Section 91E.2 - Non-English speaking employees — employer obligations.

IA Code § 91E.2 (2019) (N/A)
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91E.2 Non-English speaking employees — employer obligations.

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.

2. A person employed by the employer whose primary responsibility is to serve as a referral agent to community services.

90 Acts, ch 1134, §3; 96 Acts, ch 1186, §23; 2008 Acts, ch 1032, §201; 2016 Acts, ch 1073, §17