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Read. Follow. Verify.Indiana Bill Exempts Personal Employee Disputes from Labor Injunction Limits to Allow Workplace Violence Restraining Orders
Last action · January 8, 2026: First reading: referred to Committee on Employment, Labor and PensionsSponsors: Wendy Dant Chesser and 1 other
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What This Bill Proposed
Indiana House Bill 1404 allows employers or employees to seek workplace violence restraining orders for personal disputes between coworkers without being restricted by labor dispute limits, effective July 1, 2026.
Employees involved in personal conflicts outside of s gain a direct legal path to obtain protective court orders against workplace violence that labor laws previously restricted.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Employees
Employees involved in personal disputes can seek workplace violence restraining orders without being blocked by labor injunction limits.
Employers
Employers operating under labor dispute rules gain clarity regarding their ability to address personal employee conflicts involving violence or threats.
Key Facts
- The chapter regarding limitations on the issuance of injunctions for labor disputes is amended to add section IC 22-6-1-0.5.
- The restrictions do not apply to cases brought under IC 34-26-6 to protect an employee from unlawful violence or a credible threat of violence.
- The exemption applies solely to disputes arising between two employees over their own personal controversy.
- The dispute must not involve claims governed by a collective bargaining agreement.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Jan 8, 2026HouseIntroducedFirst reading: referred to Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions
- Jan 8, 2026HouseCoauthored by Representative Clere
- Jan 8, 2026HouseAuthored by Representative Dant Chesser
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 40)
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
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