Legal Question in Employment Law in Iowa

The company had a good financial year & gave bonuses (not tied to any individual performance) to all employees except one. HR says that (female) employee doesn't get the extra bonus because she already gets a bonus as part of her salary (amount based on her yearly performance). Is this legal?


Asked on 11/15/12, 8:57 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Robert Luedeman solo practitioner

Iowa is a right to work state. That means you can be fired for any reason good reason or no reason at all, unless you have a contract of employment or are covered by a collective bargaining agreement. That also means the company can set any sort of rules it likes.

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Answered on 11/19/12, 12:36 pm


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