What is unlawful retaliation under the Iowa Civil Rights Act?
1. participates in a civil rights investigation, either by filing a complaint or by giving information as a witness, 2. opposes an unlawful discriminatory act, or, 3. obeys the Iowa Civil Rights Act, and the employer then adversely affects the employee’s work relationship (such as, termination, demotion, or other conduct negatively impacting the employee’s work relationship.) Housing Questions Q: I would like to limit the people in my apartment to two adults and two children. Is there a problem with this? A: Yes. The general guideline is [no more restrictive than] two persons per average-sized bedroom. You cannot specify the sex or age of these persons. In a two bedroom apartment, the tenants could be four adults, two adults and two children, or one adult and three children. In a three bedroom apartment, the occupancy standard would be six persons. Q: I have always had older persons renting my apartments. Why can’t I keep it that way? It would be very upsetting to my current tenants to