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IA Code § 93.2 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION|Chapter 93 - MARKETPLACE CONTRACTORS|Section 93.2 - Marketplace contractors as independent contractors — retroactivity.

93.2 Marketplace contractors as independent contractors — retroactivity.   1. A marketplace contractor shall be treated as an independent contractor, and not an employee of a marketplace platform, for all purposes under state or local law, including but not limited to chapters 87 and 96, if the following conditions are met:   a. The marketplace contractor and marketplace platform agree in writing that the marketplace contractor is engaged as an independent contractor and not an employee of the marketplace platform.   b. The marketplace platform does not unilaterally prescribe specific hours during which the marketplace contractor must be available to accept service requests submitted through the marketplace platform’s digital network.   c. The marketplace platform does not prohibit the marketplace contractor from engaging in outside employment or performing services through other marketplace platforms.   d. The marketplace contractor bears its own expenses incurred in performing services.   2. For services performed by a marketplace contractor prior to July 1, 2018, a marketplace contractor shall be treated as an independent contractor and not an employee of a marketplace platform for all purposes under state or local law, including but not limited to chapters 87 and 96, if the conditions set forth in subsection 1 were satisfied at the time the services were performed.   3. When providing services that require an Iowa license, the marketplace contractor shall be responsible for obtaining the Iowa license and making such license available to the individuals or entities for whom the marketplace contractor is providing services.   4. This section shall not apply to any of the following:   a. Services performed by an individual in the employ of a governmental entity or Indian tribe, but only if the services are excluded from employment as defined in the Federal Unemployment Tax Act, 26 U.S.C. §3301 – 3311, solely by reason of section 3306(c)(7) of that Act.   b. Services performed by an individual in the employ of a religious, charitable, educational, or other organization, but only if the services are excluded from employment as defined in the Federal Unemployment Tax Act, 26 U.S.C. §3301 – 3311, solely by reason of section 3306(c)(8) of that Act.   c. Services performed by a real estate broker or a real estate salesperson licensed pursuant to chapter 543B.  2018 Acts, ch 1069, §2
IA Code § 94A.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION|Chapter 94A - EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES|Section 94A.1 - Definitions.

94A.1 Definitions.   As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:   1. “Applicant” means a person applying for a private employment agency license.   2. “Commissioner” means the labor commissioner, appointed pursuant to section 91.2, or the labor commissioner’s designee.   3. “Employee” means a person who seeks employment or who obtains employment through an employment agency.   4. “Employer” means a person who seeks one or more employees or who obtains one or more employees.   5. “Employment agency” means a person who brings together those desiring to employ and those desiring employment and who receives a fee, privilege, or other consideration directly or indirectly from an employee for the service. “Employment agency” does not include furnishing or procuring theatrical, stage, or platform attractions or amusement enterprises.  99 Acts, ch 130, §1
IA Code § 94A.2 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION|Chapter 94A - EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES|Section 94A.2 - Licensing.

94A.2 Licensing.   1. An employment agency shall obtain a license from the commissioner prior to transacting any business. Licenses expire on June 30 of each year.   2. A license application shall be in the form prescribed by the commissioner and shall be accompanied by all of the following:   a. A surety company bond in the sum of thirty thousand dollars, to be approved by the commissioner and conditioned to pay any damages that may accrue to any person due to a wrongful act or violation of law on the part of the applicant in the conduct of business.   b. The schedule of fees to be charged by the employment agency.   c. All contract forms to be signed by an employee.   d. An application fee of seventy-five dollars.   3. The commissioner shall grant or deny a license within thirty days from the filing date of a completed application.   4. The commissioner may revoke, suspend, or annul a license in accordance with chapter 17A upon good cause.  99 Acts, ch 130, §2
IA Code § 94A.3 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION|Chapter 94A - EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES|Section 94A.3 - General requirements.

94A.3 General requirements.   Each employment agency shall do all of the following:   1. Keep an employee record, which shall include the name of each employee signing a contract or agreement, the name and address of the employer, if employment is found, and the fee charged, paid, or refunded. Each record shall be maintained for at least two years.   2. Prior to referral to an employer, provide an employee with a copy of the contract or agreement, which specifies the fee or consideration to be paid by the employee.  99 Acts, ch 130, §3
IA Code § 94A.4 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION|Chapter 94A - EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES|Section 94A.4 - Prohibitions.

