A bill for an act providing for disqualification for unemployment benefits due to separation from short-term employment with a fixed end date and including applicability provisions.

This Iowa bill would deny unemployment benefits to workers who leave jobs ending within 180 days of starting, if the job had a written contract with a fixed end date and other specific conditions were met. It applies only to short-term contracts where the employer and employee agreed upfront that benefits wouldn't be available upon the contract's conclusion. The disqualification takes effect for employment beginning after the bill's effective date. This change targets fixed-term employment arrangements ending within 180 days without triggering benefit eligibility.