§ 5-16-6-1 — Contract provisions; antidiscrimination clauses

Indiana § 5-16-6-1

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 5: STATE AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATION
• Art. 16: PUBLIC WORKS
• Ch. 6: Discrimination by Contractors and Subcontractors

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Every contract for or on behalf of the state of
Indiana or any of the municipal corporations thereof, for the
construction, alteration, or repair of any public building or public work
in the state of Indiana shall contain provisions by which the contractor
agrees:
(a) That in the hiring of employees for the performance of work
under this contract or any subcontract hereunder, no contractor, or
subcontractor, nor any person acting on behalf of such contractor or
subcontractor, shall, by reason of race, religion, color, sex, national
origin or ancestry, discriminate against any citizen of the state of
Indiana who is qualified and available to perform the work to which the
employment relates;
(b) That no contractor, subcontractor, nor any person on his behalf
shall, in any manner, discriminate against or intimidate any employee
hired for the performance of work under this contract on account of
race, religion, color, sex, national origin or ancestry;
(c) That there may be deducted from the amount payable to the
contractor by the state of Indiana or by any municipal corporation
thereof, under this contract, a penalty of five dollars ($5.00) for each
person for each calendar day during which such person was
discriminated against or intimidated in violation of the provisions of
the contract; and
(d) That this contract may be cancelled or terminated by the state of
Indiana or by any municipal corporation thereof, and all money due or
to become due hereunder may be forfeited, for a second or any
subsequent violation of the terms or conditions of this section of the
contract.
Formerly: Acts 1933, c.270, s.1; Acts 1975, P.L.27,
SEC.2.