Iowa Code 91E.2 – Non-English speaking employees — employer obligations
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If more than ten percent of an employer‘s employees are non-English speaking and speak the same non-English language, the employer shall provide all of the following:
1. a. An interpreter available at the work site for each shift during which non-English speaking employees are employed.
b. If a Spanish-speaking interpreter is needed, the employer shall select an interpreter from a list of interpreters developed by the department of workforce development.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 91E.2
- Employer: means a person, as defined in chapter 4, who in this state employs for wages, paid on an hourly basis, one hundred or more natural persons. See Iowa Code 91E.1
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
- person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
2. A person employed by the employer whose primary responsibility is to serve as a referral agent to community services.