Iowa Administrative Code

and preserve records containing all the information and data required by subrule 234.1(1), except paragraphs 234.1(1)“c” and “d,” and, in addition, the basis on which wages are paid in sufficient detail to permit calculation for each pay period of the employee’s total remuneratio…

wage provisions of the Iowa minimum wage Act shall post and keep posted a notice explaining the Act, as prescribed by the director, in conspicuous places in every establishment where such employees are employed so as to permit them to readily observe a copy. Source: 29 CFR 516.4.…

at least three years from the last date of entry, all payroll or other records containing the employee information and data required under any of the applicable rules. Source: 29 CFR 516.6. [ARC 8748C, IAB 1/8/25, effective 2/12/25; Editorial change: IAC Supplement 7/9/25]

234.5(1) Supplementary basic records. Each employer required to maintain records under this chapter shall preserve for a period of at least two years basic employment and earnings records. From the date of last entry, all basic time and earning cards or sheets on which are entere…

234.6(1) With respect to each tipped employee whose wages are determined pursuant to the definition of “wage” in Iowa Code section 91D.1(1)“c,” the employer shall maintain and preserve payroll or other records containing all the information and data otherwise required and the fol…

234.7(1) Definitions. “Industrial homework,” as used in this rule, means the production by any person in or about a home, apartment, tenement, or room in a residential establishment of goods for an employer who suffers or permits production, regardless of the source (whether obta…

not use more than 500 days of agricultural labor in any quarter of the preceding calendar year unless it can be reasonably anticipated that more than 500 days of agricultural labor will be used in at least one calendar quarter of the current calendar year. The 500-day test includ…

chapter shall excuse any party from complying with any recordkeeping or reporting requirement imposed by any other federal, state, or local law, ordinance, regulation or rule. [ARC 8748C, IAB 1/8/25, effective 2/12/25; Editorial change: IAC Supplement 7/9/25] These rules are inte…

“Director” means the director of the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing or the director’s designee. “The Act” means Iowa Code chapter 91A. [ARC 8682C, IAB 12/25/24, effective 1/29/25; Editorial change: IAC Supplement 7/9/25]

against any employee because the employee has: 1. Filed any complaint under or related to the Act; 2. Assigned a wage claim to the director; 3. Instituted or caused to be instituted any proceeding under or related to the Act; 4. Cooperated in bringing any action against an employ…

236.3(1) Wage discrimination occurs when an employer engages in adverse action because the employee engaged in a protected activity. An employee’s engagement in activities protected by the Act does not automatically render the employee immune from adverse action dictated by nonpr…

employee because the employee has filed a wage claim or asserted in good faith rights covered by the Act are prohibited. [ARC 8682C, IAB 12/25/24, effective 1/29/25; Editorial change: IAC Supplement 7/9/25]

because the employee has cooperated in bringing any action against an employer related to the Act is prohibited. Protection under the Act would extend to any statements given in the course of judicial, quasi- judicial, and administrative proceedings, including inspections, invest…

236.6(1) Any employee who believes that discrimination in violation of Iowa Code section 91A.10(5) has occurred may, within 30 days after the violation occurs, lodge a complaint with the director alleging the violation. No particular form is required. If, as a result of the inves…

236.7(1) Upon receipt of all requested information, the director may determine the employee’s complaint alleging discharge or discrimination is enforceable and notify the employee of that determination. 236.7(2) Upon a determination that the employee’s complaint alleging discharg…

“Director” means the director of the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing or the director’s designee. “Filing date” means the date a document is postmarked by the U.S. Postal Service, if the document is filed by mailing and the U.S. postmark is legible. For a documen…

92 is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 per violation as set forth in this rule. 240.11(1) Counting the number of violations. a. Each day that a child works too many hours, works at a prohibited time, or works in a prohibited occupation is a separate violation. …

240.12(1) Notice of civil penalty. The director shall serve a notice of proposed civil penalty by certified mail or in a manner consistent with service of original notice under the Iowa Rules of Civil Procedure with a 15-day grace period before issuing the notice. The notice shal…

this rule. 240.5(1) Cleaning products that require personal protective equipment. Prior to allowing a 14- or 15- year-old to use cleaning products that require personal protective equipment, the employer shall submit to the director the following: a. The safety data sheets of all…

this rule. 240.6(1) Definitions. “Light assembly work” means assembling with nonpower hand tools and does not include welding. “Properly licensed” means a minor who holds a current license from the National Pool and Waterpark Lifeguard Training Program in one of the following pro…

this rule. 240.8(1) “Work activities in or about plants or establishments manufacturing or storing explosives or articles containing explosive components” means: a. All activities in or about any plant or establishment (other than retail establishments or plants or establishments…

this rule. “Incidental” means not a primary activity of the minor. “Intermittent and for short periods of time” may vary depending on the degree and type of hazard. The frequency and duration of an activity shall make it clear the employee is a learner rather than a production wo…

