CHAPTER 4. REGULATION OF WAGE PAYMENTS

IC 22-2-4
    Chapter 4. Regulation of Wage Payments

IC 22-2-4-1
"Financial institution" defined; payment; void contracts;exceptions
    Sec. 1. (a) As used in this section, "financial institution" means afinancial institution regulated by an agency of the United States orany state.
    (b) Every corporation, limited liability company, association,company, firm, or person engaged in Indiana in mining coal, ore, orother mineral, quarrying stone, or in manufacturing iron, steel,lumber, staves, heading barrels, brick, tile, machinery, agricultural ormechanical implements, or any article of merchandise shall pay eachemployee of the corporation, limited liability company, company,association, firm, or person, if demanded, at least every two (2)weeks, the amount due the employee for labor. The payments shallbe made in lawful money of the United States, by negotiable check,draft, or money order, or by electronic transfer to the financialinstitution designated by the employee.
    (c) Any contract in violation of this section is void. This sectiondoes not apply where employees and employers by mutual agreementor contract have provided for payments on a weekly basis.
(Formerly: Acts 1911, c.68, s.1; Acts 1971, P.L.349, SEC.1.) Asamended by P.L.216-1989, SEC.1; P.L.8-1993, SEC.271.

IC 22-2-4-2
Scrip; offense
    Sec. 2. A person who publishes, issues, or circulates any check,card, or other paper, which is not commercial paper payable at afixed time in any bank in this state, at its full face value, in lawfulmoney of the United States, with eight percent (8%) interest, or bybank check or currency issued by authority of the United Statesgovernment, to his employee in payment for any work done or forany labor contracted to be done commits a Class C infraction.
(Formerly: Acts 1911, c.68, s.2.) As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.2,SEC.2204.

IC 22-2-4-3
Merchandise or supplies; sale to employees at higher price
    Sec. 3. It is a Class C infraction for a person to knowingly sell tohis employee any merchandise or supplies at a higher price than themerchandise or supplies are sold to others for cash.
(Formerly: Acts 1911, c.68, s.3.) As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.2,SEC.2205.

IC 22-2-4-4
Failure to pay; fines and penalties; damages
    Sec. 4. Every corporation, limited liability company, company,association, firm, or person who shall fail for ten (10) days after

demand of payment has been made to pay employees for their labor,in conformity with the provisions of this chapter, shall be liable tosuch employee for the full value of his labor, to which shall be addeda penalty of one dollar ($1) for each succeeding day, not exceedingdouble the amount of wages due, and a reasonable attorney's fee, tobe recovered in a civil action and collectable without relief.
(Formerly: Acts 1911, c.68, s.4.) As amended by P.L.144-1986,SEC.6; P.L.8-1993, SEC.272.

IC 22-2-4-5
Repealed
    (Repealed by Acts 1978, P.L.2, SEC.2251.)

IC 22-2-4-6
Liens for work; application of law
    Sec. 6. This chapter shall not in any way affect the liens oflaborers, as secured to them on April 21, 1911, by the laws of thisstate.
(Formerly: Acts 1911, c.68, s.6.) As amended by P.L.144-1986,SEC.7.