Employee Privacy: Iowa

Federal law and guidance on this subject should be reviewed together with this section.

Authors: Stuart R. Buttrick and Taylor L. Haran, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Summary

This guide highlights key aspects of Iowa law impacting privacy in the workplace. It covers common law invasion of privacy claims, wiretapping and eavesdropping, surveillance, data breaches, polygraph testing, personnel files access, employment references, genetic testing, drug testing, AIDS/HIV testing, criminal records, vaccine documentation requirements and consumer data privacy.