Iowa Admin. Code r. 161-8.31

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 8, October 30, 2024

Rule 161-8.31 - [Effective until 9/25/2024] Recruitment and advertisement

(1) It shall be an unfair employment practice for any employer to print or circulate or cause to be printed or circulated any statement, advertisement, or publication or to use any form of application preemployment inquiry regarding mental or physical disability for prospective employment which is not a bona fide occupational qualification for employment and which directly or indirectly expresses any negative limitations, specifications, or discrimination as to persons with physical or mental disabilities. The burden shall be on the employer to demonstrate that the statement, advertisement, publication or inquiry is based upon a bona fide occupational qualification. This is subject, however, to the provisions of Iowa Code section 216.6(1) "c. "

(2) It shall be an unfair employment practice to ask any question on the employment application form regarding a physical or mental disability unless the question is based upon a bona fide occupational qualification. The burden will be on the employer to demonstrate that the question is based upon a bona fide occupational qualification.

(3) An employment interviewer may inquire as to a physical or mental disability provided the inquiry is made in good faith for a nondiscriminatory purpose.

Iowa Admin. Code r. 161-8.31