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Payment of wages: Iowa

This guide provides HR and payroll professionals with compliance guidance regarding Iowa wage payment requirements, including the definition of wages, wage payment methods, pay frequency and lag time, pay deductions, pay statements, pay rate notices, final pay, noncompliance penalties, wage theft, deceased employee wages, and unclaimed wages.

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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 HR and payroll professionals with compliance guidance regarding Iowa wage payment requirements, including those pertaining to the definition of wages, wage payment methods, pay frequency and lag time, pay deductions, pay statements, pay rate notices, final pay, noncompliance penalties, wage theft, deceased employee wages and unclaimed wages.

In this guide, learn about:

  • Definition of wages
  • Wage payment methods
    • Cash or check
    • Direct deposit
    • Payroll debit cards
  • Pay frequency and lag time
  • Pay deductions
    • Permitted deductions
    • Prohibited deductions
  • Pay statements
    • Electronic option
  • Pay rate notices
  • Final pay
    • Voluntary termination
    • Involuntary termination
    • Accrued time
  • Noncompliance penalties
  • Wage theft
  • Deceased employee wages
  • Unclaimed wages
    • Required reports
    • Notices to employees
  • Future developments

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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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