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89B.13 ACCESSIBILITY OF RECORDS.
1. Except as provided in subsection 2, records that are required
to be kept by employers under this chapter shall be accessible to the
public. As used in this section "accessible to the public" means
either of the following:
a. The records are filed with the division.
b. The records are available for inspection at the principal
place of employment of the employer during normal working hours.
2. Records do not need to be accessible to the public if any of
the following apply:
a. The information is trade secret information under this
chapter and any rules regarding the release of the information.
b. Under recommendation pursuant to section 89B.17, the labor
commissioner has adopted rules specifying that certain classes or
categories of records required to be kept by employers are
confidential information.
c. The employer has notified the division in writing that
certain information should not be accessible to the public for the
reasons that the information is not relevant to public health and
safety or that release of the information is proven to cause damage
to the employer. After giving the employer notice and an opportunity
to be heard, the division may release the information if it
determines that the impact on public health and safety outweighs the
damage that release of the information would cause the employer. The
division may limit its release of information to areas relevant to
public health and safety and may restrict the release of information
which will cause damage to the employer. Section History: Recent Form
84 Acts, ch 1085, § 13
C85, § 455D.13
86 Acts, ch 1245, § 1899G
C87, § 89B.13
