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IN SB0162
Bill
AI Summary
- Increases penalties for employers who violate Indiana's common construction wage law or minimum wage law when the affected employee is an undocumented immigrant
- Elevates common construction wage violations from a Class B misdemeanor to a Class A misdemeanor when the employer knowingly or recklessly employs an undocumented worker
- Upgrades minimum wage violations by one penalty class (e.g., Class C infraction becomes Class B infraction, Class B misdemeanor becomes Class A misdemeanor) when involving undocumented workers
- Establishes that a federal immigration agency's determination that an individual is unlawfully present in the United States creates a rebuttable presumption of illegal status for enforcement purposes
- Effective date of July 1, 2011
Legislative Description
Enforcement of wage requirements.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Pensions and Labor
1/5/2011
Full Bill Text
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