Indiana preemployment screening and testing: HR compliance guide

Building a compliant, high‑quality hiring process starts with mastering Indiana’s preemployment screening rules.

Our guide gives HR professionals a clear, practical overview of Indiana’s requirements for background checks and other forms of applicant screening—including ban‑the‑box laws, fair chance practices, credit check restrictions, preemployment drug testing, and physical fitness or medical testing—so you can reduce hiring risks, strengthen talent decisions, and maintain full legal compliance throughout recruitment.

In this guide, learn about:

• Background Checks
  • Negligent Hiring
  • Education and Employment Verification
  • Ban the Box and Fair Chance Laws
  • Mandatory Criminal Background Checks
  • Sealed Criminal Records
• Credit Checks
• Employment Eligibility Verification
• Drug and Alcohol Testing
  • Medical Marijuana
  • Recreational Marijuana
• Medical and Physical Fitness Testing
  • HIV/AIDS Testing
  • Genetic Testing
• Aptitude and Ability Testing
• Social Media and Internet Searches
• Polygraph Tests
• Other Types of Screening
• Future Developments

Federal law and guidance on this subject should be reviewed together with this section.

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