The Iowa Office of Civil Rights lists key terms of confidential settlement agreements for each fiscal year.
Settlements FY 2025-2026
| Area | Basis | Adverse Action | Terms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | Race, Color | Termination | $1,000 |
| Employment | Race, Color, National Origin, Retaliation | Harassment, Suspension, Forced to Quit | $5,000 |
| Employment | Disability, Retaliation | Termination, Harassment, Discipline | $5,000 |
| Employment | Age | Termination | $30,000 |
| Employment | Sex | Harassment, Termination | $20,000 |
| Employment | Disability | Suspension | $3,400 |
| Employment | Sex, Pregnancy | Termination, Retaliation | $48,000 |
| Employment | Sex | Harassment, Discharge | $40,000 |
Settlements FY 2024-2025
| Area | Basis | Adverse Action | Terms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | Age, Retaliation, Disability | Discipline, Harassment, Termination | $30,000 |
| Employment | Race, National Origin, Color | Discipline, Failure to Train | $3,000 |
| Employment | Retaliation, Disability | Denied Accommodation, Reduced pay, Termination | $15,000 |
| Employment | Race, Color, Retaliation | Failure to train, Termination | $20,000 |
| Employment | Race, Color | Forced to Quit | $41,500 |
| Employment | Religion, Race, Color, Retaliation, Gender Identity | Sexual Harassment, Layoff, Termination | $4,500 |
| Education | Religion | Denied Accommodation, Harassment | $63,000 |
| Employment | Sex, Retaliation | Harassment, Reduced hours | $10,000 |
| Public Accommodation | Disability | Denied Accommodation | $5,500 |
| Employment | Race, Color, Retaliation | Termination | $2,750 |
| Employment | Race, National Origin, Religion, Color | Discipline, Failure to train | $2,500 |
| Employment | Disability | Termination | $15,000 |
| Employment | Retaliation, Disability | Denied Accommodation, Termination, Transfer | $25,000 |
| Employment | Disability | $12,000 | |
| Employment | Sex, Retaliation, Gender Identity, Sexual Orientation | Harassment, Sexual Harassment | $25,000 |
| Employment | Retaliation, Disability | Undesirable Assignment, Termination | $19,000 |
Settlements FY 2023-2024
| Area | Basis | Adverse Action | Terms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | Sex, Retaliation | Harassment, Reduced Hours, Termination | $25,000 |
| Employment | Race, National Origin, Disability | Termination | $11,000 |
| Employment | Race, Sex, national Origin, Color, Sexual Orientation | Denied benefits, Failure to Promote, Termination, Harassment | $21,000 |
| Employment | Sex, Gender Identity, Sexual Orientation | Sexual Harassment | $11,500 |
| Employment | Race, Color, Retaliation | Discipline, Forced to Quit, Harassment, Reduced Hours | $50,000 |
| Employment | Sex, Disability | Harassment, Sexual Harassment, Termination | $11,000 |
| Employment | Sex, Sexual Orientation, Retaliation | Harassment, Sexual Harassment, Pay Comparability, Discharge | $47,500 |
| Employment | Race, Color, Sex, Age, Disability, Retaliation | Promotion, Harassment, Sexual Harassment | $18,000 |
| Employment | Sex, Disability | Demotion, Harassment, Denied Accommodation, Reduced Hours, Reduced Pay, Pay Comparability | $3,000 |
| Employment | Race, Color, Retaliation | Benefits, Discipline, Harassment, Reduced Hours, Suspension, Discharge, Pay Comparability | $15,000 |
| Employment | Race, Color | Assignment, Benefits, Harassment, Suspension, Training, Promotion | $75,000 |
| Employment | Sex, Age, Retaliation | Denied Accommodation, Layoff, Reduced Hours, Reduced Pay, Sexual Harassment, Suspension, Constructive Discharge, Discharge, Other | $115,000 |
| Employment, Piblic Accom | Disability | Harassment, Constructive Discharge | $750 |
| Employment | Sex, Retaliation | Harassment, Reduced Pay, Discharge | $20,000 |
| Employment | Sex, Retaliation | Promotion, Harassment, Discharge | $5,000 |
| Public Accom | Disability | Denied Accommodation, Service | $10,000 |
| Employment | Race, Color, Sex, Retaliation | Harassment, Discharge | $3,000 |
| Employment | Disability | Discharge | $15,000 |
| Employment | Age, Disability | Discharge | $10,000 |
| Public Accom | Disability | Service | $750 |
| Employment | Sex, Age | Discharge | $110,000 |
| Public Accom | Race | Denied Accommodation | $400 |
| Employment | Disability, Retaliation | Harassment, Discharge, Assignment, Denied Accommodation | $30,000 |
| Employment | Sex, Retaliation | Harassment, Reduced Hours, Discharge | $9,000 |
| Employment | Race, Color, Pregnancy, Disability, Retaliation | Harassment, Discharge, Denied Accommodation | $68,500 |
| Employment | Race, Sex, Religion, National Origin, Disability | Training, Harassment, Denied Accommodation | $2,500 |
| Education | Race, Color, Disability | Denied Accommodation | $1,732 |
| Employment | Disability, Retaliation | Benefits, Harassment, Denied Accommodation, Discharge | $44,500 |
| Employment | Sex | Sexual Harassment, Discharge | $3,500 |
| Employment | Disability | Reduced Hours | $11,250 |
| Employment | Disability | Discharge | $20,000 |
| Employment | Age, Disability | Assignment, Discipline, Discharge | $15,000 |
| Employment | Race, Color, Retaliation | Discharge | $20,000 |
| Public Accom | Disability | Denied Accommodation, Service | Dismiss complaint |
| Employment | Sex | Hiring | $200 |
| Employment | Disability, Retaliation | Harassment, Discharge | $25,000 |
| Employment | Race | Harassment, Discharge | $5,000 |
| Employment | Race, Sex, Color, National Origin | Discipline, Training, Harassment, Discharge | $8,000 |