ERIN DINDINGER, LISA LORING, and ELIZABETH FREUND, Plaintiffs, vs. ALLSTEEL, INC. and SCOTT MILLS, Defendants., 860 N.W.2d 557

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HOLDINGS: [1]-Iowa Code § 216.6A, Iowa's equal pay law, and the accompanying remedial language in Iowa Code § 216.15(9)(a)(9), apply on a prospective basis only to conduct occurring after the effective date of July 1, 2009; [2]-An employee can assert a wage discrimination claim under Iowa Code § 216.6; [3]-A plaintiff's lost-income recovery is based upon pay that should have been received within the 300-day limitations period set forth in Iowa Code § 216.15(13); each paycheck is a discriminatory practice, and a new 300-day limitations period applies to each check.