http://www.elinfonet.com/starticles/16 Articles discussing workplace law in Iowa. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:02:54 EST en-us http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?stateID=3845 Article: 3845 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST webmaster@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) An invasion-of-privacy claim against an insurance agent brought by his former employee should proceed even where the surveillance camera in the workplace’s unisex bathroom was faulty, the Iowa Supreme Court has ruled. Koeppel v. Speirs, No. 08-1927. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?stateID=3014 Article: 3014 Tue, 30 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST webmaster@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) New legislation requiring employers to provide notice of business closings and mass layoffs or face penalties for failing to do so has been enacted in Iowa. The “Iowa Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act” (House File 681) was signed into law by Iowa Governor Chester Culver on March 22, 2010, and will become effective July 1, 2010. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?stateID=1661 Article: 1661 Thu, 31 Aug 2006 00:00:00 EST webmaster@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) Earlier this month, the Iowa Supreme Court reinvigorated the wrongful discharge lawsuit of an employee who lost her job after concededly testing positive for marijuana. Her winning argument? Her employer failed to follow Iowa law by ensuring that she received a copy of a compliant employee drug testing policy before she was tested. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?stateID=771 Article: 771 Tue, 15 Apr 2003 00:00:00 EST webmaster@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) In a decision that could influence courts in other jurisdictions to take a broader look at entitlements under workers' compensation statutes, the Iowa Supreme Court had held that an employer is required to provide a severely injured employee with a laptop computer as an "appliance" for treatment.