Four People First Bills Introduced!
Iowa House
HF 26 REPEALING OFFICIAL ENGLISH
- Repeals provisions making English the official language of Iowa
HF 27 IOWA CLEAN ELECTIONS
- Establishes the Iowa Clean Elections Act
- Establishes an income tax check-off, rules for candidates and other provisions related to the public financing of elections
HF 28 ELECTRONIC VOTER REGISTRATION
- Authorizes electronic voter registration at the Secretary of State site
- Includes registration requirements
- Requires the SS number to verify information
- Includes provisions on first-time voters and on penalties
Iowa Senate
SF 39 WAGE PAYMENT REQUIREMENTS & PROTECTIONS
- Gives the employer the burden of establishing that a deduction from employees’ wages is lawful
- Requires that the employer get written notice in advance
- Requires that employers must give written notice to employees on wage calculations if wages are determined on by the piece, mile or load
- Establishes a rebuttable presumption that an employer did not pay the minimum wage if the employer does not maintain proper payroll records
- Requires employers to mail, or to have at the place of business, statements regarding the employee’s hours and wages
- Requires an employer who gives employees an electronic statement to give employees free and unrestricted access to print out the statement
- Makes employers liable for unpaid wages or expenses plus liquidated damages, court costs and attorney fees, regardless of whether violations are intentional or not
- Retaliation: Establishes additional protections against retaliatory actions, including civil actions and penalties from the Labor Commissioner
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