) An unemployed individual is eligible to receive...
22-4-14-3. Availability for Full-Time Work Required to Receive Benefits; Exceptions; Work Search Activities - Sec. 3. (a) An individual who is receiving benefits as...
22-4-14-3.2. Required Visit and Orientation to One Stop Center Services; Exceptions - Sec. 3.2. (a) For purposes of section 3 of this...
22-4-14-3.5. Reemployment Services; Reemployment and Eligibility Assessment Activities - Sec. 3.5. (a) For purposes of section 3 of this...
22-4-14-4. Waiting Period - Sec. 4. As a condition precedent to the payment of...
22-4-14-5. Wage Credits - Sec. 5. (a) As further conditions precedent to the payment...
22-4-14-6. Extended Benefits; Eligibility; Effect of Disqualification - Sec. 6. (a) An individual shall be eligible to receive...
22-4-14-7. Institutions of Higher Education and Other Educational Institutions; Service Providers to or on Behalf of Educational Institutions - Sec. 7. (a) Benefits based on service in employment defined...
22-4-14-8. Sports; Period Between Seasons - Sec. 8. For weeks of unemployment occurring subsequent to December...
22-4-14-9. Aliens - Sec. 9. (a) As used in this section, "SAVE program"...
22-4-14-10. Repealed - As added by Acts 1979, P.L.229, SEC.4. Repealed by Acts...
22-4-14-11. Seasonal Employment; Benefit Claims; Application for Seasonal Determination - Sec. 11. (a) For weeks of unemployment occurring after October...
Chapter 15. Disqualification for Benefits
22-4-15-1. Grounds for Disqualification; Modifications - Sec. 1. (a) Regarding an individual's most recent separation from...
22-4-15-2. Availability and Acceptance of Work; Exceptions; Application to Extended Benefit Rights - Sec. 2. (a) With respect to benefit periods established on...
22-4-15-3. Labor Disputes; Financing; Sympathy Strikes - Sec. 3. (a) An individual shall be ineligible for waiting...
22-4-15-4. Retirement; Annuities; Social Security - Sec. 4. (a) An individual shall be ineligible for waiting...
22-4-15-5. Receiving Benefits From Another State; Federal Employees' Benefits - Sec. 5. Except as provided in IC 22-4-22, an individual...
22-4-15-6. Repealed - Formerly: Acts 1947, c.208, s.1507; Acts 1953, c.177, s.19; Acts...
22-4-15-6.1. Gross Misconduct - Sec. 6.1. (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this article,...
22-4-15-7. Repealed - Formerly: Acts 1947, c.208, s.1508. As added by Acts 1953,...
22-4-15-8. Private Unemployment Benefit Plans - Sec. 8. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this article, benefits...
Chapter 16. Failure to Disclose Earnings
22-4-16-1. Repealed - Formerly: Acts 1947, c.208, s.1601; Acts 1953, c.177, s.21. As...
Chapter 17. Claims for Benefits
22-4-17-1. Rules; Mass Layoffs; Extended Benefits; Posting - Sec. 1. (a) Claims for benefits shall be made in...
22-4-17-2. Filing; Determination of Status; Disputed Claims; Hearings - Sec. 2. (a) When an individual files an initial claim,...
22-4-17-2.5. Filing; Income Taxes - Sec. 2.5. (a) When an individual files an initial claim,...
22-4-17-3. Administrative Appeal; Disputed Claims - Sec. 3. (a) Unless such request for hearing is withdrawn,...
22-4-17-3.2. Representation Before Administrative Law Judge, Review Board, or Other Adjudicator - Sec. 3.2. (a) As used in this section, "attorney" refers...
22-4-17-4. Administrative Law Judges; Training; Discipline; Disputed Claims; Hearings - Sec. 4. (a) The department shall employ one (1) or...
22-4-17-5. Review Board; Appointments; Hearings - Sec. 5. (a) The governor shall appoint a review board...
