Indiana Statutes

§ 22-9-5-21 — Qualification standards, tests, or criteria; defense to discrimination charges; direct threat to health and safety

Indiana § 22-9-5-21
JurisdictionIndiana
Art. 9CIVIL RIGHTS
Ch. 5Employment Discrimination Against Disabled Persons

This text of Indiana § 22-9-5-21 (Qualification standards, tests, or criteria; defense to discrimination charges; direct threat to health and safety) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Indiana primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

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Ind. Code § 22-9-5-21 (2026).

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(a)It may be a defense to a charge of discrimination under this chapter that an alleged application of qualification standards, tests, or selection criteria that screen out or tend to screen out or otherwise deny a job or benefit to an individual with a disability has been shown to be job related and consistent with business necessity, and performance cannot be accomplished by reasonable accommodation, as required under this chapter.
(b)As used in subsection (a), qualification standards may include a requirement that an individual shall not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of other individuals in the workplace.

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Legislative History

As added by P.L.111-1992, SEC.4.

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