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IN SB0020
Bill
AI Summary
Senate Enrolled Act No. 20 Summary
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Prohibits local governmental units from requiring employers to provide benefits, terms of employment, working conditions, or attendance/scheduling/leave policies that exceed federal or state law requirements, effective July 1, 2016.
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Defines "attorney" for unemployment benefits proceedings as either an Indiana-admitted attorney or an out-of-state attorney granted temporary admission under state bar rules.
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Allows employers and employing units in unemployment benefits claims to be represented by designated officers/employees, attorneys, certified accountants, or unemployment compensation service firm representatives.
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Permits claimants in benefits proceedings to be represented by themselves, attorneys, certified accountants, authorized labor organization agents, or a lay person of the claimant's choice to assist in case presentation.
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Directs the Department of Workforce Development to amend administrative rules by December 1, 2016, and urges the legislative council to study employee misclassification, payroll fraud, and independent contractor status use during 2016 interim with findings due November 1, 2016.
Legislative Description
Workforce policies. Provides that a local governmental unit may not establish, mandate, or otherwise require an employer to provide to an employee who is employed within the jurisdiction of the unit a scheduling policy that exceeds the requirements of federal or state law, rules, or regulations, unless federal or state law provides otherwise. Provides that an attorney who represents an employer, an employing unit, or a claimant in a claim for unemployment benefits (benefits) pending before an administrative law judge, the review board, or another individual who adjudicates claims must be: (1) an attorney in good standing admitted to the
Last Action
Public Law 120
3/23/2016