22-4-17-6. Disputed Claims; Conduct of Hearings and Appeals - Sec. 6. (a) The manner in which disputed claims shall...
22-4-17-7. Disputed Claims; Hearings; Subpoenas; Production of Books and Papers - Sec. 7. In the discharge of the duties imposed by...
22-4-17-8. Disputed Claims; Subpoenas; Contempt - Sec. 8. In case of contumacy by, or refusal to...
22-4-17-8.5. Disputed Claims; Hearing by Telephone - Sec. 8.5. (a) As used in this section, "interested party"...
22-4-17-9. Disputed Claims; Self-Incrimination; Privileges and Immunities - Sec. 9. No person shall be excused from attending and...
22-4-17-10. Repealed - Formerly: Acts 1947, c.208, s.1810. As amended by P.L.144-1986, SEC.108....
22-4-17-11. Disputed Claims; Appeal; Notice; Stay of Proceedings - Sec. 11. (a) Any decision of the review board, in...
22-4-17-12. Disputed Claims; Appeal; Errors of Law; Parties; Transcript; Expenses; Assignment; Disposition; Findings of Fact or Conclusions - Sec. 12. (a) Any decision of the review board shall...
22-4-17-13. Disputed Claims; Certifying Questions of Law; Priorities - Sec. 13. The review board, on its own motion, may...
22-4-17-14. Notices - Sec. 14. (a) This section applies to notices given under...
22-4-17-15. Impartial Administrative Law Judge - Sec. 15. (a) An administrative law judge may not preside...
Chapter 18. Department of Workforce Development; Indiana Unemployment Insurance Board
22-4-18-1. Creation of Department; Powers and Duties Related to Unemployment Insurance Program; Reports to General Assembly and Interim Study Committee - Sec. 1. (a) There is created a department under IC...
22-4-18-1.5. Repealed - As added by P.L.18-1987, SEC.52. Repealed by P.L.38-1993, SEC.61.
22-4-18-2. Repealed - Formerly: Acts 1947, c.208, s.1902; Acts 1971, P.L.355, SEC.43. As...
22-4-18-3. Repealed - Formerly: Acts 1947, c.208, s.1903; Acts 1965, c.190, s.13. As...
22-4-18-4. Administration of Programs - Sec. 4. The department of workforce development established under IC...
22-4-18-4.2. Requirement That Administrative Law Judges Be Licensed Attorneys - Sec. 4.2. Each administrative law judge employed or used by...
22-4-18-4.5. Annual Report of Claims Involving Domestic or Family Violence - Sec. 4.5. (a) Before March 1 of each year, the...
22-4-18-5. Repealed - As added by P.L.227-1983, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.129-1984, SEC.3; P.L.20-1986,...
22-4-18-6. Repealed - As added by P.L.19-1992, SEC.51. Amended by P.L.5-1995, SEC.36; P.L.21-1995,...
22-4-18-7. Repealed - As added by P.L.179-1999, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.28-2004, SEC.159. Repealed...
22-4-18-8. Repealed - As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.367. Repealed by P.L.100-2012, SEC.58.
Chapter 18.1. Repealed - Repealed by P.L.69-2015, SEC.19.
Chapter 18.3. Repealed - Repealed by P.L.202-2005, SEC.8.
Chapter 19. Administration of Department of Workforce Development
22-4-19-1. Rules and Regulations; Investigations; Change of Rates - Sec. 1. The department shall have the power and authority...
22-4-19-2. Repealed - Formerly: Acts 1947, c.208, s.2002; Acts 1953, c.177, s.23. As...
22-4-19-3. Repealed - Formerly: Acts 1947, c.208, s.2003. As amended by Acts 1979,...
22-4-19-4. Repealed - Formerly: Acts 1947, c.208, s.2004. As amended by P.L.144-1986, SEC.111....
