2018 Iowa Code
Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE
Chapter 915 - VICTIM RIGHTS
Section 915.23 - Employment discrimination against witnesses prohibited.
915.23
Employment discrimination against witnesses prohibited.
1. An employer shall not discharge an employee, or take or fail to take action regarding an employee’s promotion or proposed promotion, or take action to reduce an employee’s wages or benefits for actual time worked, due to the service of an employee as a witness in a criminal proceeding or as a plaintiff, defendant, or witness in a civil proceeding pursuant to chapter 235F or 236.
2. An employer who violates this section commits a simple misdemeanor.
3. An employee whose employer violates this section shall also be entitled to recover damages from the employer. Damages recoverable under this section include, but are not limited to, actual damages, court costs, and reasonable attorney fees.
4. The employee may also petition the court for imposition of a cease and desist order against the person’s employer and for reinstatement to the person’s previous position of employment.
98 Acts, ch 1090, §19, 84; 99 Acts, ch 96, §52; 2008 Acts, ch 1087, §1; 2014 Acts, ch 1107, §27
