in-20260311-IR-610250625FRA: YOUTH EMPLOYMENT STATUTORY COMPLIANCE CHANGES

TITLE 610 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Final Rule LSA Document #25-625 DIGEST YOUTH EMPLOYMENT STATUTORY COMPLIANCE CHANGES Amends 610 IAC 10-1-6 concerning the definition of “required employer”. Amends 610 IAC 10-3-1 to remove 16- and 17-year-old minors from employer record keeping requirements. Amends 610 IAC 10-5-4 to remove the three-day requirement to update the Youth Employment System. Repeals 610 IAC 10-5-1. Effective 30 days after filing with the publisher. HISTORY Notice of First Public Comment Period: 20251105-IR-610250625FNA Regulatory Analysis submitted with Notice of First Public Comment Period: 20251105-IR-610250625RAA Date of First Hearing: December 8, 2025 60 Day Requirement: 20251231-IR-610250625ARA CITATIONS AFFECTED: 610 IAC 10-1-6; 610 IAC 10-3-1; 610 IAC 10-5-1; 610 IAC 10-5-4 SUMMARY/RESPONSE TO COMMENTS The Department of Labor (department) requested public comment from November 5, 2025, through December 5, 2025, and during the public hearing on December 8, 2025. The department received no comments in response to the Notice of First Public Comment Period. FINAL RULE 610 IAC 10-1-6 "Required employer" defined Sec. 6. "Required employer" means an employer who: 610 IAC 10-3-1 Hours of employment; records Sec. 1. An employer shall maintain records of days and hours worked for all employees under eighteen (18) sixteen (16) years of age in order to verify compliance with IC 22-2-18.1. 610 IAC 10-5-4 Enter and maintain accurate registration; penalties for failure Sec. 4. Each A required employer shall enter and maintain an accurate and up-to-date list of minor employees at each qualifying location by using the online Youth Employment System (YES). Required employers shall update within three (3) business days of the change, any information that has changed regarding qualifying locations, and the names and numbers of minors at each of those locations. Failure to accurately and timely enter and update this information as described in IC 22-2-18.1-26(c) and this rule may result in a warning or civil penalty as set forth in IC 22-2-18.1-30. LSA Document #25-625 Notice of First Public Comment Period: November 5, 2025 60 Day Requirement: December 31, 2025 Approved by Attorney General: February 6, 2026 Approved by Governor: February 9, 2026 Filed with Publisher: February 9, 2026, 4:14 p.m. Documents Incorporated by Reference: None Received by Publisher