Bill Text: IA SF2428 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act providing for employment leave for employees of railroad corporations to attend a school-sponsored activity and making penalties applicable.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-04-04 - Introduced, referred to Workforce. S.J. 746. [SF2428 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-SF2428-Introduced.html
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BY
T.
TAYLOR
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
providing
for
employment
leave
for
employees
of
railroad
1
corporations
to
attend
a
school-sponsored
activity
and
2
making
penalties
applicable.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
91A.5B
Railroad
corporation
1
employee
leave
to
attend
school-sponsored
activities.
2
1.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
“railroad
corporation”
3
means
the
same
as
defined
in
section
321.1.
4
2.
A
railroad
corporation
shall
provide
an
employee
upon
5
request
at
least
four
days
of
leave
per
calendar
year
for
6
the
purpose
of
attending
a
school-sponsored
activity
of
the
7
employee’s
child
if
the
activity
cannot
be
scheduled
during
8
nonwork
hours.
No
more
than
one
day
of
such
leave
shall
be
9
taken
consecutively.
10
3.
Before
attending
a
school-sponsored
activity,
the
11
employee
shall
provide
the
railroad
corporation
with
a
written
12
request
for
leave
at
least
five
calendar
days
in
advance
of
13
the
time
the
employee
is
requesting
to
take
leave
as
provided
14
in
this
section.
In
emergency
situations,
no
more
than
15
twenty-four
hours’
notice
shall
be
required.
16
4.
A
railroad
corporation
shall
have
the
discretion
of
17
providing
paid
or
unpaid
leave
pursuant
to
subsection
2.
18
A
railroad
corporation
shall
not
discharge,
penalize,
or
19
otherwise
retaliate
against
an
employee
solely
for
taking
leave
20
pursuant
to
subsection
2.
21
EXPLANATION
22
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
23
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
24
This
bill
requires
a
railroad
corporation
to
provide
an
25
employee
upon
request
at
least
four
days
of
leave
per
calendar
26
year
for
the
purpose
of
attending
a
school-sponsored
activity
27
of
the
employee’s
child
if
the
activity
cannot
be
scheduled
28
during
nonwork
hours.
No
more
than
one
day
of
such
leave
shall
29
be
taken
consecutively.
30
The
bill
requires
an
employee,
before
attending
a
31
school-sponsored
activity,
to
provide
the
railroad
corporation
32
with
a
written
request
for
leave
at
least
five
calendar
days
in
33
advance
of
the
time
the
employee
is
requesting
to
take
leave.
34
A
railroad
corporation
shall
have
the
discretion
of
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providing
paid
or
unpaid
leave.
The
bill
prohibits
a
railroad
1
corporation
from
discharging,
penalizing,
or
otherwise
2
retaliating
against
an
employee
solely
for
taking
leave.
3
Code
chapter
91A
is
administered
and
enforced
by
the
4
director
of
the
department
of
inspections,
appeals,
5
and
licensing.
A
violation
of
Code
chapter
91A
or
the
6
administrative
rules
promulgated
under
it
is
subject
to
a
7
civil
penalty
of
not
more
than
$500
per
pay
period
for
each
8
violation.
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