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HOUSE
FILE
681
BY
COOLING
,
WILBURN
,
JAMES
,
LEVIN
,
B.
MEYER
,
KONFRST
,
MATSON
,
KRESSIG
,
BAGNIEWSKI
,
MADISON
,
CROKEN
,
R.
JOHNSON
,
AMOS
JR.
,
SRINIVAS
,
EHLERT
,
OLSON
,
SCHOLTEN
,
WESSEL-KROESCHELL
,
and
NIELSEN
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
establishing
a
wage
and
hour
division
in
the
department
1
of
inspections,
appeals,
and
licensing.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
10A.106,
subsection
1,
Code
2025,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
1.
The
department
is
comprised
of
the
administrative
3
hearings
division,
labor
services
division,
wage
and
hour
4
division,
workers’
compensation
division,
and
other
divisions
5
as
appropriate.
6
Sec.
2.
Section
10A.202,
subsection
2,
Code
2025,
is
amended
7
to
read
as
follows:
8
2.
The
department
is
responsible
for
the
administration
of
9
the
laws
of
this
state
under
chapters
88A
,
88B
,
89
,
89A
,
90A
,
10
91A
,
91C
,
91D
,
91E
,
92
,
and
such
other
labor-services
duties
11
assigned
to
the
department
or
director.
12
Sec.
3.
NEW
SECTION
.
10A.1000
Definition.
13
As
used
in
this
subchapter,
“division”
means
the
wage
and
14
hour
division
of
the
department
of
inspections,
appeals,
and
15
licensing.
16
Sec.
4.
NEW
SECTION
.
10A.1001
Wage
and
hour
division
——
17
responsibilities.
18
1.
The
division
is
responsible
for
the
administration
of
19
the
laws
of
this
state
under
chapters
91A,
91D,
and
92,
and
20
such
other
duties
assigned
to
the
division
or
director.
The
21
executive
head
of
the
division
is
the
director.
22
2.
The
division
shall
investigate
reported
violations
of
23
the
laws
it
administers
and
engage
in
statutorily
authorized
24
enforcement
activities
against
violators
of
such
laws,
25
including
pursuing
statutorily
authorized
penalties
and
26
remedies.
The
division
shall
prioritize
such
investigation
27
and
enforcement
over
referral
of
complaints
to
the
federal
28
department
of
labor
or
reliance
on
the
federal
department
of
29
labor
to
enforce
federal
laws
governing
similar
subjects.
30
EXPLANATION
31
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
32
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
33
This
bill
establishes
a
wage
and
hour
division
in
the
34
department
of
inspections,
appeals,
and
licensing.
The
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division
is
responsible
for
the
administration
of
the
laws
of
1
Iowa
under
Code
chapters
91A
(wage
payment
collection),
91D
2
(minimum
wage),
and
92
(child
labor),
and
such
other
duties
3
assigned
to
the
division
or
director
of
the
department.
4
The
bill
requires
the
division
to
investigate
reported
5
violations
of
the
laws
it
administers
and
engage
in
statutorily
6
authorized
enforcement
activities
against
violators
of
such
7
laws.
The
bill
requires
the
division
to
prioritize
such
8
investigation
and
enforcement
over
referral
of
complaints
to
9
the
federal
department
of
labor
or
reliance
on
the
federal
10
department
of
labor
to
enforce
federal
laws
governing
similar
11
subjects.
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