Indiana § 5-10-6-1 - Vacation pay and paid holidays; sick leave
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 5-10-6-1 — Vacation pay and paid holidays; sick leave, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 5-10-6-1. Vacation pay and paid holidays; sick leave
Sec. 1. (a) Retroactive to January 1, 1969, employees of the state who are compensated for their services on an hourly basis may be granted a vacation with pay and paid holidays by executive order of the governor.
(b) Employees of the political subdivisions of the state may be granted a vacation with pay, sick leave, paid holidays, and other similar benefits by ordinance of the legislative body of a county, city, town, township, or controlling board of a municipally owned utility, board of directors or regents of a cemetery, or board of trustees of any library district.
(c) Payment of vacation benefits so granted may be made in advance of any vacation taken by such an employee.
Formerly: Acts 1961, c.237, s.1; Acts 1963, c.355, s.1; Acts 1965, c.166, s.1; Acts 1969, c.89, s.1; Acts 1975, P.L.43, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.8-1987, SEC.8; P.L.8-1989, SEC.18.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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