Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 730.2 (2026)

Blacklisting employees — treble damages

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If any railway company or other company, partnership, or corporation shall authorize or allow any of its or their agents to blacklist any discharged employee, or attempt by word or writing or any other means whatever to prevent such discharged employee, or any employee who may have voluntarily left said company’s service, from obtaining employment with any other person or company, except as provided for in section 730.1, such company or partnership shall be liable in treble damages to such employee so prevented from obtaining employment. [C97, §5028; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §13254; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §736.2; C79, 81, §730.2] 2008 Acts, ch 1032, §106

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2008–2022 · leading case: Mills v. Iowa Bd. of Regents, 770 F. Supp. 2d 986 (S.D. Iowa 2011).

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Mills v. Iowa Bd. of Regents, 770 F. Supp. 2d 986 (S.D. Iowa 2011). · cites it 6× “First, Defendants argue that Plaintiff has failed to state a claim under Iowa’s blacklisting statute, Iowa Code § 730.2 . See Clerk’s No. 6.1. Defendants further argue that the State has not waived its sovereign immunity for a claim under § 730.”

Loparex, LLC v. MPI Release Tech., LLC, 964 N.E.2d 806 (Ind. 2012). · cites it 2× “Acts 315 with Act of April 17, 1915, § 1, 1915 Iowa Acts 359 , 359-60 (“An act providing punishment for making false charges concerning the honesty of employes [sic]”) (codified as amended at Iowa Code Ann. § 730.2 (West 2003)), and Act of March 12, 1897, § 1, 1897 Kan.”

Heaton v. the Weitz Co., Inc., 534 F.3d 882 (8th Cir. 2008). “Weitz also argues Heaton’s blacklisting claim is entirely unrelated to the retaliation claim, because “Heaton’s retaliation claims are based on his layoff and Weitz’s failure to offer him a [later] position[,]” yet “[Heaton’s] blacklisting claims are based on Iowa Code § 730.2 ,…”

Swanson v. Oldenburger (Iowa Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 8× “Section 730.2 states: If any railway company or other company, partnership, or corporation shall authorize or allow any of its or their agents to blacklist any discharged employee, or attempt by word or writing or any other means whatever to prevent such discharged employee, or…”

Edward Heaton v. The Weitz Co. (8th Cir. 2008). “Weitz also argues Heaton’s blacklisting claim is entirely unrelated to the retaliation claim, because “Heaton’s retaliation claims are based on his layoff and Weitz’s failure to offer him a [later] position[,]” yet “[Heaton’s] blacklisting claims are based on Iowa Code § 730.2 ,…”

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