SF 2272 requires Iowa employers with 50+ full-time employees to display a veterans' benefits poster in the workplace. The poster, created by the Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing in coordination with the Department of Veterans Affairs, must include key resources like mental health services, education/training programs, tax benefits, driver’s license assistance, unemployment insurance eligibility, and legal services. Employers must display the poster prominently where employees can easily see it. This bill directly affects businesses meeting the 50-employee threshold and aims to make veterans' support resources more accessible.
This bill establishes a mandatory reemployment case management program for Iowa's unemployment benefits system. It requires the Department of Workforce Development to provide personalized job support services to claimants who are not currently working, starting within two weeks of filing an initial claim. The bill also clarifies eligibility requirements (like work search obligations) and updates procedures for notifying employers about benefit payments, appeals processes, and contribution rate determinations. These changes directly affect unemployed Iowans seeking benefits and employers responsible for unemployment insurance payments.
This bill establishes a mandatory reemployment case management program for Iowa unemployment claimants, requiring the Department of Workforce Development to provide personalized job assistance within two weeks of a claim filing. It directly affects claimants (who must participate to maintain benefits) and employers (who receive detailed quarterly notifications about benefit payments to specific individuals). Key changes include waiving standard work-search requirements for certain claimants, clarifying burden-of-proof rules in eligibility disputes, and expanding hearing options (phone or in-person) for appeal processes. The bill also updates procedures for notifying employers about benefit charges and contribution rate determinations.
SF 2089 requires Iowa's Department of Workforce Development to create a process allowing unemployment claimants and employers to submit information separately before the fact-finding meeting, without the other party present. The department must then share this information with the other party after each statement during the joint meeting, and provide an opportunity for rebuttal before a final decision. This applies to all information shared under the bill, holding it to the same standards as other departmental records. The bill directly affects claimants and employers involved in unemployment benefit disputes by changing how they exchange evidence during the review process.
This bill modifies Iowa's unemployment benefits rules to allow specific disability-related activities to count as required "work search" efforts. It directly affects Iowans receiving unemployment benefits who have intellectual disabilities, autism spectrum disorder, traumatic brain injury, or are blind. The key provision permits these individuals to fulfill weekly work search requirements by participating in approved vocational rehabilitation programs (for intellectual disabilities/autism/brain injury) or employment assistance programs for the blind, both offered by state departments. This change replaces standard job-search activities with disability-specific support programs designed to help these individuals gain or maintain employment. The bill does not alter benefit eligibility or amounts, only the method for meeting work search requirements.
This bill requires Iowa's Department of Workforce Development to create a new process for handling unemployment benefit claims. It allows claimants and employers to separately submit information to the department before the joint fact-finding meeting, without the other party present. The department must then share this information with the other party after each statement in the meeting, and both must be given a chance to respond to the other's information before a final decision is made. The bill directly affects individuals filing for unemployment benefits and their employers during the claims review process.
HF 2156 modifies Iowa's unemployment insurance rules for educational staff employed between academic terms. It removes the current provision that allowed workers to receive retroactive benefits if they had "reasonable assurance" of returning to the same role but were not rehired. Under this bill, individuals performing services for an educational institution before a vacation or holiday break are ineligible for unemployment benefits during that break, even if they had assurance of continued work afterward. This change directly affects non-instructional, non-research, and non-principal administrative staff at schools who might otherwise qualify for benefits during academic transitions. The bill does not create new funding requirements, as school districts will cover costs using existing state foundation aid.
This bill (SSB 3005) modifies Iowa's unemployment benefits rules to allow certain individuals with disabilities to meet weekly work search requirements through specific support programs. It directly affects people with intellectual disabilities, autism spectrum disorder, or traumatic brain injury (who can use vocational rehabilitation programs) and blind individuals (who can use programs offered by the Department for the Blind). The key provision adds two new options: participation in approved vocational rehabilitation services or blindness employment programs counts as a required work search activity. This change aims to align work search expectations with disability-specific support services. The bill is currently in committee review with a subcommittee recommending passage.
This bill (5501XD) requires Iowa's Department of Workforce Development to establish a mandatory reemployment case management program for unemployment claimants. It directly affects individuals filing for unemployment benefits who must participate in this program to maintain eligibility, starting within two weeks of filing an initial claim. The program provides individualized job search services to claimants no longer attached to work, replacing previous work search requirements for certain groups like partially unemployed workers. The bill modifies eligibility rules (Section 96.4) and creates the new program requirement (Section 96.11, subsection 17) without changing benefit amounts or payment schedules.
SSB 1068 updates Iowa's workforce development laws to align with federal requirements. It revises definitions for national service programs (like AmeriCorps and RefugeeRISE), requires local workforce boards to develop federally compliant plans, and mandates new reporting on education and job training outcomes. The bill affects the Department of Workforce Development, local workforce boards, and job seekers accessing training programs. Key changes include repealing outdated sections (84A.7-84A.11) and adding requirements for annual reports on scholarship program participation and employment outcomes.
