A bill for an act relating to information provided to the department of workforce development during the fact-finding process for claims for unemployment benefits.

This bill requires Iowa's Department of Workforce Development to create a new process for handling unemployment benefit claims. It allows claimants and employers to separately submit information to the department before the joint fact-finding meeting, without the other party present. The department must then share this information with the other party after each statement in the meeting, and both must be given a chance to respond to the other's information before a final decision is made. The bill directly affects individuals filing for unemployment benefits and their employers during the claims review process.