Sec. 25. (a) An income payor that: (1) discharges from employment an obligor; (2) refuses to employ an obligor; (3) takes disciplinary action against an obligor employed by the income payor; or (4) otherwise discriminates against an obligor; because of the existence of an income withholding order or the obligations imposed upon the income payor by the income withholding order, is subject to a penalty not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) payable to the state and recoverable in a civil action. An obligor or the Title IV-D agency may bring an action to enforce a penalty under this subsection. (b) The collection of money under this section does not affect: (1) the obligor's right to damages under IC 24-4.5-5-202 ; or (2) any other legal remedy available to the obligor; because of discharge from employment, refusal of employment, or disciplinary action. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-2-10-20.]
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