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IN SB0114
Bill
Status
1/3/2018
Primary Sponsor
Lonnie Randolph
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AI Summary
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Prohibits employers from discriminating against employees in compensation, benefits, or terms and conditions of employment based on the employee filing a petition for a protective order
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Protection applies regardless of whether the protective order has actually been issued by the court
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Employers also cannot discriminate based on the actions of the individual against whom the employee filed the protective order
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Employers may still alter work location, compensation, benefits, or employment terms if mutually agreed upon with the employee
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Effective date of July 1, 2018; amends existing Indiana Code IC 22-5-7 which already prohibited termination for these reasons
Legislative Description
Protective orders and employment. Provides that an employer may not discriminate against an employee with respect to compensation and benefits from the employer or terms and conditions of employment based on: (1) the employee's filing of a petition for a protective order, whether or not the protective order has been issued; or (2) the actions of an individual against whom the employee has filed a protective order.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Pensions and Labor
1/3/2018