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A Wage Claim

Iowa Code § 91A.10 — a written complaint to the labor director within one year of the wages coming due

  • On an employee's written complaint, the director may decide whether wages went unpaid and take an assignment of the claim to recover them, with liquidated damages.
  • The director does not accept a complaint more than one year after the wages became due.
  • If the director decides not to act, the employee is told within 14 days.
  • Iowa Code § 91A.10
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Retaliation. An employer may not fire or discriminate against an employee for filing a complaint, assigning a claim, suing, or helping another's case. A complaint of retaliation goes to the director within 30 days.

  • Iowa Code § 91A.10
Sources for this section (1)
  1. Iowa Code § 91A.10 — Settlement of claims and suits for wages — prohibition against discharge of employee

Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Iowa attorney.

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