86.10 Records of employer — right to inspect.
1. All books, records, and payrolls of the employers, showing or reflecting in any way upon the amount of wage expenditure of such employers, shall always be open for inspection by the workers’ compensation commissioner or any of the commissioner’s representatives presenting a certificate of authority from said commissioner for the purpose of ascertaining the correctness of the wage expenditure, the number of persons employed, and such other information as may be necessary for the uses and purposes of the commissioner in the administration of the law.
2. Information so obtained shall be used for no other purpose than to advise the commissioner or insurance association with reference to such matters.
3. Upon a refusal on the part of the employer to submit the employer’s books, records, or payrolls for the inspection of the commissioner or the commissioner’s authorized representatives presenting written authority from the commissioner, the commissioner may enter an order requiring the employer to do so.
[S13, §2477-m36; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1433; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §86.10]
98 Acts, ch 1061, §11; 2017 Acts, ch 54, §76
Referred to in §86.12
Structure Iowa Code
Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION
Chapter 86 - DIVISION OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION
Section 86.1 - Workers’ compensation commissioner — term.
Section 86.2 - Appointment of deputies.
Section 86.3 - Duties of deputies.
Section 86.4 - Political activity and contributions.
Section 86.5 - Political promises.
Section 86.6 - Recommendations of commissioner.
Section 86.7 - Interest in affected business.
Section 86.10 - Records of employer — right to inspect.
Section 86.11 - Reports of injuries.
Section 86.12 - Failure to report.
Section 86.13 - Compensation payments.
Section 86.13A - Compliance monitoring and enforcement.
Section 86.14 - Contested cases.
Section 86.17 - Hearings — presiding officer — venue.
Section 86.18 - Hearings — evidence.
Section 86.19 - Reporting of proceedings.
Section 86.24 - Appeals within the agency.
Section 86.26 - Judicial review.
Section 86.27 - Settlement of controversy.
Section 86.29 - The judicial review petition.
Section 86.32 - Costs of judicial review.
Section 86.36 - Notice and service — resident and nonresident employers.
Section 86.38 - Examination by physician — fee.
Section 86.39 - Fees — approval.
Section 86.42 - Judgment by district court on award.
Section 86.43 - Judgment — modification.