Section 84C.1 – Title.

84C.1 Title. This chapter shall be known as the “Iowa Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act”. 2010 Acts, ch 1085, §1

Section 84C.2 – Definitions.

84C.2 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter: 1. “Aggrieved employee” means an employee who has worked for the employer ordering the business closing or mass layoff and who, as a result of the failure by the employer to comply with section 84C.3, did not receive timely notice either directly or through the employee’s representative. […]

Section 84C.3 – Notice — requirements.

84C.3 Notice — requirements. 1. a. An employer who plans a business closing or a mass layoff shall not order such action until the end of a thirty-day period which begins after the employer serves written notice of such action to the affected employees or their representatives and to the department. However, if an applicable […]

Section 84C.4 – Notice — exemptions, special circumstances, wages in lieu of notice.

84C.4 Notice — exemptions, special circumstances, wages in lieu of notice. 1. Strike or lockout. If a business closing or mass layoff constitutes a strike or constitutes a lockout not intended to evade the requirements of this chapter, notice is not required to be given by the employer. This chapter does not require an employer […]

Section 84C.5 – Enforcement and penalties.

84C.5 Enforcement and penalties. 1. The department shall adopt rules pursuant to and consistent with chapter 17A regarding investigations to determine whether an employer has violated any provisions of this chapter. A determination by the department that a violation has occurred shall be considered final agency action under chapter 17A. 2. An employer who violates […]