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Don’t Let Cyber-Vulnerabilities Be Eternal

Posted on 06/03/2019 at 08:35 AM by John Lande

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One of the easiest ways to prevent a cybersecurity incident is to ensure that software patches are implemented. Despite...

Categories: Business Law, Cybersecurity Law, John Lande

Tagged As: CISO, cyber attack, Equifax, Iowa cybersecurity law, Microsoft, patch, software vulnerability, Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report

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Exposure in a Directly Observed Drug Specimen Collection for DOT Testing

Posted on 05/29/2019 at 03:23 PM by Russell Samson

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The headline of the article read, “JetBlue Made Worker Expose Breasts For Drug Test, Says Suit.”   Before discussing thi...

Categories: Business Law, Employment & Labor Law, Russ Samson

Tagged As: alcohol testing, DOT, drug testing, Iowa Employment & Labor Law, Russ Samson Employment & Labor Law

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Tipped Employees and the FLSA: DOL Offers Welcome Guidance

Posted on 05/29/2019 at 09:14 AM by Mike Staebell

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Under the Fair Labor Standards Act’s tip credit rules, employers can pay a base hourly wage as low as $2.13/hour to empl...

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

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

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Bank to Customer: We’re Not Your Insurance Company

Posted on 05/22/2019 at 04:04 PM by John Lande

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Cybersecurity incidents routinely grab headlines, and for good reason. These incidents often lead to exposure of large v...

Categories: Banking Law, Cybersecurity Law, Employment & Labor Law, John Lande

Tagged As: Iowa banking law, Iowa cybersecurity law, Iowa Employment & Labor Law, UCC, Uniform Commercial Code

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(Asset) Buyer Beware: Post-Acquisition Personal Liability for Seller’s Pre-Acquisition Sales Tax Liability

Posted on 05/20/2019 at 11:07 AM by Cody Edwards

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The law regarding post-acquisition tax liability is thought, by most, to be well known: In a stock sale, taxes incurred...

Categories: Cody Edwards, Table SALT, Taxation Law

Tagged As: Iowa Department of Revenue, Iowa sales tax, Iowa Table SALT , Iowa Tax, Iowa Use Tax

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Coming Soon to a State Near You: Cybersecurity Regulation

Posted on 05/09/2019 at 12:50 PM by John Lande

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Ever since the New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) enacted its cybersecurity regulation for financial in...

Categories: Banking Law, Commercial Litigation, Cybersecurity Law, John Lande

Tagged As: Iowa banking law, Iowa cybersecurity law, National Association of Insurance Commissioners, New York Department of Financial Services, Security Framework

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HHS Releases Cybersecurity Threat Mitigation Guide

Posted on 05/06/2019 at 01:36 PM by John Lande

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  The Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) has released the “Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices: Managin...

Categories: Banking Law, Commercial Litigation, Cybersecurity Law, John Lande

Tagged As: Department of Heath and Human Services, Iowa banking law, Iowa Commercial Litigation, Iowa cybersecurity law, phishing

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Dickinson attorneys recognized by Chambers USA as among best in Iowa

Posted on 04/26/2019 at 11:49 AM by The Newsroom

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Chambers USA has given the Dickinson Law Firm five high rankings for practice areas in Iowa.  Dickinson was recognized f...

Categories: Banking Law, Ben Bruner, Commercial Litigation, David Repp, Employment & Labor Law, Howard Hagen, Jeff Krausman, Jill Jensen-Welch, John Lande, Melissa Schilling, Mollie Pawlosky, Paul Tyler, Real Estate & Land Use, Rick Malm, Russ Samson

Tagged As: Iowa banking law, Iowa Corporate/M&A Law, Iowa Employment & Labor Law, Iowa Litigation Law, Iowa Real Estate & Land Use

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Fraudsters May Determine Whether You Have Cyber-Insurance

Posted on 04/26/2019 at 10:56 AM by John Lande

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Many organizations are surprised to learn in the wake of a cyber-incident that their “cyber” insurance does not cover th...

Categories: Cybersecurity Law, John Lande

Tagged As: cyber insurance, cyber insurance coverage, cyber losses, Iowa cybersecurity law

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DOL Proposes Revisions to Joint Employer Regulations

Posted on 04/02/2019 at 10:25 AM by Mike Staebell

DOL, Joint Employment, Regulations

On April 1, 2019, the Department of Labor announced a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) for Part 791 of Title 29 of...

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Wage & Hour Watch

Tagged As: DOL, FLSA, joint employment, Mike Staebell, notice of proposed rulemaking, regulations

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