Who needs an unemployment insurance account, new hire reporting and workers’ compensation in Indiana?
Issued by Indiana Department of Workforce Development (Uplink Employer Self Service); Indiana New Hire Reporting Center; Worker’s Compensation Board of Indiana, at step 6 of 6 in the opening sequence: before the first hire.
Every kind of business in Indiana
The Indiana table lists this for every kind of business.
Workers’ compensation insurance is required for every employer from the first employee, with no minimum headcount, and the Board fines uninsured employers. Register with DWD once wages are paid, and report each new hire within 20 days.
Checked Oct 21, 2026 against the agency’s page.
Step 6 of 6: Before the first hire
1Set up the business
2Register for tax
3Approve the space
4Get the permits for your kind of business
5Alcohol permits
6Before the first hire
Issued by Indiana Department of Workforce Development (Uplink Employer Self Service); Indiana New Hire Reporting Center; Worker’s Compensation Board of Indiana.
Sources and dates
Department of Workforce Development employer pages (2026 new employer rate and wage base); Indiana Code 22-3-2 (Worker’s Compensation Act); Indiana New Hire Reporting Center. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required for every employer from the first employee, with no minimum headcount, and the Board fines uninsured employers.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required for every employer from the first employee, with no minimum headcount, and the Board fines uninsured employers.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required for every employer from the first employee, with no minimum headcount, and the Board fines uninsured employers.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required for every employer from the first employee, with no minimum headcount, and the Board fines uninsured employers.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required for every employer from the first employee, with no minimum headcount, and the Board fines uninsured employers.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required for every employer from the first employee, with no minimum headcount, and the Board fines uninsured employers.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required for every employer from the first employee, with no minimum headcount, and the Board fines uninsured employers.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required for every employer from the first employee, with no minimum headcount, and the Board fines uninsured employers.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required for every employer from the first employee, with no minimum headcount, and the Board fines uninsured employers.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required for every employer from the first employee, with no minimum headcount, and the Board fines uninsured employers.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required for every employer from the first employee, with no minimum headcount, and the Board fines uninsured employers.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required for every employer from the first employee, with no minimum headcount, and the Board fines uninsured employers.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required for every employer from the first employee, with no minimum headcount, and the Board fines uninsured employers.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required for every employer from the first employee, with no minimum headcount, and the Board fines uninsured employers.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required for every employer from the first employee, with no minimum headcount, and the Board fines uninsured employers.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required for every employer from the first employee, with no minimum headcount, and the Board fines uninsured employers.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required for every employer from the first employee, with no minimum headcount, and the Board fines uninsured employers.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required for every employer from the first employee, with no minimum headcount, and the Board fines uninsured employers.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required for every employer from the first employee, with no minimum headcount, and the Board fines uninsured employers.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required for every employer from the first employee, with no minimum headcount, and the Board fines uninsured employers.
Indiana Department of Workforce Development (Uplink Employer Self Service); Indiana New Hire Reporting Center; Worker’s Compensation Board of Indiana.
Step 6 of 6, before the first hire. The steps before it: set up the business, register for tax, approve the space, get the permits for your kind of business and alcohol permits.
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