Iowa Wage Payment Change

November 11th, 2008 Posted by Jolie

Under a new , employers must have an employee’s written permission before mailing a .

 

A change in Iowa’s Collection Law took effect recently. The change amended the existing Iowa law. The new law requires that employers have a written request from an employee before wages can be sent by . The law applies to paychecks, but not to paystub information.

 

The previous law permitted employers to mail paychecks when an employee made a , or at the employer’s . While requiring written permission is a best practice in the HR field, Iowa is one of the few states to make that policy law.

 

Even employers who have routinely paid workers by mail must now have written authorization to do so.

 

The amendment to Iowa Code 91A.3 was passed by the and signed by Governor Chet Culver.

 

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