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Eighth Circuit Denies Unique Twist on Minority Oppression Claim

Posted on 10/02/2018 at 10:47 AM by Laura Wasson

Start Up Group Des Moines Iowa Minority Opression Laura Wasson

On September 28, 2018, the Eighth Circuit affirmed a Nebraska district court’s ruling for the defendant majority shareho...

Categories: Business Law, Laura Wasson, Start-Up Group

Tagged As: Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, Iowa Start-Up Group, Minority Shareholder, Rasby v. Pillen

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Securing Mechanics’ Lien Rights on Mandelbaum Properties' “The Fifth” Tower

Posted on 10/01/2018 at 02:05 PM by John Lande

Mechanics Lien Iowa Des Moines Fifth Tower High Rise

Contractors hired to work on Mandelbaum’s new tower—“The Fifth”—need to be familiar with Iowa’s mechanics’ lien law if t...

Categories: Bankruptcy Law, Construction Law, John Lande

Tagged As: construction, construction contracts, construction liens, Fifth Tower, Iowa mechanics' liens, mechanics' lien act

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Oktober and the Law – Starting Your Own Brewery?

Posted on 10/01/2018 at 01:27 PM by William Reasoner

Iowa Brewing Attorney Will Reasoner Dickinson Law Des Moines

As we approach the most wonderful time of the year – Oktober – I decided that if now isn’t the perfect time to write an...

Categories: Business Law, Start-Up Group

Tagged As: Brewer's Association, craft beer, Iowa Start-Up Group, sales & use tax, starting a business

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Finding Consistency in Cybersecurity

Posted on 09/24/2018 at 08:57 AM by Jesse Johnston

Cybersecurity Jesse Johnston Des Moines Attorney

A recently released study regarding cyber-threats give financial institutions some reassurances that their efforts in cy...

Categories: Banking Law, Cybersecurity Law, Jesse Johnston, Start-Up Group

Tagged As: bank cyber attack, cyber attacks, cybersecurity, Botnet, DDOS

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New FMLA Forms? Not Really.

Posted on 09/07/2018 at 10:52 AM by Mike Staebell

FMLA Forms. Mike Staebell Des Moines Dickinson

The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 requires the DOL to submit its forms at least every three years to the Office of Man...

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Mike Staebell

Tagged As: Employment Law-Management - Des Moines Iowa, FMLA, FMLA eligibility, FMLA notification form, post-eligible FMLA leave

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LOST in an Iowa Use Tax Audit: Tax Return > Administrative Rules?

Posted on 08/29/2018 at 01:17 PM by Cody Edwards

Cody Edwards, Dickinson Law Firm, Des Moines Iowa, Iowa Table SALT Law, Iowa Taxation Law

Mathematical symbols are confusing. Does the alligator eat the larger or smaller number?  And, as suggested in the title...

Categories: Cody Edwards, Table SALT, Taxation Law

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

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Big-Picture Legal Strategy Saves Shareholders

Posted on 08/29/2018 at 10:50 AM by William Reasoner

William Reasoner, Dickinson Law Firm, Des Moines Iowa, Iowa Banking Law, Iowa Bankruptcy Law, Iowa Commercial Litigation Law

Earlier this week, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a petition for Chapter 11 bankruptcy fil...

Categories: Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Commercial Litigation, William Reasoner

Tagged As: bankruptcy, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights Law - Des Moines Iowa, banks, Chapter 11 bankruptcy , Commercial Litigation - Des Moines Iowa, NASDAQ, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, SEC, Sino Clean Energy

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Fiserv Leaves Window Open for Hackers

Posted on 08/28/2018 at 10:36 AM by John Lande

John Lande, Iowa Banking Law, Iowa Cybersecurity Law, Dickinson Law Firm, Des Moines Iowa

Security blog Krebs on Security is reporting that Fiserv, Inc. recently implemented a fix for a “glaring weakness” that...

Categories: Banking Law, Cybersecurity Law, John Lande

Tagged As: banks, data breach, Gramm Leach Bliley Act, Iowa banking law, Iowa cybersecurity law, iowa financial institutions, Krebs on Security, vendor contracts, Fiserv

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Tariff Aid Package Details announced by USDA

Posted on 08/27/2018 at 04:22 PM by Emily Staudacher

Emily Staudacher, Iowa Agribusiness Law, Dickinson Law Firm, Des Moines Iowa

Today, the USDA announced the details of their assistance for farmers impacted by unjustified retaliation.  The Market F...

Categories: Agribusiness Law, Emily Staudacher

Tagged As: agribusiness, agriculture, CCC, China, commodity credit corporation, farm service agency, FSA, market facilitation program, MFP, Tariffs, USDA

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It’s Complicated – A Primer on Paying Non-Exempt Employees for Travel Time Under the FLSA

Posted on 08/27/2018 at 03:28 PM by Mike Staebell

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

I have made hundreds of FLSA presentations over the years.  Of those, there were only a handful where the issue of trave...

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

Tagged As: FLSA, Iowa Employer Law Blog, Iowa Wage & Hour Watch, travel compensation, travel time

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