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Homebuyers Beware: Don’t Pay Hackers for Your House

Posted on 09/04/2019 at 04:00 PM by John Lande

Homebuyers Beware: Don’t Pay Hackers for Your House

Cybersecurity incidents can have a dramatic impact on the lives of individuals. This blog has covered numerous cases of...

Categories: Banking Law, Cybersecurity Law

Tagged As: cybersecurity, cybersecurity law, cybersecurity law firms, hackers, King v. Wells Fargo Bank, mortgage

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New Version of Form I-9 posted in Federal Register for Public Comment

Posted on 08/29/2019 at 03:54 PM by David Gonzales

New Version of Form I-9 posted in Federal Register for Public Comment

In June, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) posted a new version of Form I-9 for employment eligibi...

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

Tagged As: employers, employment law, employment law attorney, Form I-9, Immigration, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, USCIS

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Don't Let Hackers Make You Pay for the Same Thing Twice

Posted on 08/28/2019 at 09:09 AM by John Lande

Don't Let Hackers Make You Pay for the Same Thing Twice

This blog has covered numerous cases of hackers impersonating parties to commercial transactions, and rerouting funds me...

Categories: Banking Law, Commercial Litigation, Cybersecurity Law

Tagged As: cyber insurance coverage, cyber losses, cybersecurity law, fraud, fraud loss, fraudulent wire transfers, sales contract, Russell Barnett v. H&S Bakery, third party liability

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Attorney Bryan O’Neill Selected for IDCA Rising Star Award

Posted on 08/23/2019 at 09:39 AM by The Newsroom

Attorney Bryan O'Neill

Dickinson Law is pleased to announced that attorney Bryan O’Neill has been chosen to receive the 2019 Rising Star Award...

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Litigation & Trial Law

Tagged As: civil litigation, civil litigation, employment attorney, IDCA, Iowa Defense Counsel Association, litigation

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Even Occasional Gambling Can Create Tax Issues

Posted on 08/21/2019 at 10:30 AM by Ronald Mountsier

Even Occasional Gambling Can Create Tax Issues

As a general rule, gambling income is taxable, and with the advent of sports wagering in Iowa, now is a good time to rev...

Categories: Table SALT, Taxation Law

Tagged As: Iowa Table SALT , IRS, SALT Law Des Moines Iowa, Sports Wagering Law , tax law, gambling, gambling losses, gambling winnings , tax deductions, taxable income, legalized sports betting , sports betting by phone or online, Ronald Mountsier

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Copyrighting a Banana? That’s Bananas!

Posted on 08/19/2019 at 11:59 AM by Grace Bogart

Copyrighting a Banana? That’s Bananas!

A recent decision from the Third Circuit Court of Appeals concluded that even though there is nothing original about a b...

Categories: Intellectual Property Law

Tagged As: Applied Art, Banana, Banana Costume, copyright, copyright law, copyright protection, Creative Elements, Functional Elements, intellectual property, Kangaroo Manufacturing, Inc. , Rasta Imposta, scenes a faire, Silvertop Associates, Inc., Star Athletica v. Varsity Brands, Third Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S. Supreme Court, Useful Articles, Yagoozoon, Inc.

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After 55 years, DOL-WHD Reinterprets Compensability of Sleep Time for Truck Drivers

Posted on 08/07/2019 at 02:27 PM by Mike Staebell

View post titled After 55 years, DOL-WHD Reinterprets Compensability of Sleep Time for Truck Drivers

On July 22, 2019, DOL’s Wage and Hour Division issued an opinion letter (FLSA2019-10) on whether an employee’s time spen...

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

Tagged As: Department of Labor, DOL, Fair Labor Standards Act, FLSA, Iowa Employment & Labor Law, Iowa Wage & Hour Watch

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Cryptocurrencies Are Subject to Tax and Securities Laws?

Posted on 08/02/2019 at 09:21 AM by John Lande

View post titled Cryptocurrencies Are Subject to Tax and Securities Laws?

Many people view cryptocurrencies as a highly disruptive technology destined to change the economy as we know it. What t...

Categories: Business Law, Cybersecurity Law, John Lande, Start-Up Group, Taxation Law

Tagged As: Bitcoin, cryptocurrency, federal regulation, ICO, Iowa cybersecurity law, SEC, IRS, Iowa Business Law, Iowa Taxation Law, SAFT

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Iowa’s Quirky New Sports Wagering Law

Posted on 07/31/2019 at 01:42 PM by David Gonzales

View post titled Iowa’s Quirky New Sports Wagering Law

Every sport has crazy rules from baseball’s “balk” to the NASCAR “free pass” so it only seems right that Iowa’s new spor...

Categories: David Gonzales

Tagged As: Iowa Code, Iowa law, NASCAR, Sports Wagering Law , NCAA, NAIA, 2020 Games in Tokyo, 2022 World Cup, Professional Sports, Collegiate Sports, International Sports, Motor Racing

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Three Things Affirmative Action Employers Can Learn from OFCCP v. Enterprise Rent-A-Car Baltimore

Posted on 07/30/2019 at 01:22 PM by Russell Samson

Three Things Affirmative Action Employers Can Learn from OFCCP v. Enterprise Rent-A-Car Baltimore

The July 17, 2019, Recommended Decision and Order of a Department of Labor Administrative Law Judge in OFCCP v. Enterpri...

Categories: Employment & Labor Law

Tagged As: affirmative action, Department of Labor, employment law, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Office of Federal Contracts Compliance Programs

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