915.23 Employment discrimination against witnesses prohibited.
1. An employer shall not discharge an employee, or take or fail to take action regarding an employee’s promotion or proposed promotion, or take action to reduce an employee’s wages or benefits for actual time worked, due to the service of an employee as a witness in a criminal proceeding or as a plaintiff, defendant, or witness in a civil proceeding pursuant to chapter 235F or 236.
2. An employer who violates this section commits a simple misdemeanor.
3. An employee whose employer violates this section shall also be entitled to recover damages from the employer. Damages recoverable under this section include, but are not limited to, actual damages, court costs, and reasonable attorney fees.
4. The employee may also petition the court for imposition of a cease and desist order against the person’s employer and for reinstatement to the person’s previous position of employment.
98 Acts, ch 1090, §19, 84; 99 Acts, ch 96, §52; 2008 Acts, ch 1087, §1; 2014 Acts, ch 1107, §27
Structure Iowa Code
Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE
Section 915.3 - Immunity — citizen intervention.
Section 915.10A - Automated victim notification system.
Section 915.11 - Notifications by law enforcement.
Section 915.12 - Registration.
Section 915.13 - Notification by county attorney.
Section 915.14 - Notification by clerk of the district court.
Section 915.15 - Notification by department of justice.
Section 915.16 - Notification by local correctional institutions.
Section 915.17 - Notification by department of corrections.
Section 915.17A - Notification by judicial district department of correctional services.
Section 915.18 - Notification by board of parole.
Section 915.19 - Notification by the governor.
Section 915.20 - Presence of victim counselors.
Section 915.20A - Victim counselor privilege.
Section 915.21 - Victim impact statement.
Section 915.22 - Civil injunction to restrain harassment or intimidation of victims or witnesses.
Section 915.23 - Employment discrimination against witnesses prohibited.
Section 915.24 - Notification of victim of juvenile by juvenile court officer.
Section 915.25 - Right to review complaint against juvenile.
Section 915.26 - Victim impact statement by victim of juvenile.
Section 915.27 - Sexual assault by juvenile.
Section 915.28 - Restitution for delinquent acts of juvenile.
Section 915.29 - Notification of victim of juvenile by department of human services.
Section 915.35 - Child victim services.
Section 915.36 - Protection of child victim’s privacy.
Section 915.36A - Minor prosecuting witness — pretrial contact.
Section 915.37 - Guardian ad litem for prosecuting child witnesses.
Section 915.41 - Medical examination costs.
Section 915.42 - Right to HIV-testing of convicted or alleged assailant.
Section 915.43 - Testing, reporting, and counseling — penalties.
Section 915.44 - Polygraph examinations of victims or witnesses — limitations.
Section 915.45 - Notice to victims of discharge of persons committed.
Section 915.46 - Sexual assault forensic examiner program.
Section 915.50 - General rights of domestic abuse and sexual abuse victims.
Section 915.50A - General rights of elder abuse victims.
Section 915.51 - General rights of human trafficking victims.
Section 915.52 - Protective order victim notification system.
Section 915.53 - Automated tracking system — sexual abuse evidence collection kits.
Section 915.81 - Award of compensation.
Section 915.82 - Crime victim assistance board.
Section 915.83 - Duties of department.
Section 915.84 - Application for compensation.
Section 915.85 - Compensation payable.
Section 915.86 - Computation of compensation.
Section 915.87 - Reductions and disqualifications.
Section 915.88 - Compensation when money insufficient.
Section 915.89 - Erroneous or fraudulent payment — penalty.
Section 915.90 - Release of information.
Section 915.91 - Emergency payment compensation.
Section 915.92 - Right of action against perpetrator — subrogation.
Section 915.94 - Victim compensation fund.