Iowa Code § 91A.1
Short title
This chapter shall be known and may be referred to as the “Iowa Wage Payment Collection Law”.
Iowa Code Chapter 91A — Wage Payment Collection
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Provisions
Iowa Code § 91A.2
Definitions
As used in this chapter: 1. “Days” means calendar days. 2. “Director” means the director of the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing. 3. a. “Employee” means a natural person who is employed in this state for wages by an employer. Employee also includes a commission salesperson who takes orders or performs…
Iowa Code § 91A.3
Mode of payment
1. An employer shall pay all wages due its employees, less any lawful deductions specified in section 91A.5, at least in monthly, semimonthly, or biweekly installments on regular paydays which are at consistent intervals from each other and which are designated in advance by the employer. However, if any of these wages…
Iowa Code § 91A.4
Employment suspension or termination — how wages are paid
When the employment of an employee is suspended or terminated, the employer shall pay all wages earned, less any lawful deductions specified in section 91A.5 by the employee up to the time of the suspension or termination not later than the next regular payday for the pay period in which the wages were earned as provid…
Iowa Code § 91A.5
Deductions from wages
1. An employer shall not withhold or divert any portion of an employee’s wages unless: a. The employer is required or permitted to do so by state or federal law or by order of a court of competent jurisdiction; or b. The employer has written authorization from the employee to so deduct for any lawful purpose accruing t…
Iowa Code § 91A.5A
Holiday time off Veterans Day
1. An employer shall provide each employee who is a veteran, as defined in section 35.1, with holiday time off for Veterans Day, November 11, if the employee would otherwise be required to work on that day, as provided in this section. 2. An employer, in complying with this section, shall have the discretion of providi…
Iowa Code § 91A.5B
Treatment of adoptive parent employees
1. For purposes of this section, “adoption” means the permanent placement in this state of a child by the department of health and human services, by a licensed agency under chapter 238, by an agency that meets the provisions of the interstate compact in section 232.158, or by a person making an independent placement a…
Iowa Code § 91A.6
Notice and recordkeeping requirements
1. An employer shall after being notified by the director pursuant to subsection 2: a. Notify its employees in writing at the time of hiring what wages and regular paydays are designated by the employer. b. Notify, at least one pay period prior to the initiation of any changes, its employees of any changes in the arran…
Iowa Code § 91A.7
Wage disputes
If there is a dispute between an employer and employee concerning the amount of wages or expense reimbursement due, the employer shall, without condition and pursuant to section 91A.3, pay all wages conceded to be due and reimburse all expenses conceded to be due, less any lawful deductions specified in section 91A.5.…
Iowa Code § 91A.8
Damages recoverable by an employee
When it has been shown that an employer has intentionally failed to pay an employee wages or reimburse expenses pursuant to section 91A.3, whether as the result of a wage dispute or otherwise, the employer shall be liable to the employee for any wages or expenses that are so intentionally failed to be paid or reimburse…
Iowa Code § 91A.9
General powers and duties of the director
1. The director shall administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter. The director may hold hearings and investigate charges of violations of this chapter. 2. The director may, consistent with due process of law, enter any place of employment to inspect records concerning wages and payrolls, to question the empl…
Iowa Code § 91A.10
Settlement of claims and suits for wages prohibition against discharge of employee
1. Upon the written complaint of the employee involved, the director may determine whether wages have not been paid and may constitute an enforceable claim. If for any reason the director decides not to make such determination, the director shall so notify the complaining employee within fourteen days of receipt of the…
Iowa Code § 91A.11
Wage claims brought under reciprocity
1. The director may enter into reciprocal agreements with the labor department or corresponding agency of any other state or its representatives for the collection in such other states of claims or judgments for wages and other demands based upon claims assigned to the director. 2. The director may, to the extent provi…
Iowa Code § 91A.12
Civil penalties
1. Any employer who violates the provisions of this chapter or the rules promulgated under it shall be subject to a civil money penalty of not more than five hundred dollars per pay period for each violation. The director may recover such civil money penalty according to the provisions of subsections 2 through 5. Any c…
Iowa Code § 91A.13
Travel time to worksite — when compensable
Unless a collective bargaining agreement provides otherwise, an employee is not entitled to compensation for the time that an employee spends traveling to and from the worksite on transportation provided by the employer, when during that time, the employee performs no work, the transportation is provided by the employe…
Iowa Code § 91A.14
Former employees
The rights and obligations outlined in this chapter continue until they are fulfilled, even though the employer-employee relationship has been severed.
Iowa Code § 91A.15
Franchisor-franchisee relationship
1. For purposes of this section, “franchisee” and “franchisor” mean the same as defined in section 523H.1. 2. For purposes of this chapter, a franchisor shall not be considered to be an employer of a franchisee or of an employee of a franchisee unless any of the following conditions apply: a. The franchisor has agreed…