22-4-19-5. Repealed - Formerly: Acts 1947, c.208, s.2005. As amended by P.L.234-2007, SEC.143....
22-4-19-6. Records; Inspection; Reports; Confidentiality; Violations; Processing Fee - Sec. 6. (a) Each employing unit shall keep true and...
22-4-19-6.5. Information Available Through Enhanced Electronic Access System - Sec. 6.5. (a) The department may make available through the...
22-4-19-7. Records; Examination - Sec. 7. In any case where an employing unit, or...
22-4-19-8. Records; Subpoenas; Enforcement - Sec. 8. (a) The department, the review board, or the...
22-4-19-9. Payroll Reports; Preparation - Sec. 9. If any employing unit fails to make any...
22-4-19-10. Reports; Failure to File; Penalties - Sec. 10. Any employing unit which negligently or willfully fails...
22-4-19-11. Records; Destruction - Sec. 11. The commissioner may destroy or otherwise dispose of...
22-4-19-12. Records; Foreign States and Foreign Countries; Criminal Actions - Sec. 12. Records, with any necessary authentication thereof, required in...
22-4-19-13. Benefits; Charges to Experience Accounts; Change of Rates; Notice - Sec. 13. (a) An employer that is required to be...
22-4-19-14. Federal Laws; Invalidity or Stay; Suspension of Article - Sec. 14. If the department determines that Public Law 94-566...
22-4-19-15. Information Sharing Concerning Construction Workers Misclassified as Independent Contractors - Sec. 15. (a) As used in this section, "contractor" means:...
Chapter 20. Uncollectible Claims Against Employers for Contributions
22-4-20-1. Cancellation; Records - Sec. 1. (a) Whenever the commissioner shall consider any account...
Chapter 21. Intergovernmental Cooperation
22-4-21-1. Reports - Sec. 1. In the administration of this article the department...
22-4-21-2. Public Works or Assistance; Administration; Reports - Sec. 2. Upon request therefor the department shall furnish to...
22-4-21-3. Availability of Records to Railroad Retirement Board - Sec. 3. The commissioner may make the records of the...
22-4-21-4. Foreign States; Cooperation - Sec. 4. The department may afford reasonable cooperation with every...
Chapter 22. Administration of Intergovernmental Cooperation
22-4-22-1. Benefits; Payments - Sec. 1. The department shall enter into arrangements with the...
22-4-22-2. Contributions; Payments - Sec. 2. The department is authorized to enter into reciprocal...
22-4-22-3. Secretary of State; Filing Agreement - Sec. 3. The commissioner is authorized to enter into reciprocal...
22-4-22-4. Agencies; Acting as Agent for Other Jurisdictions - Sec. 4. The department is authorized to enter into reciprocal...
22-4-22-5. Investigations; Reports - Sec. 5. In order that the administration of this article...
22-4-22-6. Fraud; Repayments; Collection - Sec. 6. (a) On request of an agency which administers...
Chapter 23. Repealed - Repealed by P.L.69-2015, SEC.22.
Chapter 24. Employment and Training Services Administration Fund
22-4-24-1. Creation; Appropriations - Sec. 1. (a) There is created in the state treasury...
Chapter 24.5. Skills 2016 Training Fund
22-4-24.5-1. Repealed - As added by P.L.290-2001, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.1-2002, SEC.92; P.L.273-2003,...
Chapter 25. Special Employment and Training Services Fund (Unemployment Trust Fund)
22-4-25-1. Creation; Use of Funds - Sec. 1. (a) There is created in the state treasury...
22-4-25-2. Repealed - As added by P.L.108-2006, SEC.46. Repealed by P.L.177-2017, SEC.5.
Chapter 26. Unemployment Insurance Benefit Fund
22-4-26-1. Establishment; Source of Funds - Sec. 1. There is established a special fund to be...
22-4-26-2. Administration of Fund - Sec. 2. The fund shall be administered exclusively for the...
