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Ind. Code § 22-4-14-1 (2026)

Claims; inverse seniority layoffs; other layoffs and plant closures

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     Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in IC 22-4-5-1 or subsection (b) or (c), an unemployed individual shall be eligible to receive benefits with respect to any week only if the individual has made a claim for benefits in accordance with IC 22-4-17.

     (b) A person who:

(1) accepts a layoff under an inverse seniority clause of a validly negotiated contract; and

(2) otherwise meets the eligibility requirements established by this article;

is entitled to receive benefits in the same amounts, under the same terms, and subject to the same conditions as any other unemployed person.

     (c) This subsection applies to initial claims for unemployment filed for a week that begins after March 14, 2008, and before October 1, 2011. This subsection does not apply to a person who elects to retire in connection with a layoff or plant closure and receive pension, retirement, or annuity payments. Except as provided in IC 22-4-5-1, a person who:

(1) accepts an offer of payment or other compensation offered by an employer to avert or lessen the effect of a layoff or plant closure; and

(2) otherwise meets the eligibility requirements established by this article;

is entitled to receive benefits in the same amounts, under the same terms, and subject to the same conditions as any other unemployed person.

Formerly: Acts 1947, c.208, s.1401; Acts 1971, P.L.355, SEC.29. As amended by P.L.138-2008, SEC.3; P.L.2-2011, SEC.12.

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases, 1976–2017 · leading case: Chrysler Grp., LLC v. Review Bd. of the Indiana Dep't of Workforce Dev., 960 N.E.2d 118 (Ind. 2012).
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Chrysler Grp., LLC v. Review Bd. of the Indiana Dep't of Workforce Dev., 960 N.E.2d 118 (Ind. 2012). · cites it 16× “) In most cases this would end the claim, but the Board determined that the specific provisions of Indiana Code § 22-4-14-1 (c) trumped the Act’s more general disqualification provisions.”
C.G., LLC v. Review Bd. of the Indiana Dep't of Workforce Dev., 946 N.E.2d 599 (Ind. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 26× “As is stated above, this case turns on the application of Indiana Code section 22-4-14-1 (c). That statute provides: (a) Except as provided in IC 22-4-5-1 or subsection (b) or (c), an unemployed individual shall be eligible to receive benefits with respect to any week only if…”
Wilson v. Bd. of the Indiana Emp. Sec. Div., 385 N.E.2d 438 (Ind. 1979). · cites it 4× “Ind. Code § 22-4-14-1 et seq. (Burns Supp.”
Trelleborg YSH, Inc. v. Bd. of Indiana Dep't of Workforce Dev., 798 N.E.2d 484 (Ind. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 9× “According to I.C. § 22-4-14-1, the claimant must file a claim pursuant to the procedures found in Chapter 17.”
S.A. v. Review Bd. of the Indiana Dep't of Workforce Dev., 936 N.E.2d 336 (Ind. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 6× “The Board found that the ALJ had failed to address Indiana Code Section 22-4-14-1, which is titled "Claims; inverse seniority layoffs.”
Gray v. Dobbs House, Inc., 357 N.E.2d 900 (Ind. Ct. App. 1976). · cites it 2× “§§ 22-4-14-1 thru 3 (Burns Code Ed. 1974 and Supp.”
York v. Review Bd. of the Indiana Emp. Sec. Div., 425 N.E.2d 707 (Ind. Ct. App. 1981). · cites it 2× “In order to receive unemployment compensation, 1 a claimant must satisfy the eligibility requirements contained in Ind. Code § 22-4-14-1 through 3, and must further demonstrate that the general disqualification provisions of Ind.”
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 2× “I.C. § 22-4-14-1(a). The definitions of "totally unemployed" and "partially unemployed" are provided by statute.”
Vassil Marinov v. Review Bd. of the Dep't of Workforce Dev. (mem. dec.) (Ind. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “[7] Ind. Code § 22-4-14-1 provides in part that, subject to certain exceptions, an unemployed individual shall be eligible to receive benefits with respect to any Court of Appeals of Indiana | Memorandum Decision No.”
Ind. Code § 22-4-14-1(a): 1 case
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). “I.C. § 22-4-14-1(a). The definitions of "totally unemployed" and "partially unemployed" are provided by statute.”
Ind. Code § 22-4-14-1(b): 1 case
C.G., LLC v. Review Bd. of the Indiana Dep't of Workforce Dev., 946 N.E.2d 599 (Ind. Ct. App. 2011). “As is stated above, this case turns on the application of Indiana Code section 22-4-14-1 (c). That statute provides: (a) Except as provided in IC 22-4-5-1 or subsection (b) or (c), an unemployed individual shall be eligible to receive benefits with respect to any week only if…”
Ind. Code § 22-4-14-1(c): 3 cases
Chrysler Grp., LLC v. Review Bd. of the Indiana Dep't of Workforce Dev., 960 N.E.2d 118 (Ind. 2012). “) In most cases this would end the claim, but the Board determined that the specific provisions of Indiana Code § 22-4-14-1 (c) trumped the Act’s more general disqualification provisions.”
C.G., LLC v. Review Bd. of the Indiana Dep't of Workforce Dev., 946 N.E.2d 599 (Ind. Ct. App. 2011). “As is stated above, this case turns on the application of Indiana Code section 22-4-14-1 (c). That statute provides: (a) Except as provided in IC 22-4-5-1 or subsection (b) or (c), an unemployed individual shall be eligible to receive benefits with respect to any week only if…”
S.A. v. Review Bd. of the Indiana Dep't of Workforce Dev., 936 N.E.2d 336 (Ind. Ct. App. 2010). “The Board found that the ALJ had failed to address Indiana Code Section 22-4-14-1, which is titled "Claims; inverse seniority layoffs.”
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