Labor & Business Relations – week of Feb. 24, 2014
HF 2172 – PERB Electronic Filing and Notice System HF 2199 – IWD Voluntary Shared Work Program FLOOR ACTION: HF 2172 amends section 20.24 of the Code of Iowa to allow the Public Employment Relations...
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SF 2295 – Wage Theft FLOOR ACTION: SF 2295 puts the burden of proof on the employer to establish the legality of deductions from employee wages and requires an employer to obtain written...
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HF 2172 – PERB Electronic Notice HF 2199 – IWD Federal Conformity for Voluntary Shared Work Program HF 2172 amends Iowa Code section 20.24 to allow the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) to...
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SF 39 – Wage theft SSB 1151 — Minimum wage increase COMMITTEE ACTION: SF 39 puts the burden on the employer to establish the legality of deductions from employee wages and requires that the employer...
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SF 18 – Reasonable accommodations for employees (pregnancy or childbirth) SF 269 – Minimum wage increase SF 270 – Wage theft SSB 1087 – Political affiliations on PERB FLOOR ACTION: SF 269 increases...
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SSB 1004 – Payroll Debit Cards SSB 1237 – Disconnection Devices for Distributed Electric Generation Facilities COMMITTEE ACTION: SSB 1004 relates to the payment of wages by debit card or pay card. As...
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SF 460 - Payroll Debit Cards FLOOR ACTION: SF 460 relates to the payment of wages by debit card or pay card. The bill requires an employee voluntarily to agree in writing or electronically to accept...
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HF 259 – Exclusion from Coverage in Workers’ Compensation HF 286 – Direct Deposit of Wages HF 397 – Occasional Work for Child Labor Law FLOOR AND COMMITTEE ACTION: HF 259 provides that the Workers’...
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HF 548 – Disconnection Devices for Distributed Generation FLOOR ACTION: HF 548 requires the Iowa Utilities Board to adopt administrative rules relating to the safety of distributed electric...
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HF 397 – Occasional Work for Child Labor FLOOR ACTION: HF 397 relates to the child labor law and defines “occasional” in Iowa Code. As amended, the bill removes schools and local workforce offices...
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