94A.4 Prohibitions.   1. A person shall not require an employee to pay a fee as a condition of application with an employer or an employment agency.   2. An employee shall not be required to pay a fee to an employer as a condition of hire.   3. An employer shall not require an employee to reimburse the employer for a fee the employer paid to an employment agency or other person or entity when the employee was hired.   4. An employment agency shall not do any of the following:   a. Send an employee or an application of an employee to an employer who has not applied to the employment agency for help or labor.   b. Through false notice, advertisement, or other means, fraudulently promise or deceive a person seeking help or employment with regard to the service to be rendered by the employment agency.   c. Divide a fee received from an employee with an employer or any member of an employer’s staff. The division of fees between one or more employment agencies that provided services is not prohibited.   d. Charge an employee any fee greater than the fee schedule on file with the commissioner without prior consent of the commissioner.   e. Charge a fee greater than fifteen percent of the employee’s annual gross earnings.   f. Require an employee to pay a fee in advance of earnings. If an employee wishes to pay a fee in advance of earnings, the contract between the employee and employment agency shall state that any advance payment by the employee is voluntary. If an employee works less than one year at the referred employment, the employment agency shall refund any amount in excess of fifteen percent of the employee’s gross earnings from the referred employment.  99 Acts, ch 130, §4
IA Code § 94A.5 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION|Chapter 94A - EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES|Section 94A.5 - Powers and duties of the commissioner.

94A.5 Powers and duties of the commissioner.   1. At any time, the commissioner may examine the records, books, and any papers relating to the conduct and operation of an employment agency.   2. The commissioner shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to administer this chapter.  99 Acts, ch 130, §5  Referred to in §94A.6
IA Code § 94A.6 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION|Chapter 94A - EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES|Section 94A.6 - Violations.

94A.6 Violations.   1. A person who violates a provision of this chapter or who refuses the commissioner access to records, books, and papers pursuant to an examination under section 94A.5 shall be guilty of a simple misdemeanor.   2. If a person violates a provision of this chapter or refuses the commissioner access to records, books, and papers pursuant to an examination under section 94A.5, the commissioner shall assess a civil penalty against the person in an amount not greater than two thousand dollars.  99 Acts, ch 130, §6
IA Code § 96.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION|Chapter 96 - EMPLOYMENT SECURITY — UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION|Section 96.1 - Short title.

96.1 Short title.   This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Iowa Employment Security Law”.  [C39, §1551.07; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §96.1]
IA Code § 96.1B (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION|Chapter 96 - EMPLOYMENT SECURITY — UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION|Section 96.1B - Additional definitions.

96.1B Additional definitions.   As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, “book”, “list”, “record”, or “schedule” kept by a county auditor, assessor, treasurer, recorder, sheriff, or other county officer means the county system as defined in section 445.1.  2000 Acts, ch 1148, §1  C2001, §96.1A  2020 Acts, ch 1062, §94  C2021, §96.1B  Section transferred from §96.1A in Code 2021 pursuant to directive in 2020 Acts, ch 1062, §94
IA Code § 96.2 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION|Chapter 96 - EMPLOYMENT SECURITY — UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION|Section 96.2 - Guide for interpretation.

96.2 Guide for interpretation.   As a guide to the interpretation and application of this chapter, the public policy of this state is declared to be as follows: Economic insecurity due to unemployment is a serious menace to the health, morals, and welfare of the people of this state. Involuntary unemployment is therefore a subject of general interest and concern which requires appropriate action by the legislature to prevent its spread and to lighten its burden which now so often falls with crushing force upon the unemployed worker and the worker’s family. The achievement of social security requires protection against this greatest hazard of our economic life. This can be provided by encouraging employers to provide more stable employment and by the systematic accumulation of funds during periods of employment to provide benefits for periods of unemployment, thus maintaining purchasing power and limiting the serious social consequences of poor relief assistance. The legislature, therefore, declares that in its considered judgment the public good and the general welfare of the citizens of this state require the enactment of this measure, under the police powers of the state, for the compulsory setting aside of unemployment reserves to be used for the benefit of persons unemployed through no fault of their own.  [C39, §1551.08; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §96.2]
IA Code § 96.7A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION|Chapter 96 - EMPLOYMENT SECURITY — UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION|Section 96.7A - Appropriations for workforce development field offices.

96.7A Appropriations for workforce development field offices. Repealed by 2018 Acts, ch 1026, §180.
IA Code § 96.10 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION|Chapter 96 - EMPLOYMENT SECURITY — UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION|Section 96.10 - Division of job service.

96.10 Division of job service. Repealed by 96 Acts, ch 1186, §26.
IA Code § 96.12 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION|Chapter 96 - EMPLOYMENT SECURITY — UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION|Section 96.12 - State employment service.

