Labor Trafficking in Agriculture

What is labor trafficking?  The federal Trafficking Victims Protection Act defines labor trafficking as the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision or obtaining of a person for labor or services using force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of...

Child Abuse Reports and Registries

What is considered child abuse in Iowa? The following actions are child abuse in Iowa: physical abuse, mental injury, sexual abuse, denial of critical care, child prostitution, presence of illegal drugs, knowingly allowing a registered sex offender unsupervised access...

Child Support Questions and Answers

Who makes child support orders? Orders for child support are established using either an administrative process or a court process. In either case, a judge signs an order requiring someone to pay support.  Child Support Services (CSS) is an office of the Iowa...

Teens Rights in Your Dating Relationship

You have many rights in your relationship with your girlfriend or boyfriend. You have the right to spend time with your friends and family away from your boyfriend/girlfriend. You have the right to talk with people of the opposite sex besides your friend. You have the...

Should You Take Your Pension In A Lump Sum?

Some companies may offer to cash out the pensions of certain retirees and instead give them one lump-sum payment.  Here is some information on lump sum payments and how they could negatively affect your retirement finances. While having a large sum of money is...