{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-22-4-14-1","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 22-4-14-1","heading":"Claims; inverse seniority layoffs","body":"Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in IC 22-4-5-1 or subsection (b), an unemployed individual shall be eligible to receive benefits with respect to any week only if the individual has made a claim for benefits in accordance with IC 22-4-17.\n(b) A person who:\n(1) accepts a layoff under an inverse seniority clause of a validly negotiated contract; and\n(2) otherwise meets the eligibility requirements established by this article;\nis entitled to receive benefits in the same amounts, under the same terms, and subject to the same conditions as any other unemployed person.","path":["TITLE 22. LABOR AND SAFETY","ARTICLE 4. UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION SYSTEM","Chapter 14. Eligibility for Benefits"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_22.html#22-4-14-1","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-08-18T00:45:42Z","sha256":"198ac77d4b6ce66b961cf2d1a0e0c1bcec8096bdcc691c4e612b394400f40bc8","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-22-4-14-0.1","next":"us-in/ic-22-4-14-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}