Indiana Senate Bill 164 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 5 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-01-05 - First reading: referred to Committee on Pensions and Labor
Pending: Senate Pensions and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Provides that an employee who knowingly or intentionally makes a false statement of independent contractor status to the department of state revenue commits a Class D felony. Provides that an employer or employee shall not classify an employee as an independent contractor for the sole or primary purpose of avoiding the worker's compensation law, and that a violation is a Class A infraction. Provides that a person who makes a false representation that an employee is an independent contractor for the purpose of avoiding the unemployment compensation law commits a Class C misdemeanor. Makes technical corrections. Makes conforming amendments.

False statements to state agencies.

Sen. Frank Mrvan [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-01-05		First reading: referred to Committee on Pensions and Labor
2011-01-05		Authored by Senator Mrvan

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.in.gov/apps/lsa/session/billwatch/billinfo?year=2011&session=1&request=getBill&doctype=SB&docno=0164
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/IN/IN0164.1.html