Hours Worked: Iowa
Federal law and guidance on this subject should be reviewed together with this section.
Authors: Stuart R. Buttrick and Tareen Zafrullah, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Summary
Iowa's wage and hour law establishes criteria for determining whether certain activities - including break periods; travel time; and preliminary/postliminary activities - count as compensable working time. This guide provides an in-depth review of Iowa employment law requirements with respect to hours worked.