Indiana Employee Handbook

When your company hires employees in Indiana, you are required to comply with federal, state, and local employment laws. There are a variety of human resources and labor policies in the workplace that differ by state. Through your employee handbook, employers can easily document and distribute the correct policies to their employees to comply with the laws of each state.

Creating your Indiana Employee Handbook is a useful way to explain important policies and procedures, mitigate legal risk, and introduce employees to the expectations and operating practices of the organization.

Mosey has compiled the relevant policies a company with employees in Indiana must consider.

Indiana Employee Handbook Policies

There are 6 state and local employee handbook policies in Indiana.

Wage and Hour

Indiana Lactation Break Policy

You are entitled to reasonable break time to express breast milk for up to one year after your child’s birth, generally aligned with existing paid or unpaid breaks. Employees should coordinate additional breaks with their supervisor if needed. Employer will provide a private, secure, and sanitary lactation space near your work area that is not a bathroom, shields privacy, and includes cold storage for breast milk. Retaliation or discrimination for using these accommodations is strictly prohibited.

Leaves of Absence

Indiana Mobile Support Unit Leave Policy

You are permitted to take up to 60 days of paid leave to serve as a member of a mobile support unit established by the state in response to an emergency.

Indiana Volunteer Emergency Responder Leave Policy

You are permitted to take job-protected leave to serve as a: (a) Volunteer firefighter or member of an emergency medical service personnel responding to a fire or emergency call, or (b) Member of the Civil Air Patrol engaging in an emergency service operation. You must provide Employer advance written notice of your volunteer status prior to requesting the leave. Employer may deny your leave request if you are determined to be an “essential” employee.

Indiana Jury Duty Leave Policy

You are entitled to job-protected leave to serve as a juror. Unless directed otherwise by your manager, you should return to work at the completion of jury duty, even if for a partial day.

Indiana Military Family Support Leave Policy

Under the Indiana Military Leave Act, you are permitted to take up to 10 working days of job-protected military family leave per calendar year if your spouse, parent, grandparent, child, or sibling is ordered to active duty.

Indiana Military Service Leave Policy

You are entitled to a leave of absence if you are a member of the Indiana National Guard and are called to state active duty. The leave period will correspond to the length of your active duty service and is in addition to any regular vacation time you may have.

At the discretion of Employer, this leave may be paid or unpaid, in accordance with company policy.

Federal Employee Handbook Policies

Regardless of which states you have employees in, there are required federal policies that must be included in your employee handbook. In addition to any state-specific policies, your employee handbook for Indiana should contain the following federal policies.

• Anti-Harassment Policy
• Anti-Sexual Harassment Policy
• Anti-Retaliation Policy
• Equal Employment Opportunity Policy
• Reasonable Accommodation Policy

Handbook Policy Best Practices

In addition to the required federal policies, the following policies are best practices to include in your employee handbook.

• Prohibited Conduct Policy
• Violations Reporting Policy
• Workplace Violence Prevention Policy
• Weapons Policy
• Disciplinary Action Policy
• At-Will Employment
• Federal Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) Policy