State of Iowa

The Iowa Civil Rights Act of 1965 prohibits discrimination in the areas of employment, housing, credit, public accommodations, and education. Discrimination and harassment are illegal if based on race, color, creed, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, physical disability, mental disability, retaliation, age (employment and credit only), familial status (housing and credit only), or marital status (in credit).

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