IWD offers a variety of services to benefit employers, including recruitment assistance, tax credits to hire new employees and outreach to targeted groups. Whether you are developing, expanding, or consolidating your business, IWD's business engagement division staff has the tools and resources to facilitate your needs.
Additional information is available at this link.
Our IowaWORKS centers provide employers with assessment tools to help identify a good match between employers’ job requirements and available applicants. These include:
For more information, contact your local IowaWORKS center. Locations and contact information are available at at this link.
The HBI program connects Iowa employers with veterans and transitioning service members who have highly desirable skills – leadership, critical thinking, time management and problem solving.
Additional information is available at www.homebaseiowa.gov.
Skilled Iowa is a public-private initiative designed to address the middle-skills gap in Iowa. Veterans, PROMISE JOBS recipients, UI claimants and others are given the chance to learn more about Iowa employers through unpaid internships, and to potentially provide you with skilled workers.
Additional information is available at IowaWORKS.gov.
We assist employers and employees involved in workforce adjustment with a rapid response team for mass layoffs or plant closings by offering job search workshops, identifying new training opportunities, skills and interest assessments, and registration for UI benefits.
For more information about employer requirements for both the Federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act, and the Iowa Layoff Notification Law, visit this link.
LMI collects, analyzes and prepares a wide array of labor market data including: employment, industry and occupational statistics, wages, projections, trends and other workforce characteristics.
Additional information is available at this link.
WOTC is a federal tax credit available to employers who hire eligible individuals from target groups with significant barriers to employment. WOTC reduces an employer’s cost of doing business by decreasing their federal income tax liability depending on the target group identified and hours worked during the first year of employment. Employers can claim the WOTC on an unlimited number of qualified employees each year.
The ECI is an advisory group, located in each IWD region and offers no-cost membership open to all businesses in the community. Its purpose is to guide IWD’s business focus, address topics of concern to employers, sponsor training initiatives, and assist IWD in meeting critical human resource needs.
Additional information on ECI is available at this link.
IWD administers the Federal Bonding Program, sponsored by the US Department of Labor. The program’s fidelity bonds benefit the employer by offering bond coverage provided at no cost. The bond coverage is in effect the day the new employee begins working and lasts for six months. The employer profits from the worker’s skills and abilities without taking the risk of potential theft or dishonesty. There are no documents to sign or paperwork to complete. The bond has no deductible and reimburses the employer for any loss due to employee theft within the specified six-month period.
Additional information is available at this link.
The Registered Apprenticeship system provides opportunity for workers seeking high-skilled, high-paying jobs and for employers seeking to build a qualified workforce. Registered Apprenticeship is an employer-driven model, combining on-the-job learning with related classroom instruction and allows the Registered Apprentice to earn a paycheck from day one. Registered Apprenticeship Programs are a proven solution for recruiting, training and retaining world-class talent in Iowa. This program has the ability to attract a new and more diverse talent pool, close the gap in workers’ skills, and awards an industry credential issued by the Department of Labor upon completion of the program.
Additional information is available at www.earnandlearniowa.gov.
Corporations and Limited Liability Companies (LLC) are common business entities that must be registered with the Iowa Secretary of State (SOS) in order to conduct business within the state. Out of state businesses also have registration requirements in Iowa.
Additional information is available at https://sos.iowa.gov.
Employers are responsible for paying other Iowa taxes such as income, sales and use, and withholding to Iowa Department of Revenue.
Information and electronic filing instructions for these taxes are available at https://tax.iowa.gov.
WHD enforces many important programs for employers including but not limited to Federal minimum wage, overtime pay, child labor requirements, misclassification of workers, Fair Labor Standards Act (FSLA) and Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA).
Iowa Division of Labor provides information on construction contractor registration, child labor permits, asbestos permits and licenses and Iowa OSHA regulations.
Additional information is available at www.iowadivisionoflabor.gov.
Please refer to the Frequently Asked Questions at this link before contacting the UI Tax Bureau.
8:30 am to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. Monday - Friday (excluding state holidays)
Additional UI contact information is available at this link.