Sec. 11. (a) An employer or his agent who:

(1) discharges or otherwise discriminates in regard to tenure or condition of employment against any employee because the employee has:

Attorney's Note

Under the Indiana Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class B misdemeanorup to 180 daysup to $1,000
For details, see Ind. Code § 35-50-3-3

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 22-2-2-11

  • Employee: means any person employed or permitted to work or perform any service for remuneration or under any contract of hire, written or oral, express or implied by an employer in any occupation, but shall not include any of the following:

    Indiana Code 22-2-2-3

  • Employer: means any individual, partnership, association, limited liability company, corporation, business trust, the state, or other governmental agency or political subdivision during any work week in which they have two (2) or more employees. See Indiana Code 22-2-2-3
  • Judgment: means all final orders, decrees, and determinations in an action and all orders upon which executions may issue. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(A) instituted or participated in the institution of any action to recover wages under this chapter; or

(B) demanded the payment of wages under this chapter;

(2) pays or agrees to pay any employee less than the minimum wage prescribed by section 4 of this chapter; or

(3) fails to keep records required by section 8 of this chapter;

commits a Class C infraction.

     (b) An employer or the employer’s agent who knowingly or intentionally violates section 4 or 8 of this chapter commits a Class A infraction.

     (c) An employer or the employer’s agent who violates section 4 of this chapter, having a prior unrelated judgment for a violation of section 4 of this chapter, commits a Class B misdemeanor.

     (d) An employer or the employer’s agent who violates section 8 of this chapter, having a prior unrelated judgment for a violation of section 8 of this chapter, commits a Class B misdemeanor.

Formerly: Acts 1965, c.134, s.11. As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.2, SEC.2202; P.L.37-1985, SEC.28; P.L.133-1990, SEC.3.