Compliance Corner
When it comes to providing notice to employees about workers’ compensation information, Indiana sets out some rules for employers. As Simply Research subscribers know, those rules are as follows.
Basics
Each employer subject to Indiana’s workers’ compensation law shall post a notice in the employer’s place of business to inform the employees that their employment is covered by worker’s compensation. The notice must also contain the name, address, and telephone number of the employer’s insurance carrier or the person responsible for administering the employer’s worker’s compensation claims if the employer is self-insured.
What the Notice Requires
The notice required must be in a form approved by the board and shall be posted at a conspicuous location at the employer’s place of business to provide reasonable notice to all employees. If the employer is required by federal law or regulation to post a notice for the employer’s employees, the notice required under this section must be posted in the same location or locations where the notice required by federal law or regulation is posted.
Remote Workers
An employer that has mobile or remote employees shall convey the information required to the employer’s employees in an electronic format or in the same manner as the employer conveys other employment related information. Changes to the information required must be conveyed promptly to the employer’s employees in the same manner.
Penalty
An employer who fails to comply with these rules is subject to a civil penalty under IC 22-3-4-15.
