Iowa Legal Updates

Compliance Law Updates Recently Announced:

Last Updated: 4/3/2025

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Iowa Legal Updates:

April 2025

  • Iowa Removes Gender Identity as a Protected Classification Under the Iowa Civil Rights Act–Includes Updated Policy

March 2025

  • Iowa Removes Gender Identity as a Protected Classification Under the Iowa Civil Rights Act–Includes Updated Policy

February 2025

  • Iowa Publishes Final Rule on Procedures for Investigating Wage Claims (effective Feb 12, 2025)
  • Iowa Releases Final Rule on Employer Notification Regarding Hazardous Chemicals (effective Feb 12, 2025)
  • Iowa Amends Rule on Wages and Tips (effective Feb 12, 2025)
  • Iowa Adopts Amended Child Labor Regulations (effective Feb 12, 2025)
  • Iowa Adopts Final Rules on Employer Recordkeeping Obligations (effective Feb 12, 2025)

January 2025

  • Iowa Re-issues Final Rules on Workplace Safety Complaint Retaliation (effective Jan 15, 2025)
  • Iowa Passes Consumer Data Protection Law (effective Jan 01, 2025)

August 2024

  • Iowa Adopts Final Rule on Workplace Injuries and Illnesses Reporting Requirements

September 2023

  • Iowa Amends Abortion Ban

July 2023

  • Iowa Amends Child Labor Laws (effective 07/01/23)

May 2023

  • Iowa Passes Consumer Data Protection Law

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