Contingency Workers Study, December 2001

Contingency Workers Study by the Iowa Commission on the Status of Women

Iowa Workers��� Compensation Manual, July 1, 2004 - June 30, 2005

This booklet has been prepared by the Division of Workers��� Compensation to provide information and guidelines in handling Iowa workers��� compensation claims. For more detailed information, reference should be made to Iowa Code chapters 85 through 87, 17A and chapter 876 of the Iowa Administrative Code.

Iowa Workers��� Compensation Manual, July 1, 2002 - June 30, 2003

This booklet has been prepared by the Division of Workers��� Compensation to provide information and guidelines in handling Iowa workers��� compensation claims. For more detailed informaton, reference should be made to Iowa Code chapters 85 through 87, 17A and chapter 876 of the Iowa Administrative Code.

Iowa Workers��� Compensation Manual, July 1, 2003 - June 30, 2004

This booklet has been prepared by the Division of Workers��� Compensation to provide information and guidelines in handling Iowa workers��� compensation claims. For more detailed informaton, reference should be made to Iowa Code chapters 85 through 87, 17A and chapter 876 of the Iowa Administrative Code.

Iowa Workers��� Compensation Manual, July 1, 1999 - June 30, 2000

This booklet has been prepared by the Division of Workers��� Compensation to provide information and guidelines in handling Iowa workers��� compensation claims. For more detailed informaton, reference should be made to Iowa Code chapters 85 through 87, 17A and chapter 876 of the Iowa Administrative Code.

Guide to Workers��� Compensation, 2005

This guide contains valuable information in an understandable format relating to the rights and duties of those covered by Iowa’s workers��� compensation law. This publication is intended to be used as a compilation of general information for commonly asked questions. Opinions oconclusions expressed or implied in this guide should not be considered to be a final determination of this office. You may copy and distribute the guide to others.

Questions and Answers About Workers��� Compensation Law For Injured Workers, July 1, 2004 – June 30, 2005

This brochure answers questions injured workers commonly ask about workers��� compensation. You may check Iowa Code chapters 85 through 87 and 17A, as well as Iowa Administrative Code chapter 876, for detailed information. References to Iowa Code sections and Iowa Administrative Rules appear in parentheses.

Questions and Answers About Workers��� Compensation Law For Injured Workers, July 1, 2001 – June 30, 2002

This brochure answers questions injured workers commonly ask about workers��� compensation. You may check Iowa Code chapters 85 through 87 and 17A, as well as Iowa Administrative Code chapter 876, for detailed information. References to Iowa Code sections and Iowa Administrative Rules appear in parentheses.

Questions and Answers About Workers��� Compensation Law For Injured Workers, July 1, 2002 – June 30, 2003

This brochure answers questions injured workers commonly ask about workers��� compensation. You may check Iowa Code chapters 85 through 87 and 17A, as well as Iowa Administrative Code chapter 876, for detailed information. References to Iowa Code sections and Iowa Administrative Rules appear in parentheses.

Division of Workers' Compensation Regulatory Plan for State Fiscal Year, 2005

This plan is intended to implement Governor Vilsack’s Executive Order Number 9, V, signed September 14, 1999. This plan provides the Division of Workers��� Compensation anticipated regulatory actions for potential rule making activity for State Fiscal Year 2005, which began July 1, 2004, and thereafter.

Economic Impact of Closures on Displaced Workers, May 2002

Iowa Workforce Development research conducted in 2001 on Iowa workers displaced by layoffs indicated that post-layoff wages remained at or above pre-layoff levels. During the layoff quarters selected for analysis – first, second, and third quarters of 1998 – there were twenty-one layoff events, none of which were closures. The research at that time did not discriminate between closures or permanent layoffs for which no recall was expected and those layoff events expected to recall workers. The post/pre ratios1 of the affected workers in manufacturing were at or above 100%, while remaining slightly below the universe pre/post ratios for the same time period.

Developing an Effective Construction Training Program for Hispanic Supervisors and Craft Workers, January 2004

Hispanics make up a growing percentage of the craft workers entering the construction industry, and this has created several challenges for American construction companies. This study addresses the situation by investigating training needs for Hispanic construction craft workers and developing a training program for them within the industry. In order to evaluate current craft workers��� conditions within the construction industry, Iowa State University researchers conducted a survey, with 98 Hispanic craft workers as respondents from 10 construction companies, to determine current working conditions. The results confirm that the language barrier is an obstacle for both the Hispanic workers and the English-speaking employees involved in construction projects. As a part of this research, two training courses were designed to help both American construction companies and their Hispanic labor force to overcome the barriers that keep them from succeeding safely and productively. A training course titled English as a Second Language Survival Course was developed to facilitate basic communication between Hispanic workers and their American supervisors using construction-focused terminology. This course was delivered once as a trial run for a two-hour duration and twice for a full-length duration of eight hours. Important feedback was obtained from participants as part of the evaluations of the course. “How much of the course contents will be useful in your working environment” was asked; 40% of workers said “all of it” and 60% said “most of it.” Another question was “Was it worth taking the time to attend the course?” to which 94% answered “definitely” and 6% answered “yes.” A second training course titled Stepping Up to Supervisor Course for Hispanic Construction Workers was also developed to provide an effective tool to help companies promote those Hispanic craft workers whose willingness and skills meet the requirements to advance to a supervisory position in an American construction company. This course will be offered in the spring of 2004.

Enlgish and Spanish Terms for Concrete Paving Workers, November 2004

Proper storage practices are critical to protect materials from intermingling, contamination, or degradation, and to maintain consistent aggregate gradation throughout a project. Concrete Paving Workforce Reference no.4. Spanish version.

Multilateral Trade and Agricultural Policy Reforms in Sugar Markets, September 2005

We analyze the impact of trade liberalization, removal of production subsidies, and elimination of consumption distortions in world sugar markets using a partial-equilibrium international sugar model calibrated on 2002 market data and current policies. The removal of trade distortions alone induces a 27% price increase while the removal of all trade and production distortions induces a 48% increase by 2011/12 relative to the baseline. Aggregate trade expands moderately, but location of production and trade patterns change substantially. Protectionist OECD countries (the EU, Japan, the US) experience an import expansion or export reduction and significant contraction in production in unfettered markets. Competitive producers in both OECD countries (Australia) and non-OECD countries (Brazil, Cuba), and even some protected producers (Indonesia, Turkey), expand production when all distortions are removed. Consumption distortions have marginal impacts on world markets and location of production. We discuss the significance of these results in the context of mounting pressures to increase market access in highly protected OECD countries and the impact on non-OECD countries.

Iowa Workers��� Compensation Manual, July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006

This booklet has been prepared by the Division of Workers��� Compensation to provide information and guidelines in handling Iowa workers��� compensation claims. For more detailed information, reference should be made to Iowa Code chapters 85 through 87, 17A and chapter 876 of the Iowa Administrative Code.