These rules apply to employers whose total employment of employees paid on an hourly basis in this state exceeds 100. [ARC 8753C, IAB 1/8/25, effective 2/12/25; Editorial change: IAC Supplement 7/9/25]

clarifications or additions: “Act” means the non-English speaking employee services Act, Iowa Code chapter 91E. “Applicant” means an employer, employee, or non-English speaking employee as those terms are defined in the Act. “Business day” means those days an office is open and s…

covered by these rules: 245.3(1) The hours of work. 245.3(2) The hourly wage. 245.3(3) All mandatory and elective benefits. 245.3(4) The job duties. 245.3(5) The safety and health risks of the job and appropriate methods of protection. 245.3(6) Information and training on hazardo…

245.4(1) Referral agent available. The employer provides to employees at each work site the name of the person who is designated as having the primary responsibility as the referral agent. The information shall be provided in the language of the non-English speaking employees. 24…

245.5(1) An applicant desiring an exemption may file a written application with the director that shall include: a. The name, address and telephone number of the applicant; b. The address or location of the work site affected; c. A description of the operation or type of work sit…

245.6(1) Inspections shall take place at the times and places directed by the commissioner. 245.6(2) Inspections may be conducted without prior notice. 245.6(3) The commissioner may interview persons at the work site and utilize other reasonable inspection techniques including bu…

the director will issue a notice of violation to the employer and propose a civil penalty that shall be sent to the employer by certified mail. The employer has 14 calendar days from receipt of the notice of violation or proposed civil penalty to inform the director by mail of th…

covered by Iowa Code chapter 90A. [ARC 8835C, IAB 1/22/25, effective 2/26/25; Editorial change: IAC Supplement 7/9/25]

“Commissioner” means the state commissioner of athletics, who is also the director of the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing, or the director’s designee. “Physician” includes a physician associate unless otherwise noted. “Professional wrestling” is an exhibition in…

250.3(1) A match between persons of the opposite sex; 250.3(2) A match between more than two contestants; or 250.3(3) A match with a contestant who is younger than 18 years of age. [ARC 8835C, IAB 1/22/25, effective 2/26/25; Editorial change: IAC Supplement 7/9/25]

than a professional wrestling event, to the commissioner on the form provided by the commissioner at least 60 days prior to the event but not more than six months prior to the event. The advance notice includes: 250.4(1) The date, time, type, and location of the event; 250.4(2) T…

match, or wrestling match only if the commissioner has issued an event license. 250.5(1) Application. The promoter shall submit a completed application for a license on the form provided by the commissioner. a. For a professional wrestling event, the application shall be submitte…

for subrules 250.6(1) through 250.6(6). All other promoters are responsible for each of the following: 250.6(1) Ensure compliance with Iowa Code chapter 90A and applicable rules. 250.6(2) Ensure that the referees are familiar with and enforce the rules. 250.6(3) Be responsible fo…

a report and pay all taxes due from the event. The report is submitted on the form provided by the commissioner and includes the promoter’s business name, name of a contact for the promoter, date of the event, event license number, location of the event, each price for which tick…

in uniform rule proceedings. The following are additions to and expansions of the definitions found in 7—Chapter 2500 and applicable to 7—Chapters 2501 through 2506: “Custodian” means an agency that owns and exercises control over public records. The originating agency, if any, i…

except for a championship match that may not exceed 15 rounds. Three minutes of boxing will constitute a round, or, by special permission of the commissioner, two minutes. There will be a rest period of one minute between rounds. [ARC 8839C, IAB 1/22/25, effective 2/26/25; Editor…

their handlers. If a glove breaks or a string becomes untied during the bout, the referee will instruct the timekeeper to take time out while the glove is being adjusted. [ARC 8839C, IAB 1/22/25, effective 2/26/25; Editorial change: IAC Supplement 7/9/25]

contestants shall be of contrasting colors. Male contestants shall wear a foul proof protective cup. Female contestants shall wear foul proof pelvic area protection and breast protection. [ARC 8839C, IAB 1/22/25, effective 2/26/25; Editorial change: IAC Supplement 7/9/25]

strong-smelling liniment by a contestant in a bout will not be permitted. [ARC 8839C, IAB 1/22/25, effective 2/26/25; Editorial change: IAC Supplement 7/9/25] 481—251.13(90A) “Down.” A boxer will be deemed down when: 1. Any part of the boxer’s body other than the boxer’s feet is …

1. Hitting below the belt or after the bell has ended the round. 2. Hitting an opponent who is down or who is getting up after being down. 3. Holding an opponent or deliberately maintaining a clinch. 4. Holding an opponent with one hand and hitting with the other hand. 5. Butting…

points from the contestant’s score for the round in which the foul is committed. If, in the referee’s judgment, the foul is of a serious nature or intentionally inflicted, the referee may award the bout to the contestant who was fouled. [ARC 8839C, IAB 1/22/25, effective 2/26/25;…

[Pounds] Flyweight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Bantamweight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Featherweight . . . .…