{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-20-37-2-8","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 20-37-2-8","heading":"Student employees; worker's compensation","body":"Sec. 8. (a) A student in career and technical education and employed under section 7 of this chapter:\n(1) is entitled to the rights of recovery of a worker of at least seventeen (17) years of age under the worker's compensation and occupational diseases laws (IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-7); and\n(2) may not recover any additional benefit otherwise payable as a result of being less than seventeen (17) years of age under the definition of a minor in IC 22-3-6-1.\nThe student is considered the employee of the employer while performing services for the employer under section 7 of this chapter.\n(b) A student performing services for an employer under section 7 of this chapter is considered a full-time employee in computing compensation for permanent impairment under the worker's compensation law (IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-6).\n(c) Employers and students under section 7 of this chapter are exempt from IC 22-2-18-40 (before its expiration on June 30, 2021) and IC 22-2-18.1-23.","path":["TITLE 20. EDUCATION","ARTICLE 37. CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION","Chapter 2. Career and Technical Education Centers, Schools, or Departments"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_20.html#20-37-2-8","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-08-01T01:34:30Z","sha256":"cf9a21cacc53b28ea447a0810f4ce8ded315efd8fb37a629ae7a918ad65cb2a4","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-20-37-2-7","next":"us-in/ic-20-37-2-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}