Providing for a veterans’ benefits and services poster for employers to display in the workplace and providing penalties

The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. This bill requires the labor commissioner to consult with the Iowa department of veterans affairs to create a veterans’ benefits and services poster for employers, as defined in the bill, to display in the workplace. The bill requires the commissioner, in coordination with the department, to make the poster available to employers. The bill specifies the minimum content of the poster. The bill requires every employer to display the poster in a conspicuous place accessible to employees in the workplace. An employer who violates the bill is subject to a civil penalty of $100 for a first offense and $500 for a subsequent offense. The commissioner may commence an action in the district court to enforce payment of a civil penalty.