Updated EDR Plan October 17, 2025
Your Employee Rights and How to Report Wrongful Conduct
Your Employee Rights and How to Report Wrongful Conduct
The United States District Court, the United States Bankruptcy Court, and the United States Probation and United States Pretrial Services for the Northern District of Iowa are committed to maintaining a workplace free of discrimination and harassment, where respect, civility, fairness, tolerance, and dignity are the norm.
Employment Dispute Resolution Plan
On October 17, 2025, the court approved an Employment Dispute Resolution Plan that provides options for the reporting and resolution of allegations of wrongful conduct (discrimination, sexual, racial, or other discriminatory harassment, abusive conduct, and retaliation) in the workplace. A copy of the Employment Dispute Resolution Plan is available here. The Employment Dispute Resolution Plan is based on the Employment Dispute Resolution Plan adopted by the Judicial Council of the Eighth Circuit on December 4, 2024.
Employment Dispute Resolution Coordinators
Contact information for the court’s Employment Dispute Resolution Coordinators is as follows:
- Misti Michel, Chief Deputy United States District Court, at: (319) 286-2317 or Misti_Michel@iand.uscourts.gov
- Danielle Cripe, Chief Deputy United States Bankruptcy Court, at: (319) 286-2202 or Danielle_Cripe@ianb.uscourts.gov
- Matthew Warren, Deputy Chief Probation, at: 319-286-2396 or matt_warren@ianp.uscourts.gov
Eighth Circuit Director of Workplace Relations
- Bryan Bird, at: (314) 244-2628 or Bryan_Bird@ca8.uscourts.gov
National Office of Judicial Integrity
The national Office of Judicial Integrity also provides advice and guidance nationwide about workplace conduct issues, including sexual, racial, and other discriminatory harassment, abusive conduct, and other wrongful conduct. Contact information for the Office of Judicial Integrity can be found here.
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