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Iowa Code § 91A.3 — regular paydays no more than 12 days after the pay period ends

  • An employer pays wages at least monthly, semimonthly or biweekly, on regular paydays at consistent intervals designated in advance.
  • A payday may not be more than 12 days, excluding Sundays and legal holidays, after the end of the period in which the wages were earned.
  • An employer and employee may vary this by a written agreement kept as a record.
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An employer that intentionally fails to pay wages owes the wages, liquidated damages, court costs and attorney fees; otherwise it owes the unpaid wages, costs and attorney fees.

Sources for this section (2)
  1. Iowa Code § 91A.3 — Mode of payment
  2. Iowa Code § 91A.8 — Damages recoverable by an 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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