Indiana Code

Ind. Code § 22-4-1-1 (2026)

Police power

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     Sec. 1. As a guide to the interpretation and application of this article, the public policy of this state is declared to be as follows: Economic insecurity due to unemployment is declared hereby to be a serious menace to the health, morale, and welfare of the people of this state and to the maintenance of public order within this state. Protection against this great hazard of our economic life can be provided in some measure by the required and systematic accumulation of funds during periods of employment to provide benefits to the unemployed during periods of unemployment and by encouragement of desirable stable employment. The enactment of this article to provide for payment of benefits to persons unemployed through no fault of their own, to encourage stabilization in employment, and to provide for integrated employment and training services in support of state economic development programs, and to provide maximum job training and employment opportunities for the unemployed, underemployed, the economically disadvantaged, dislocated workers, and others with substantial barriers to employment, is, therefore, essential to public welfare; and the same is declared to be a proper exercise of the police powers of the state. To further this public policy, the state, through its department of workforce development, will maintain close coordination among all federal, state, and local agencies whose mission affects the employment or employability of the unemployed and underemployed.

Formerly: Acts 1947, c.208, s.101. As amended by P.L.144-1986, SEC.86; P.L.18-1987, SEC.16; P.L.21-1995, SEC.61.

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 74 cases, 1979–2020 · leading case: Chrysler Grp., LLC v. Review Bd. of the Indiana Dep't of Workforce Dev., 960 N.E.2d 118 (Ind. 2012).
Chrysler Grp., LLC v. Review Bd. of the Indiana Dep't of Workforce Dev., 960 N.E.2d 118 (Ind. 2012). · cites it 8× “” Ind.Code § 22-4-1-1 (2007); Indiana State Univ.”
Wilson v. Bd. of the Indiana Emp. Sec. Div., 385 N.E.2d 438 (Ind. 1979). · cites it 8× “The Division responds that the Indiana Employment Security Act, Ind. Code § 22-4-1-1 et seq. (Burns 1974), provides a comprehensive procedure for the determination of eligibility benefits, whereby decisions of the Review Board are ultimately reviewable by the Court of Appeals.”
Indiana State Univ. v. LaFief, 888 N.E.2d 184 (Ind. 2008). · cites it 8× “" Ind.Code Ann. § 22-4-1-1 (West 2007). To be eligible for unemployment benefits, an individual must meet the requirements set forth in Ind.”
Thomas v. Review Bd. of the Indiana Emp. Sec. Div., 450 U.S. 707 (1981). · cites it 2× “" [2] Ind. Code § 22-4-1-1 et seq. (1976 and Supp.”
Lawson v. Haven Hubbard Homes, Inc., 551 N.E.2d 855 (Ind. Ct. App. 1990). · cites it 10× “§ 22-4-34-3 (making such acts to discourage an employee from filing a class C misdemeanor). The majority assumes that one applying for unemployment compensation benefits would not be placed in fear of losing his employment, since one must already be unemployed to receive…”
Beckingham v. Review Bd. of the Indiana Dep't of Workforce Dev., 903 N.E.2d 477 (Ind. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 8× “2009) (emphasis original); see also Ind.Code § 22-4-1-1 (stating that the purpose of the Unemployment Compensation Act is to "provide for payment of benefits to persons unemployed through no fault of their own ") (emphasis added).”
Ashlin Transp. Servs., Inc. v. Indiana Unemployment Ins. Bd., 637 N.E.2d 162 (Ind. Ct. App. 1994). · cites it 3× “CODE § 22-4-1-1. The chapter further provides that the policy is to be exacted under the “police powers” of the state “by the required and systematic accumulation of funds during periods of employment to provide benefits to the unemployed during periods of unemployment and by en…”
D.B. v. Review Bd. of the Indiana Dep't of Workforce Dev., Dep't of Workforce Dev., & Anderson Transit Sys., Inc., 2 N.E.3d 705 (Ind. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 7× “See Ind.Code § 22-4-1-1, et seq. We affirm. Issue Claimants raise numerous issues on appeal.”
Giovanoni v. Review Bd. of the Indiana Dep't of Workforce Dev., 927 N.E.2d 906 (Ind. 2010). · cites it 6× “" Ind.Code § 22-4-1-1. In this case, an employer's attendance policy subjected an employee to discharge for exceeding the permitted number of absences, whether excused or unexcused.”
P.K.E. v. Review Bd. of Indiana Dep't of Workforce Dev., 942 N.E.2d 125 (Ind. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 2× “An individual is disqualified for unemployment benefits if he is discharged for “just cause.”
Thompson v. Med. Licensing Bd., 389 N.E.2d 43 (Ind. Ct. App. 1979). · cites it 2× “2d 438 (1979), a case arising under the Indiana Employment Security Act, Ind. Code 22-4-1-1 et seq., and not under the AAA.”
Indianapolis Concrete, Inc. v. Unemployment Ins. Appeals of the Indiana Dep't of Workforce Dev., 900 N.E.2d 48 (Ind. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 2× “Ind.Code §§ 22-4-1-1 et seq. 3 . Ind.Code § 22-4-10-6(b) governs employers who acquire "a distinct and segregable portion of the organization, trade, or business .”
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