Sec. 1. Whenever used in this chapter:

     (a) The term “employer” means and includes every person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, limited liability company, receiver, or other officer of any court of this state, and any agent or officer of any of the above mentioned classes, employing any person in this state.

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 22-2-9-1

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
     (b) The term “wages” means all amounts at which the labor or service rendered is recompensed, whether the amount is fixed or ascertained on a time, task, piece, or commission basis, or in any other method of calculating such amount.

Formerly: Acts 1939, c.95, s.1. As amended by P.L.144-1986, SEC.13; P.L.8-1993, SEC.276.