96.12 State employment service.   1. Duties of department. The department shall establish and maintain free public employment services accessible to all Iowans for the purposes of this chapter, and for the purpose of performing the duties required by federal and state laws relating to employment and training including the Wagner-Peyser Act, 48 Stat. 113, codified at 29 U.S.C. §49. All duties and powers conferred upon any other department, agency, or officer of this state relating to the establishment, maintenance, and operation of free employment services shall be vested in the department. This state accepts and shall comply with the provisions of the Wagner-Peyser Act, as amended. The department is designated and constituted the agency of this state for the purpose of the Wagner-Peyser Act. The department may cooperate with the railroad retirement board with respect to the establishment, maintenance, and use of department facilities. The railroad retirement board shall compensate the department for the services or facilities in the amount determined by the department to be fair and reasonable.   2. Financing. For the purpose of establishing and maintaining free public employment offices, the department is authorized to enter into agreements with the railroad retirement board, or any other agency of the United States charged with the administration of an employment security law, with any political subdivision of this state, or with any private, nonprofit organization, and as a part of any such agreement the department may accept moneys, services, or quarters as a contribution to the employment security administration fund.  [C39, §1551.18; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §96.12]  96 Acts, ch 1186, §19, 23; 2006 Acts, ch 1010, §46  Referred to in §96.13
IA Code § 96.15 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION|Chapter 96 - EMPLOYMENT SECURITY — UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION|Section 96.15 - Waiver — fees — assignments — penalties.

96.15 Waiver — fees — assignments — penalties.   1. Waiver of rights void. Any agreement by an individual to waive, release, or commute the individual’s rights to benefits or any other rights under this chapter shall be void. Any agreement by any individual in the employ of any person or concern to pay all or any portion of an employer’s contributions, required under this chapter from such employer, shall be void. No employer shall directly or indirectly make or require or accept any deduction from wages to finance the employer’s contributions required from the employer, or require or accept any waiver of any right hereunder by any individual in the employer’s employ. Any employer or officer or agent of an employer who violates any provision of this subsection shall, for each offense, be guilty of a serious misdemeanor.   2. Prohibition against fees. An individual claiming benefits shall not be charged fees of any kind in any proceeding under this chapter by the department or its representatives or by a court or an officer of the court. An individual claiming benefits in a proceeding before the department, an appeal tribunal, or a court may be represented by counsel or other duly authorized agent. A person who violates a provision of this subsection is guilty of a serious misdemeanor for each violation.   3. No assignment of benefits — exemptions. Any assignment, pledge, or encumbrance of any right to benefits which are or may become due or payable under this chapter shall be void, and such rights to benefits shall be exempt from levy, execution, attachment, or any other remedy whatsoever provided for the collection of debt; and benefits received by any individual, so long as they are not mingled with other funds of the recipient, shall be exempt from any remedy whatsoever for the collection of all debts. Any waiver of any exemption provided for in this subsection shall be void.  [C39, §1551.21; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §96.15]  85 Acts, ch 54, §1; 96 Acts, ch 1186, §23  Referred to in §96.3
IA Code § 96.17 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION|Chapter 96 - EMPLOYMENT SECURITY — UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION|Section 96.17 - Counsel.

96.17 Counsel.   1. Legal services. In any civil action to enforce the provisions of this chapter, the department and the state may be represented by any qualified attorney who is a regular salaried employee of the department and is designated by it for this purpose or, at the department’s request, by the attorney general. In case the governor designates special counsel to defend on behalf of the state, the validity of this chapter, the expenses and compensation of such special counsel employed by the department in connection with such proceeding may be charged to the unemployment compensation administration fund.   2. County attorney. All criminal actions for violations of any provision of this chapter, or of any rules issued by the department pursuant thereto, shall be prosecuted by the prosecuting attorney of any county in which the employer has a place of business or the violator resides, or, at the request of the department, shall be prosecuted by the attorney general.   3. Indemnification. Any member of the department or any employee of the department shall be indemnified for any damages and legal expenses incurred as a result of the good faith performance of their official duties, for any claim for civil damages not specifically covered by the Iowa tort claims Act, chapter 669. Any payment described herein shall be paid from the special employment security contingency fund in section 96.13, subsection 3.  [C39, §1551.23; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §96.17]  96 Acts, ch 1186, §23; 2007 Acts, ch 22, §29  Referred to in §331.756(18)
IA Code § 96.18 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION|Chapter 96 - EMPLOYMENT SECURITY — UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION|Section 96.18 - Nonliability of state.

96.18 Nonliability of state.   Benefits shall be deemed to be due and payable under this chapter only to the extent provided in this chapter and to the extent that moneys are available therefor to the credit of the unemployment compensation fund, and neither the state nor the department shall be liable for any amount in excess of such sums.  [C39, §1551.24; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §96.18]  96 Acts, ch 1186, §23
IA Code § 96.19 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION|Chapter 96 - EMPLOYMENT SECURITY — UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION|Section 96.19 - Definitions.