22-4-26-3. Treasurer of Fund; Depositories; Investments - Sec. 3. The treasurer of state shall be ex officio...
22-4-26-4. Federal Aid; Requisition - Sec. 4. The department shall, on each business day when...
22-4-26-5. Use of Money From Federal Unemployment Trust Fund; Appropriations - Sec. 5. (a) Money credited to the account of this...
Chapter 27. Management of Funds Upon Discontinuance of Unemployment Trust Fund
22-4-27-1. Investments; Disposal of Securities - Sec. 1. The provisions of IC 22-4-26-1, IC 22-4-26-2, IC...
Chapter 28. Lost or Illegally Expended Federal Grants
22-4-28-1. Appropriations - Sec. 1. If any money received after June 30, 1941,...
Chapter 29. Collection of Contributions, Interest, and Penalties
22-4-29-1. Delinquent Contributions; Interest and Penalties - Sec. 1. (a) Contributions unpaid on the date on which...
22-4-29-2. Assessments; Limitation - Sec. 2. In addition to all other powers granted to...
22-4-29-3. Assessments; Notice - Sec. 3. The commissioner, or the commissioner's duly authorized representative,...
22-4-29-4. Assessments; Protest; Hearings - Sec. 4. If the employing unit protests the assessment in...
22-4-29-5. Assessments; Judicial Review; Stay of Proceedings - Sec. 5. The finality of such decision of the liability...
22-4-29-6. Assessments; Nonpayment; Warrants; Levy; Garnishment; Lien - Sec. 6. (a) Unless an assessment is paid in full...
22-4-29-7. Assessments; Issuance of Warrant to Sheriff - Sec. 7. The clerk shall return the original, certified copy...
22-4-29-8. Assessments; Warrants; Return; Fees and Costs - Sec. 8. (a) If the clerk fails to record the...
22-4-29-9. Assessments; Fees and Costs; Collection; Disposition - Sec. 9. (a) The fees and charges provided in section...
22-4-29-10. Assessments; Return; Subsequent Warrants; Fees; Attempts to Collect - Sec. 10. (a) The return by the sheriff to the...
22-4-29-11. Assessments; Failure to Locate Employing Unit - Sec. 11. In the event the sheriff is unable to...
22-4-29-12. Applicability of Exemption Laws for Relief of Debtors - Sec. 12. The liability for any contributions, interest, penalties, and...
22-4-29-13. Notices - Sec. 13. (a) This section applies to notices given under...
22-4-29-14. Data Match System for Collection of Final Assessments; Financial Institutions - Sec. 14. (a) The department may operate a data match...
Chapter 30. Procedures for Collection of Funds Due
22-4-30-1. Delinquent Contributions; Continuing in Business - Sec. 1. Any employer against whom contributions shall be assessed...
Chapter 31. Additional Remedies for Collection of Delinquent Contributions; Jeopardy Assessments
22-4-31-1. Powers and Duties - Sec. 1. (a) If any contributions, interest, penalties, or damages...
22-4-31-2. Appeal; Bond; Suspension of Power - Sec. 2. In all proceedings instituted after April 1, 1947,...
22-4-31-3. Injunction; Collection of Contributions - Sec. 3. No injunction to restrain or delay the collection...
22-4-31-4. Jeopardy Assessments; Delinquent Contributions; Liens - Sec. 4. If the department finds that the collection of...
22-4-31-5. Jeopardy Assessments; Delinquent Contributions; Stay Pending Hearing - Sec. 5. The collection of the whole or any part...
22-4-31-6. Actions and Proceedings; Delinquent Contributions; Costs - Sec. 6. (a) If, after due notice, any employing unit...
22-4-31-7. Remedies; Cumulative Remedies - Sec. 7. It is expressly provided that the foregoing remedies...
22-4-31-8. Repealed - Formerly: Acts 1947, c.208, s.3208. Repealed by Acts 1978, P.L.2,...
