§ 4-21.5-2-0.1 Application of article; application of previous statute; references to previous statutes
§ 4-21.5-2-1 Minimum rights and duties
§ 4-21.5-2-2 Waiver of rights and duties
§ 4-21.5-2-3 Application of law
§ 4-21.5-2-4 Exemptions
§ 4-21.5-2-5 Exemptions; agency actions
§ 4-21.5-2-6 Inapplicability to certain formulation, issuance, and administrative review
§ 4-21.5-2-7 Application of opportunity to correct
§ 4-21.5-2-8 Application

Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 4 > Article 21.5 > Chapter 2 - Application

  • Affirmative action: means those acts that the commission determines necessary to assure compliance with the Indiana civil rights law. See Indiana Code 22-9-1-3
  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Attorney: includes a counselor or other person authorized to appear and represent a party in an action or special proceeding. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
  • Board: means the board of safety review created by this chapter. See Indiana Code 22-8-1.1-1
  • Charity: An agency, institution, or organization in existence and operating for the benefit of an indefinite number of persons and conducted for educational, religious, scientific, medical, or other beneficent purposes.
  • Clerk: means the clerk of the court or a person authorized to perform the clerk's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Commission: means the occupational safety standards commission created by this chapter. See Indiana Code 22-8-1.1-1
  • Commission: means the civil rights commission created under section 4 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 22-9-1-3
  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of labor or the commissioner's duly designated representative. See Indiana Code 22-8-1.1-1
  • Complainant: means :

    Indiana Code 22-9-1-3

  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Complaint: means any written grievance that is:

    Indiana Code 22-9-1-3

  • Consent agreement: means a formal agreement entered into in lieu of adjudication. See Indiana Code 22-9-1-3
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Department: means the department of labor. See Indiana Code 22-8-1.1-1
  • Deputy director: means the deputy director of the civil rights commission. See Indiana Code 22-9-1-3
  • Director: means the director of the civil rights commission. See Indiana Code 22-9-1-3
  • disability: means the physical or mental condition of a person that constitutes a substantial disability. See Indiana Code 22-9-1-3
  • Discriminatory practice: means :

    Indiana Code 22-9-1-3

  • Employee: means a person permitted to work by an employer in employment. See Indiana Code 22-8-1.1-1
  • Employee: means any person employed by another for wages or salary. See Indiana Code 22-9-1-3
  • employer: means :

    Indiana Code 22-6-6-4

  • Employer: means any individual or type of organization, including the state and all its political subdivisions, that has in its employ one (1) or more individuals. See Indiana Code 22-8-1.1-1
  • Employer: means the state or any political or civil subdivision thereof and any person employing six (6) or more persons within the state, except that the term "employer" does not include:

    Indiana Code 22-9-1-3

  • Employment agency: means any person undertaking with or without compensation to procure, recruit, refer, or place employees. See Indiana Code 22-9-1-3
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • in writing: include printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • INSafe: means the division of the department created by section 40 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 22-8-1.1-1
  • 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
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • labor organization: means :

    Indiana Code 22-6-6-5

  • Labor organization: means any organization that exists for the purpose in whole or in part of collective bargaining or of dealing with employers concerning grievances, terms, or conditions of employment or for other mutual aid or protection in relation to employment. See Indiana Code 22-9-1-3
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • local union: shall mean any branch or chapter of a national labor organization, the jurisdiction of which is limited to a particular geographical area. See Indiana Code 22-7-1-1
  • Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • 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.
  • person: means :

    Indiana Code 22-6-6-6

  • Person: means one (1) or more individuals, partnerships, associations, organizations, limited liability companies, corporations, labor organizations, cooperatives, legal representatives, trustees, trustees in bankruptcy, receivers, and other organized groups of persons. See Indiana Code 22-9-1-3
  • Personal property: includes goods, chattels, evidences of debt, and things in action. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Population: has the meaning set forth in Ind. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Remand: When an appellate court sends a case back to a lower court for further proceedings.
  • Safety order: refers to a notice issued to employers by the commissioner of labor for alleged violations of this chapter, including any health and safety standards. See Indiana Code 22-8-1.1-1
  • Sheriff: means the sheriff of the county or another person authorized to perform sheriff's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Standard: refers to both health and safety standards. See Indiana Code 22-8-1.1-1
  • state: includes :

    Indiana Code 22-6-6-7

  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Sufficiently complete: refers to a complaint that includes:

    Indiana Code 22-9-1-3

  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the commonwealths, possessions, states in free association with the United States, and the territories. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Verified: when applied to pleadings, means supported by oath or affirmation in writing. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Veteran: means :

    Indiana Code 22-9-1-3

  • Voluntary protection program: means a program offered by the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration to employers subject to this chapter that exempts the employers from general scheduled inspections. See Indiana Code 22-8-1.1-1
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5