96.19 Definitions. Transferred to §96.1A;  2020 Acts, ch 1062, §94  .
IA Code § 96.21 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION|Chapter 96 - EMPLOYMENT SECURITY — UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION|Section 96.21 - Termination.

96.21 Termination.   If at any time Tit. IX of the Social Security Act, as amended, shall be amended or repealed by Congress or held unconstitutional by the supreme court of the United States, with the result that no portion of the contributions required under this chapter may be credited against the tax imposed by said Tit. IX, in any such event the operation of the provisions of this chapter requiring the payment of contributions and benefits shall immediately cease, the department shall thereupon requisition from the unemployment trust fund all moneys therein standing to its credit, and such moneys, together with any other moneys in the unemployment compensation fund shall be refunded, without interest and under regulations prescribed by the department, to each employer by whom contributions have been paid, proportionately to the employer’s pro rata share of the total contributions paid under this chapter. Any interest or earnings of the fund shall be available to the department to pay for the costs of making such refunds. When the department shall have executed the duties prescribed in this section and performed such other acts as are incidental to the termination of its duties under this chapter, the provisions of this chapter, in their entirety, shall cease to be operative.  [C39, §1551.27; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §96.21]  96 Acts, ch 1186, §23; 2012 Acts, ch 1023, §14
IA Code § 96.22 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION|Chapter 96 - EMPLOYMENT SECURITY — UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION|Section 96.22 - Persons leaving to join armed forces not disqualified.

96.22 Persons leaving to join armed forces not disqualified. Repealed by 92 Acts, ch 1045, §5.
IA Code § 96.23 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION|Chapter 96 - EMPLOYMENT SECURITY — UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION|Section 96.23 - Base period exclusion.

96.23 Base period exclusion.   1. The department shall exclude three or more calendar quarters from an individual’s base period, as defined in section 96.1A, subsection 3, if the individual received workers’ compensation benefits for temporary total disability or during a healing period under section 85.33, section 85.34, subsection 1, or section 85A.17 or indemnity insurance benefits during those three or more calendar quarters, if one of the following conditions applies to the individual’s base period:   a. The individual did not receive wages from insured work for three calendar quarters.   b. The individual did not receive wages from insured work for two calendar quarters and did not receive wages from insured work for another calendar quarter equal to or greater than the amount required for a calendar quarter, other than the calendar quarter in which the individual’s wages were highest, under section 96.4, subsection 4, paragraph “a”.   2. The department shall substitute, in lieu of the three or more calendar quarters excluded from the base period, those three or more consecutive calendar quarters, immediately preceding the base period, in which the individual did not receive such workers’ compensation benefits or indemnity insurance benefits.  [C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §96.23]  83 Acts, ch 190, §25, 27; 86 Acts, ch 1034, §2, 3; 96 Acts, ch 1186, §23; 2008 Acts, ch 1032, §201; 2009 Acts, ch 22, §6; 2020 Acts, ch 1062, §90  Referred to in §96.7(2)(a)  Subsection 1, unnumbered paragraph 1 amended
IA Code § 96.24 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION|Chapter 96 - EMPLOYMENT SECURITY — UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION|Section 96.24 - Employer to be notified.

96.24 Employer to be notified.   Whenever an employee is separated from employment for the purpose of joining the armed forces of the United States, the employee shall notify the employer in writing of the employee’s acceptance and date of reporting for service and the employer shall, within fifteen days after said notice from the employee, notify the department of such separation and date of termination of wages on a form furnished by the department.  [C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §96.24]  96 Acts, ch 1186, §23
IA Code § 96.25 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION|Chapter 96 - EMPLOYMENT SECURITY — UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION|Section 96.25 - Office building.

96.25 Office building.   The department may acquire for and in the name of the state of Iowa by purchase, or by rental purchase agreement, such lands and buildings upon such terms and conditions as may entitle this state to grants or credits of funds under the Social Security Act or the Wagner-Peyser Act to be applied against the cost of such property, for the purpose of providing office space for the department at such places as the department finds necessary and suitable.  [C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §96.25]  86 Acts, ch 1245, §1979; 96 Acts, ch 1186, §23  Referred to in §96.26, 96.27, 96.28
IA Code § 96.26 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION|Chapter 96 - EMPLOYMENT SECURITY — UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION|Section 96.26 - Moneys received.

96.26 Moneys received.   The department is authorized to accept, receive, and receipt for all moneys received from the United States for the payments authorized by sections 96.25 to 96.28 for lands and buildings and to comply with any rules made under the Social Security Act or the Wagner-Peyser Act.  [C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §96.26]  96 Acts, ch 1186, §23  Referred to in §96.28