Human Rights Laws. Iowa ranks among the best regions on Earth for human rights. Learn more about statewide issues at Iowa Equality. Credit: State of Iowa law and Council Bluffs municipal civil rights ordinances prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in credit.
Employment: State of Iowa law and Council Bluffs municipal civil rights ordinances prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in public and private employment businesses with more than 4 employees.
Education: State of Iowa law and Council Bluffs municipal civil rights ordinances prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in education. Public Accommodations: State of Iowa law and Council Bluffs municipal civil rights ordinances prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in public accommodations. Pay Equity: State of Iowa law bans discrimination in pay based on characteristics including sexual orientation and gender identity.
A day limit is set for filing equal-pay lawsuits from the time workers believe they have been victims of discrimination, rather than when discrimination happened this prevents employers from merely hiding the discrimination for days to circumvent the law. A worker may also file for double or triple damages, based on the severity.
Retaliation: State of Iowa law and Council Bluffs municipal civil rights ordinances also prohibit retaliation. Accordingly the anti-retaliation parts of the laws make it unlawful for any person to discriminate against another person in any of the rights protected against discrimination on the basis of age, race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion or disability under the law because such person has lawfully opposed any practice forbidden under the laws, obeys the provisions of the laws, or has filed a complaint, testified, or assisted in any proceeding under the laws.
