# Ind. Code § 22-4-8-4: "Seasonal employment"; "seasonal worker"

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T22_A4_C8_S22-4-8-4

## Section

- **Citation:** Ind. Code § 22-4-8-4
- **Heading:** "Seasonal employment"; "seasonal worker"
- **Jurisdiction:** Indiana
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4 / Chapter 8 / Section 22-4-8-4

## Text

Sec. 4. (a) As used in this article, "seasonal employment" means services performed for a seasonal employer during the seasonal period in the employer's seasonal operations, after the effective date of a seasonal determination with respect to the seasonal employer.

(b) As used in this article, "seasonal worker" means an individual who:

(1) has been employed by a seasonal employer in seasonal employment during a regularly recurring period or periods of less than twenty-six (26) weeks in a calendar year for all seasonal periods, as determined by the department;

(2) has been hired for a specific temporary seasonal period as determined by the department; and

(3) has been notified in writing at the time hired, or immediately following the seasonal determination by the department, whichever is later:

(A) that the individual is performing services in seasonal employment for a seasonal employer; and

(B) that the individual's employment is limited to the beginning and ending dates of the employer's seasonal period as determined by the department.

As added by P.L.228-1983, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.18-1987, SEC.29.

## Nearby sections

- [Ind. Code § 22-4-8-1 Definition](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T22_A4_C8_S22-4-8-1.md)
- [Ind. Code § 22-4-8-2 Services included](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T22_A4_C8_S22-4-8-2.md)
- [Ind. Code § 22-4-8-3 Services not included; determination of status](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T22_A4_C8_S22-4-8-3.md)
- [Ind. Code § 22-4-8-3.5 Services not included; owner-operator of motor vehicle](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T22_A4_C8_S22-4-8-3.5.md)
- [Ind. Code § 22-4-8-3.6 Services not included; certain drive away operations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T22_A4_C8_S22-4-8-3.6.md)
- [Ind. Code § 22-4-8-4 "Seasonal employment"; "seasonal worker"](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T22_A4_C8_S22-4-8-4.md)
- [Ind. Code § 22-4-8-5 Considerations for determining employment status](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T22_A4_C8_S22-4-8-5.md)
- [Ind. Code § 22-4-8-6 Considerations for determining if services constitute employment](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T22_A4_C8_S22-4-8-6.md)

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