Indiana Code 34-26-6-6. Employer may seek restraining order or injunction
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Sec. 6. An employer may seek a temporary restraining order or injunction on behalf of an employee to prohibit further violence or threats of violence by a person if:
(2) the unlawful violence has been carried out at the employee’s place of work or the credible threat of violence can reasonably be construed to be carried out at the employee’s place of work by the person.
(1) the employee has suffered unlawful violence or a credible threat of violence from the person; and
Terms Used In Indiana Code 34-26-6-6
- credible threat of violence: means a knowing and willful statement or course of conduct that does not serve a legitimate purpose and that causes a reasonable person to fear for the person's safety or for the safety of the person's immediate family. See Indiana Code 34-26-6-2
- employee: means :
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- employer: means :
Indiana Code 34-26-6-4
- Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
- Temporary restraining order: Prohibits a person from an action that is likely to cause irreparable harm. This differs from an injunction in that it may be granted immediately, without notice to the opposing party, and without a hearing. It is intended to last only until a hearing can be held.
As added by P.L.133-2002, SEC.57.