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Top Ten Reasons to Call Your Employment Attorney

Posted on 09/23/2026 at 04:50 PM by Nicole Proesch

Top Ten Reasons to Call Your Employment Attorney

An employment attorney isn’t just for emergencies—they’re a business owners’ best tool for making sure emergencies don’t...

Categories: Dickinson Bradshaw News, Employment & Labor Law, Nicole Proesch

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FTC Rule Banning Non-Competes Struck Down in Ruling That Applies Nationwide

Posted on 08/21/2024 at 02:55 PM by Jill Jensen-Welch

FTC Rule Banning Non-Competes Struck Down in Ruling That Applies Nationwide

The following blog is an update to an original post by Attorney Nicole Proesch, "FTC Adopts Non-Compete Ban and Opens th...

Categories: Dickinson Bradshaw News, Employment & Labor Law, Jill Jensen-Welch

Tagged As: FTC, Non-compete agreements, non-compete clauses, U.S. Federal Trade Commission

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FTC Adopts Non-Compete Ban and Opens the Floodgates

Posted on 04/25/2024 at 11:00 AM by Nicole Proesch

FTC Adopts Non-Compete Ban and Opens the Floodgates

Update: FTC Rule Banning Non-Competes Struck Down in Ruling That Applies Nationwide August 21, 2024 by Jill Jensen-Welch...

Categories: Dickinson Bradshaw News, Employment & Labor Law, Nicole Proesch

Tagged As: FTC, non-compete clauses, U.S. Federal Trade Commission

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On Demand: 2020 Employment Webinar Series - Facing the Future Together

Posted on 10/29/2020 at 05:20 PM by The Newsroom

On Demand: 2020 Employment Webinar Series - Facing the Future Together

Now Available on Demand - Dickinson Law's 2020 Employment Law Webinar Series Focused on Employment Law issues, our Emplo...

Categories: Employment & Labor Law

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COVID-19: SBA Releases Final Payroll Protection Program Rules

Posted on 04/03/2020 at 03:30 PM by Jeffrey Baxter

COVID-19: SBA Releases Final Payroll Protection Program Rules

On April 2, 2020, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), released its final rules (Rules) applicable to the Payro...

Categories: Banking Law, Business Law, Employment & Labor Law, Jeff Baxter

Tagged As: business owner, CARES Act, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Payroll Protection Program, small businesses, The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, U.S. Small Business Administration

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Iowa Supreme Court Levels the Playing Field for At-Will and Contract Employees

Posted on 07/17/2018 at 12:15 PM by Jill Jensen-Welch

Jill Jensen-Welch, Iowa Employment & Labor Law, Dickinson Law Firm, Des Moines Iowa

In a case of first impression, the Iowa Supreme Court in Ackerman v. State of Iowa, IWD, et al. (June 15, 2018) held tha...

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Jill Jensen-Welch

Tagged As: ackerman v state of Iowa, collective bargaining, Iowa Court of Appeals, Iowa Employment & Labor Law, Iowa Supreme Court, Iowa Workforce Development, Public Employer Relations Board

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Employers: Be cautious of the new tax law’s incentive For independent contractors

Posted on 01/09/2018 at 10:00 AM by The Newsroom

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The new Federal tax legislation, effective January 1, 2018, brought many changes. The IRS has not yet issued regulations...

Categories: Cody Edwards, Melissa Schilling, Taxation Law

Tagged As: 2018 Tax Law, C-corporation, employee classification, income tax, independent contractor, Internal Revenue Service, IRS, LLCs, right to control test, S-corporation

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Save Local Business Act Passes the House: Bill Brings Clarity to Confusing Joint Employment Law

Posted on 12/19/2017 at 02:55 PM by Mike Staebell

Mike Staebell, Dickinson Law Firm, Des Moines Iowa, Iowa Employment & Labor Law, Iowa Wage & Hour Watch

On November 8, the U.S. House of Representatives passed HR 3441, the Save Local Business Act.   If passed by the Senate...

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Mike Staebell, Wage & Hour Watch

Tagged As: discrimination lawyers, DOL, eeoc lawyer, employee benefits, employment attorney, employment contract, employment law, employment law attorney, employment legal advice, Fair Labor Standards Act, hiring, Iowa Employer Law Blog, Iowa employment law, Iowa Wage & Hour Watch, labor lawyers, lawyers specializing in wrongful termination, legal advice, local attorneys, National Labor Relations Act, Save Local Business Act, Wage and Hour, work lawyer

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Employment law considerations for entrepreneurs

Posted on 11/03/2017 at 12:00 AM by Melissa Schilling

Melissa Schilling, Dickinson Law Firm, Iowa Start-Up Group, Iowa Employment & Labor Law, Des Moines Iowa

Is your start-up company ready to hire its first employee? The decision to form a start-up company is complicated enough...

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Melissa Schilling, Start-Up Group

Tagged As: Des Moines employment attorney, discrimination lawyers, EEOC, eeoc lawyer, employment agreement, employment attorney, employment contract, employment law, employment law attorney, employment legal advice, Iowa employment law, Iowa Start-Up Group, labor lawyers, lawyer company, lawyers specializing in wrongful termination, legal advice, local attorneys, start up capital, starting a business, startup companies, work lawyer

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DOL Withdraws Wage and Hour Guidance on Joint Employment and Independent Contractors

Posted on 06/07/2017 at 12:00 AM by Mike Staebell

Mike Staebell, Dickinson Law Firm, Des Moines Iowa, iowa employment & labor law, iowa wage & hour watch

Today the US Department of Labor issued a very short press release announcing the  withdrawal of two Wage and Hour Admin...

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Mike Staebell, Wage & Hour Watch

Tagged As: discrimination lawyers, DOL, DOL Wage and Hour Division, EEOC, eeoc lawyer, employment agreement, employment contract, employment law, employment law attorney, employment legal advice, Iowa Employer Law Blog, Iowa Wage & Hour Watch, labor law, labor lawyers, lawyers specializing in wrongful termination, legal advice, work lawyer

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