"Yellow dog" contracts; public policy
Sec. 3. Any undertaking or promise, such as is described in this
section, or any other undertaking or promise in conflict with the
public policy declared in section 2 of this chapter, is hereby declared
to be contrary to the public policy of the state of Indiana, shall not be
enforceable in any court of the state of Indiana, and shall not afford
any basis for the granting of legal or equitable relief by any such
court, including specifically the following: Every undertaking or
promise made after May 22, 1933, whether written or oral, express
or implied, constituting or contained in any contract or agreement of
hiring or employment between any individual, firm, company,
association, limited liability company, or corporation, and any
employee or prospective employee of the same, whereby:
(a) either party to such contract or agreement undertakes or
promises not to join, become, or remain a member of any labor
organization or of any employer organization; or
(b) either party to such contract or agreement undertakes or
promises that he will withdraw from an employment relation in
the event that he joins, becomes, or remains a member of any
labor organization or of any employer organization.
(Formerly: Acts 1933, c.12, s.3.) As amended by P.L.144-1986,
SEC.159; P.L.8-1993, SEC.290.
Last modified: May 27, 2006