Senate File 2011 - Introduced SENATE FILE 2011 BY SCHOENJAHN A BILL FOR An Act requiring certain employers to provide written 1 information to employees about certain employment policies 2 without written requests from employees. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 5133XS (5) 83 ak/nh

S.F. 2011 Section 1. Section 91A.6, subsection 1, paragraph c, Code 1 2009, is amended to read as follows: 2 c. Make available Provide to its employees upon written 3 request, a written statement enumerating employment agreements 4 and policies with regard to vacation pay, sick leave, 5 reimbursement for expenses, retirement benefits, severance 6 pay, or other comparable matters with respect to wages when an 7 employee is hired and to all employees when there is a change 8 in policy . Notice of such availability shall be given to each 9 employee in writing or by a notice posted at a place where 10 employee notices are routinely posted. 11 EXPLANATION 12 This bill strikes the requirement that, in order to receive 13 such information, employees must provide a written request to 14 employers who have paid claims or been assessed civil penalties 15 relating to wage payments and who have been directed by the 16 labor commissioner to make available written information about 17 the employer’s agreements and policies about vacation pay, 18 sick leave, reimbursement for expenses, retirement benefits, 19 severance pay, or other comparable matters with respect to 20 wages. The bill provides that such employers must provide the 21 information when an employee is hired or to all employees when 22 there is a change in policy. 23 -1- LSB 5133XS (5) 83 ak/nh 1/ 1