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Your rights / Iowa
What Iowa law adds on top of federal law for nurses and EMS, and who to call.
Every rule here was read on the statute, regulation or agency page it cites. Checked November 10, 2026.
General information, not legal advice. Laws change and your facts decide how they apply. Before you act, confirm with the agency listed here or with an employment lawyer or your union representative.
Quit or fired, your earned wages are due by the next regular payday for the pay period in which you earned them.
Who it covers: Employees of Iowa employers.
"When the employment of an employee is suspended or terminated, the employer shall pay all wages earned, less any lawful deductions specified in section 91A.5 by the employee up to the time of the suspension or termination not later than the next regular payday for the pay period in which the wages were earned"
For Iowa we have not yet confirmed state rules on mandatory overtime, staffing ratios, plans and committees, meal and rest breaks. That does not mean Iowa has no rule on them: we leave a topic off until we have read it at the source, and only federal rules are shown for it here.
Federal rules apply in Iowa too:
Statutes, regulations and agency pages only, each checked November 10, 2026. This page is free and no one paid to be on it.