Ind. Code § 22-1-1-12

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Rules; petition for variation

Official statutory text

Sec. 12. (a) If there will be practical difficulties or unnecessary hardships in carrying out any rule, order, or determination of the commissioner of labor, the commissioner of labor may, after a public hearing, authorize a variation from any requirement, if the spirit of the rule and of the law will be otherwise observed. Any person who is affected by any rule, or his agent, may petition the commissioner of labor, in writing, for variation, stating the grounds therefor. The commissioner of labor shall fix a day for a hearing on the petition and shall give reasonable notice thereof to the petitioner.

(b) A properly indexed record of all variations made shall be kept in the office of the department of labor and shall be open to public inspection.

Formerly: Acts 1945, c.334, s.12. As amended by P.L.37-1985, SEC.25.

Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site

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