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IN HB1348
Bill
Status
1/13/2015
Primary Sponsor
Cindy Kirchhofer
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AI Summary
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Employees in Indiana are entitled to up to 30 days of safe leave within a 12-month period following a domestic or family violence incident to address related needs including legal proceedings, medical care, counseling, relocation, and safety measures.
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Employees may take up to three consecutive unpaid days per absence and accrue one day of paid safe leave for every 30 days worked beginning on the 91st day after hire, with the option to substitute earned vacation or personal leave.
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Employers may require documentation of eligibility for safe leave and employees must make good faith efforts to provide advance notice when the need for leave is foreseeable.
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Employers are prohibited from interfering with, restraining, or denying safe leave rights and cannot use an employee's safe leave as a negative factor in hiring, evaluation, promotion, discipline, or termination decisions.
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Employees may bring civil actions to enforce safe leave rights with circuit courts authorized to enjoin violations and order equitable relief; all employers must post conspicuous workplace notices describing safe leave protections.
Legislative Description
Leave for victims of domestic or family violence. Provides for up to 30 days of safe leave in a 12 month period for an employee to deal with issues related to domestic or family violence. Permits an employee to take unpaid safe leave for up to three consecutive days per absence. Provides that an employee accrues one day of paid safe leave for every 30 days worked, beginning on the ninety-first day after the employee's date of hire. Allows an employer to require documentation of an employee's eligibility for safe leave. Requires an employee to make a good faith effort
Last Action
First Reading: referred to Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions
1/13/2015