Chapter 32. Employer Liability, Rights, and Remedies
22-4-32-1. Disputes; Hearings - Sec. 1. A liability administrative law judge shall hear all...
22-4-32-2. Disputes; Subpoenas; Interlocutory Orders - Sec. 2. In addition to all other powers conferred upon...
22-4-32-3. Disputes; Rules of Practice and Procedure; Qualifications of Person Representing Employer - Sec. 3. The proceedings before a liability administrative law judge...
22-4-32-4. Disputes; Protest; Time Limit - Sec. 4. (a) An employing unit shall have fifteen (15)...
22-4-32-5. Disputes; Protest; Hearing - Sec. 5. Upon receipt of such protest in writing, the...
22-4-32-6. Disputes; Parties - Sec. 6. Any interested party to the dispute shall mean...
22-4-32-7. Disputes; Finding and Decision; Notice of Appeal - Sec. 7. After the hearing the liability administrative law judge...
22-4-32-8. Disputes; Appeals; Notice - Sec. 8. A notice of appeal shall be served on...
22-4-32-9. Disputes; Appeals; Use of Evidence in Separate or Subsequent Actions - Sec. 9. (a) Any decision of the liability administrative law...
22-4-32-10. Disputes; Hearings; Transcript of Record - Sec. 10. A full and complete record shall be kept...
22-4-32-11. Disputes; Appeals; Deposit - Sec. 11. The department, by rule, may require the appellant...
22-4-32-12. Disputes; Assignment of Errors - Sec. 12. The appellant shall attach to said transcript an...
22-4-32-13. Disputes; Appeals; Priorities - Sec. 13. All appeals shall be submitted upon the date...
22-4-32-14. Repealed - Formerly: Acts 1947, c.208, s.3313. As amended by Acts 1951,...
22-4-32-15. Assessment of Contribution; Appeal; Security for Cost - Sec. 15. No judicial review proceeding shall be entertained by...
22-4-32-16. Insolvency Proceedings; Delinquent Contributions; Priorities - Sec. 16. In the event of any distribution of any...
22-4-32-17. Fiduciaries; Final Report; Notice of Payment of Contribution - Sec. 17. No final report or act of any executor,...
22-4-32-18. Dissolution of Companies; Payment of Contributions; Certificate - Sec. 18. To the end that the purposes of this...
22-4-32-19. Adjustments or Refunds; Application; Time Limit - Sec. 19. (a) The department may grant an application for...
22-4-32-20. Contributions; Penalties; Personal Liability of Employer - Sec. 20. The contributions, penalties, and interest due from any...
22-4-32-21. Successor Employer; Notice of Purchase; Account Clearance Statements; Liability for Contributions; Liens - Sec. 21. (a) Any individual, group of individuals, or other...
22-4-32-22. Repealed - Formerly: Acts 1947, c.208, s.3324. As amended by Acts 1977,...
22-4-32-23. Dissolution, Liquidation, or Withdrawal of Corporation; Notification; Clearance - Sec. 23. (a) As used in this section: (1) "Dissolution"...
22-4-32-24. Repealed - As added by P.L.135-1990, SEC.36. Amended by P.L.290-2001, SEC.32; P.L.108-2006,...
Chapter 33. Protection of Rights and Benefits
22-4-33-1. Waiver, Release, or Commutation of Rights; Payment of Employer's Contributions - Sec. 1. Except as provided in IC 22-4-39, any agreement...
22-4-33-2. Benefits; Fees for Claiming Benefits; Attorney's Fees - Sec. 2. (a) Except for fees charged under IC 22-4-17-12,...
22-4-33-3. Assignment or Pledge of Rights to Benefits; Levy; Execution; Exemptions - Sec. 3. Except as provided in IC 22-4-39, any assignment,...
Chapter 34. Penalties
22-4-34-1. Repealed - Formerly: Acts 1947, c.208, s.3501; Acts 1951, c.295, s.25; Acts...
