Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 22 > Article 5 - Unlawful Labor Practices

• Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
• Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
• Attorney: includes a counselor or other person authorized to appear and represent a party in an action or special proceeding. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• business entity: means a person or group of persons that perform or engage in any activity, enterprise, profession, or occupation for gain, benefit, advantage, or livelihood. See Indiana Code 22-5-1.7-1
• commence day labor employment: means the physical act of beginning any employment in which no employment agreement has been executed specifying that the term of the employment is to be more than three (3) working days. See Indiana Code 22-5-6-1
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• contractor: means a person that satisfies either of the following:

  Indiana Code 22-5-1.7-2

• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• device: includes any acoustic, optical, mechanical, electronic, medical, or molecular device. See Indiana Code 22-5-8-1
• Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. ^Source:
• E-Verify program: means the electronic verification of work authorization program of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigration Responsibility Act of 1996 (P. See Indiana Code 22-5-1.7-3
• employee: means an individual who works for an employer on a full-time or part-time basis, either paid or unpaid. See Indiana Code 22-5-4.6-2
• employer: means the state or any individual, partnership, association, limited liability company, corporation, business trust, or other governmental entity or political subdivision that has one (1) or more employees. See Indiana Code 22-5-8-1.5
• employer: means a sole proprietor, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other entity with one (1) or more employees. See Indiana Code 22-5-4.6-3
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• immunization: means the treatment of an individual with a vaccine to produce immunity. See Indiana Code 22-5-4.6-4
• in writing: include printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• law enforcement officer: has the meaning set forth in IC 5-2-1-2. See Indiana Code 22-5-6-2
• Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• person: means an individual, a corporation, a limited liability company, a partnership, or another legal entity. See Indiana Code 22-5-1.7-4
• political subdivision: has the meaning set forth in IC 36-1-2-13. See Indiana Code 22-5-1.7-5
• Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
• Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• protective order: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 22-5-7-1
• public agency: has the meaning set forth in IC 5-30-1-11. See Indiana Code 22-5-1.7-6.2
• public contract for services: means any type of written agreement between a state agency or political subdivision and a contractor for the procurement of services. See Indiana Code 22-5-1.7-6
• public works project: has the meaning set forth in IC 5-16-13-6. See Indiana Code 22-5-1.7-6.4
• Remand: When an appellate court sends a case back to a lower court for further proceedings.
• Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
• state agency: has the meaning set forth in IC 4-13-1-1. See Indiana Code 22-5-1.7-7
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• subcontractor: means a person that:

  Indiana Code 22-5-1.7-8

• Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
• unauthorized alien: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 22-5-1.7-9
• United States: includes the District of Columbia and the commonwealths, possessions, states in free association with the United States, and the territories. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
• Verified: when applied to pleadings, means supported by oath or affirmation in writing. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5