Bills › 90th General Assembly
Relating to enforcement of the Iowa wage payment collection law
Topics:Jobs & workers
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedApril 10, 2023
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary The labor commissioner will now make investigating unpaid wages a top priority. Instead of waiting for a written complaint, the commissioner can start an investigation on their own or use anonymous tips. This change also requires the commissioner to take certain enforcement actions rather than just choosing whether or not to do them.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to Code chapter 91A, the Iowa wage payment collection law. The bill requires the labor commissioner to place a high priority on investigation of possible violations of Code chapter 91A and enforcement of Code chapter 91A. The bill strikes language providing that the commissioner shall only enter a workplace to determine whether Code chapter 91A has been violated in response to a written complaint. The bill provides that the commissioner may make a determination on whether Code chapter 91A has been violated based upon the commissioner’s own investigation and may initiate an investigation based on an anonymous complaint or without receipt of a complaint. The bill modifies various provisions relating to enforcement of Code chapter 91A by making specified actions by the commissioner mandatory rather than discretionary.