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Indiana has supplemental anti-discrimination laws and work-protection laws, known as specific labor laws, that guarantee each employed individual receives benefits and protection from wrongful discharge. Such laws include minimum wage (meaning that each employee must receive at least $7.25 for each hour worked), state military leave (which allows employed military reserves up to 15 days' paid or unpaid leave depending upon the employer's decision) and jury duty (which means that an employee cannot be terminated if absent from work as a result of jury duty).

The EEOC or private attorney is required by Indiana state law to comply with all state guidelines when pursuing a wrongful discharge claim and is responsible for investigating the situation in which the wrongful discharge allegedly took place. The EEOC or private attorney must also provide mediation to all involved and, if needed, he must file a lawsuit against the employer.