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Trump Signs Families First Coronavirus Response Act: How It Will Impact Employers*

Posted on 03/19/2020 at 11:15 AM by Jill Jensen-Welch

Trump Signs Families First Coronavirus Response Act: How It Will Impact Employers

* With Contributions by Attorney Melissa Schilling   After the U.S. House of Representatives made a number of changes t...

Categories: Employment & Labor Law

Tagged As: Coronavirus, COVID-19, employment law, Families First Coronavirus Response Act, Family Medical and Leave Act

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Update: House Makes Significant Changes to Families First Coronavirus Response Act

Posted on 03/17/2020 at 12:47 PM by Melissa Schilling

Update: House Makes Significant Changes to Families First Coronavirus Response Act

On Monday, March 16, 2020, the House passed major changes to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, before the bil...

Categories: Employment & Labor Law

Tagged As: Coronavirus, COVID-19, employment law, Families First Coronavirus Response Act, Family Medical Leave Act, paid sick leave

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Building a Winning Cybersecurity Program: Where Does Leadership Start?

Posted on 03/06/2020 at 01:02 PM by The Newsroom

Building a Winning Cybersecurity Program: Where Does Leadership Start?

Cybersecurity threats are everywhere and impact every business and organization, no matter how large or small. The threa...

Categories: Cybersecurity Law, Top Story

Tagged As: cybersecurity, cybersecurity law, cybersecurity law firms, cybersecurity protection

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New Dickinson Law Leadership Elected

Posted on 02/21/2020 at 03:01 PM by The Newsroom

New Dickinson Law Leadership Elected

Pictured L-R: Attorneys Ben Bruner, Melissa Schilling, John Lande, Ron Mountsier, Amy Plummer, and Brad Kruse. Dickinson...

Categories: Amy Plummer, Ben Bruner, Brad Kruse, Featured Article, John Lande, Melissa Schilling, Ron Mountsier

Tagged As: Dickinson Attorneys, Dickinson Law, Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen P.C.

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No Attorneys’ Fees in Residential Mechanics’ Lien Foreclosure

Posted on 02/07/2020 at 11:34 AM by John Lande

No Attorneys’ Fees in Residential Mechanics’ Lien Foreclosure

We have previously covered significant changes to Iowa’s mechanics’ lien law by the Iowa courts and legislature. Today,...

Categories: Construction Law, John Lande

Tagged As: construction, contractors, homeowners , Iowa mechanics' liens, Iowa Supreme Court, mechanics' liens, residential construction, Standard Water Control Systems, Inc. v. Jones

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Want to Foreclose a Mechanics Lien? Get Your Invoices Straight.

Posted on 12/10/2019 at 11:51 AM by John Lande

Want to Foreclose a Mechanics Lien? Get Your Invoices Straight.

Construction disputes can be complicated. There are often disputes between the parties about the quality of work and the...

Categories: Construction Law, John Lande

Tagged As: construction, Iowa Court of Appeals decision, Iowa mechanics' liens, mechanics' liens, Olmstead Construction, Inc. v. Otter Creek Investments, LLC

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Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen ranked in 2020 "Best Law Firms"

Posted on 11/01/2019 at 09:45 AM by The Newsroom

Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen ranked in 2020 "Best Law Firms"

Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen has been ranked in the 2020 U.S. News - Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms" list regionally...

Tagged As: 2020 "Best Law Firms", 2020 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, U.S. News & World Report's Best Law Firms Rankings 2020

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Webinar: The ABCs of I-9s

Posted on 02/21/2019 at 08:11 AM by David Gonzales

I-9s, Employment Verification, Dickinson Law

E-Verify is on the lips of employers and legislators across the country. However, E-Verify is not the magical solution m...

Categories: David Gonzales, Employment & Labor Law, Immigration Law

Tagged As: I-9 Employment Eligibility/Verification Form, Immigration Law - Des Moines Iowa, United States Citizenship & Immigration Services I-9 Central

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Iowa Supreme Court Ruling Affects Construction Contractors’, Service Providers’ Sales Tax Obligations

Posted on 12/17/2018 at 03:36 PM by Cody Edwards

Lowe's Iowa Supreme Court, Sales Tax, Installation Services

On December 14, 2018, the Iowa Supreme Court, in Lowe’s Home Centers, LLC v. Iowa Department of Revenue,  found that the...

Categories: Cody Edwards, Table SALT, Taxation Law

Tagged As: Iowa sales tax, Iowa Supreme Court, Iowa Table SALT , Lowe's Home Centers vs. Iowa Department of Revenue, sales tax

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Best Practices in Commercial Real Estate: Commitment Letter

Posted on 11/12/2018 at 01:00 PM by Benjamin Bruner

Commercial Real Estate Iowa Ben Bruner Commitment Letter

Commercial Real Estate Loan Documentation Best Practices PART 1:  Commitment Letter Following credit approval, the forma...

Categories: Ben Bruner, Real Estate & Land Use

Tagged As: commercial real estate, Commitment Letter, loan documentation

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