91E.1 Definitions. As used in this chapter: 1. “Commissioner” means the labor commissioner, appointed pursuant to section 91.2. 2. “Employee” means a natural person who is employed in this state for wages paid on an hourly basis by an employer. An employee does not include a person engaged in agriculture as defined in section 91A.2 […]
91E.2 Non-English speaking employees — employer obligations. If more than ten percent of an employer’s employees are non-English speaking and speak the same non-English language, the employer shall provide all of the following: 1. a. An interpreter available at the work site for each shift during which non-English speaking employees are employed. b. If a […]
91E.3 Employer recruiting practices. 1. An employer or a representative of an employer who actively recruits non-English speaking residents of other states more than five hundred miles from the place of employment, for employment as employees for wages paid on an hourly basis in this state, must have on file, a copy of which must […]
91E.4 Penalties for violation of recruitment practice requirements. 1. An employer who violates section 91E.3 is subject to a civil penalty of up to one thousand dollars. 2. A corporate officer of an employer who, through repeated violation of section 91E.3, demonstrates a pattern of abusive recruitment practices commits a serious misdemeanor. 3. An employer […]
91E.5 Duties and authority of the commissioner. 1. The commissioner shall adopt rules to implement and enforce this chapter and shall provide further exemptions from the provisions of this chapter where reasonable. 2. In order to carry out the purposes of this chapter, the commissioner or the commissioner’s representative, upon presenting appropriate credentials to the […]
91E.6 Collective bargaining agreements. Compliance with the minimum standards required in this chapter shall not be subject to or considered in collective bargaining. 90 Acts, ch 1134, §7