22-4-34-2. False Statements or Representations; Failure to Disclose; Violation of Contributions, Payments, Reports, or Records - Sec. 2. An employing unit or other person who makes...
22-4-34-3. Waiver of Rights; Encouragement or Inducement - Sec. 3. It is a Class C misdemeanor for an...
22-4-34-4. Violations - Sec. 4. A person who knowingly violates this article commits...
22-4-34-5. Subpoenas; Disobedience - Sec. 5. A person who knowingly fails to attend and...
Chapter 35. Representation of State in Legal Actions
22-4-35-1. Civil Actions; Attorneys Representing State - Sec. 1. In any civil action to enforce the provisions...
22-4-35-2. Criminal Actions; Prosecution - Sec. 2. All criminal actions for violations of this article...
Chapter 36. Miscellaneous Provisions
22-4-36-1. Benefits; Payment - Sec. 1. Benefits shall be deemed to be due and...
22-4-36-2. Vested Right; Privileges and Immunities; Legislative Prerogative - Sec. 2. The general assembly reserves the right to amend...
22-4-36-3. Federal Aid; Use of Funds; Lease of Quarters - Sec. 3. All money received from the United States government...
22-4-36-4. Severability of Act - Sec. 4. The provisions of this article are severable in...
22-4-36-5. Destruction of Central Office; Records and Equipment; Carrying on Business - Sec. 5. In the event of the destruction of the...
Chapter 37. Relationship of Federal Law to State Law
22-4-37-1. Purpose; Securing Benefits; Rules - Sec. 1. It is declared to be the purpose of...
22-4-37-2. Amendment or Repeals; Contributions and Benefits; Suspension of Payment - Sec. 2. (a) If at any time the governor of...
22-4-37-3. Invalidity of Federal Acts; Contribution Rate - Sec. 3. (a) Should: (1) the Congress of the United...
Chapter 38. Captions, Short Title, and Saving Provisions
22-4-38-1. Interpretation of Article; Captions - Sec. 1. No caption of any section, subsection, or part...
22-4-38-2. Short Title - Sec. 2. This article shall be known as and may...
22-4-38-3. Repealed - Formerly: Acts 1947, c.208, s.3904. Repealed by P.L.34-1985, SEC.11.
Chapter 39. Deduction of Child Support Obligations
22-4-39-1. Definitions - Sec. 1. As used in this chapter: (1) "Child support...
22-4-39-2. Repealed - As added by Acts 1982, P.L.95, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.18-1987,...
22-4-39-3. Deductions; Amount - Sec. 3. The department shall deduct and withhold from any...
22-4-39-4. Deductions; Payment to Child Support Enforcement Agency - Sec. 4. (a) Any amount deducted and withheld under section...
22-4-39-5. Application of Chapter - Sec. 5. This chapter applies only if appropriate arrangements have...
Chapter 39.5. Reimbursements by Employers of Unauthorized Aliens
22-4-39.5-1. "E-Verify Program" - Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "E-Verify program" means...
22-4-39.5-2. "Knowingly Employ an Unauthorized Alien" - Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "knowingly employ an...
22-4-39.5-3. Civil Action to Obtain Reimbursement From Employer That Knowingly Employed an Unauthorized Alien; Filing; Federal Government Verification; Awards; Deposit - Sec. 3. (a) The department may file a civil action...
22-4-39.5-4. Prohibited From Filing an Action - Sec. 4. (a) The department may not file an action...
22-4-39.5-5. Department Powers - Sec. 5. The department has the power to: (1) administer...
Chapter 40. Repealed - Repealed by P.L.161-2006, SEC.33.
Chapter 41. Repealed - Repealed by P.L.69-2015, SEC.24.
Chapter 42. Repealed - Repealed by P.L.69-2015, SEC.25.
Chapter 43. Repealed - Repealed by P.L.69-2015, SEC.26.