Fees, Fines, and Penalties
The Indiana Department of Labor enforces a number of laws regarding workplace safety and health, youth employment (child labor), and wage and hour issues. We also oversee certain aspects of testing and certification for underground coal miners. Some of the enforcement and certification activities conducted by the agency can result in fines, civil penalties, or fees paid by the employer or employee.
In accordance with IC 4-22-2-19.6, the Indiana Department of Labor has created this webpage to detail the fees, fines, and penalties collected by our agency.
IOSHA
IOSHA penalties are assessed in accordance with IC 22-8-1.1-27.1 and can be calculated using the Indiana Field Operations Manual (IFOM).
| Type of Violation | Penalty Minimum | Penalty Maximum |
| Posting Requirements | None | $7,000 per violation |
| Non-serious | See IFOM | $7,000 per violation |
| Serious | See IFOM | $7,000 per violation |
| Knowing (Did not contribute to employee fatality) | $5,000 | $70,000 per violation |
| Repeat | None | $70,000 per violation |
| Knowing (Contributed to employee fatality) | $9,472 | $132,598 per violation |
| Failure to Correct | None | $7,000 per day per violation for which the failure to correct or violation continues (limited to 30 days maximum) |
- Any employer who has received a safety order for violation of any standard, rule, or order not of a serious nature may be assessed a civil penalty of up to seven thousand dollars ($7,000) for each such violation.
- Any employer who has received a safety order for a serious violation of any standard, rule, or order or this chapter may be assessed a civil penalty of up to seven thousand dollars ($7,000) for each such violation.
- Any employer who fails to correct a violation for which a safety order has been issued within the period permitted may be assessed a civil penalty of up to seven thousand dollars ($7,000) for each day during which the failure or violation continues.
- Any employer who fails to comply with the posting requirements in this chapter may be assessed a civil penalty of up to seven thousand dollars ($7,000) for each violation.
- Any employer who repeatedly violates any standard, rule, or order or this chapter may be assessed a civil penalty of up to seventy thousand dollars ($70,000) for each violation.
- Any employer who knowingly violates any standard, rule, or order or this chapter, where any such violation cannot reasonably be determined to have contributed to an employee fatality, shall be assessed a civil penalty of not less than five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each violation and may be assessed a civil penalty of up to seventy thousand dollars ($70,000) for each violation.
- An employer who knowingly violates any standard, rule, or order or this chapter, where any such violation can reasonably be determined to have contributed to an employee fatality, shall be assessed a civil penalty of not less than nine thousand four hundred seventy-two dollars ($9,472) for each violation and may be assessed a civil penalty of up to one hundred thirty-two thousand five hundred ninety-eight dollars ($132,598) for each violation.
Youth Employment
Youth employment civil penalties are assessed in accordance with IC 22-2-18.1-30 and IC 22-2-18.1-31. These penalties may be assessed per violation and can vary depending on previous citations by the Youth Employment division.
| Type of Violation | Initial Violation | Second Violation | Third Violation | Fourth and Subsequent Violations |
| Hour Violation (less than 30 minutes) | Warning | $50 | $75 | $100 |
| No Youth Employment Poster | Warning | $50 | $75 | $100 |
| Minors Working More than 6 Days per Week | Warning | $50 | $75 | $100 |
| Failure to Register Minors | Warning | $100 | $200 | $400 |
| Minors Working in Hazardous Occupations | Warning | $100 | $200 | $400 |
| Hour Violations (more than 30 minutes) | Warning | $100 | $200 | $400 |
| Underage Employment | Warning | $100 | $200 | $400 |
| Working During a School day (under 16 only) | Warning | $100 | $200 | $400 |
Wage and Hour
A civil penalty of one thousand dollars ($1,000) may be imposed by the Department of Labor against a placement agency pursuant to IC 22-1-5-19 if any violation is found as the result of an investigation.
Bureau of Mines
Pursuant to IC 22-10-3-10, it is the duty of the board to examine any person applying for a certificate for mine foreman, shot-firer, mine examiner, hoisting engineer, mine electrician, or belt examiner and to issue certificates of competency to the applicants who, upon examination, prove themselves competent and qualified. Applicants for these examinations must pay the bureau of mines and mine safety an examination fee of twenty-five dollars ($25).
In event of loss or destruction of any certificate issued under the mining laws of this state, the board, upon satisfactory proof of such loss or destruction, shall issue a duplicate certificate upon receipt of five dollars ($5). (IC 22-10-3-11)
Per IC 22-10-3-13, "a person may not be employed underground in any coal mine in this state unless the person possesses a certificate of competency issued by the (Bureau of Mines) director, except that a person who does not possess a certificate may be employed to work under the supervision of a person who does possess a certificate for the purpose of becoming qualified to obtain a certificate." A fee of $5 is due at the time of application.