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Other leaves: Iowa

This guide provides an in‑depth review of Iowa leave requirements, including drinking and driving class leave, jury duty leave, witness duty leave, voting leave, elected official leave, emergency responder leave, military leave, and Veterans Day leave.

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by Stuart R. Buttrick, Taylor L. Lindauer, Lindsey M. Hogan, Alexander E. Preller, Stacey Smiricky and Aaron T. Vance, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Summary

This guide provides an in-depth review of Iowa leave requirements. Iowa requires covered employers to provide drinking and driving class leave, jury duty leave, witness duty leave, voting leave, elected official leave, emergency responder leave and Veterans Day leave.

In this guide, learn about:

  • Leaves of absence
  • Family and medical leave
    • Pregnancy disability leave
  • Drinking and driving class leave
  • Jury duty leave
  • Witness duty leave
  • Voting leave
  • Elected official leave
  • Emergency responder leave
  • Military leave
  • Veterans Day leave
  • Training
  • Future developments

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Jurisdiction: Iowa

Latest updates

Updated to reflect law requiring equal treatment for adoptive parents, effective July 1, 2025.

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Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath is an international law firm headquartered in the United States with locations from coast to coast and in the United Kingdom and China. They have a broad range of practice areas and support various industries such as financial services, technology and health and life sciences.

Faegre Drinker has an extensive labor and employment practice that helps employers manage the employment relationship and comply with labor and employment laws and regulations. Their areas of expertise include HR and compliance, litigation, immigration and global mobility, labor relations and workforce safety.

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