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DOL's Wage and Hour Division agenda is moving forward

Posted on 09/28/2017 at 12:00 AM by Mike Staebell

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

Every year, Federal Agencies publish their plans to amend or release new regulations in the Unified Agenda of Regulatory...

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Data breach notification not only for Equifax-like catastrophes

Posted on 09/25/2017 at 10:43 AM by Bryan O'Neill

Bryan O'Neill, Dickinson Law Firm, Iowa Cybersecurity Law, Des Moines Iowa

The news is abound recently with seemingly endless stories of data breaches both in Iowa and nationally – the Equifax br...

Categories: Bryan O'Neill, Cybersecurity Law

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Move over Martha: Hackers might be the new insiders

Posted on 09/21/2017 at 12:00 AM by Laura Wasson

Laura Wasson, Iowa Banking Law, Iowa Cybersecurity Law, Dickinson Law Firm, Des Moines Iowa

This Wednesday, September 20, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced that EDGAR, its online fili...

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Trusting your vendors: The Equifax fallout part 1

Posted on 09/14/2017 at 12:00 AM by Jesse Johnston

Jesse Johnston, Iowa Banking Law, Iowa Cybersecurity Law, Dickinson Law Firm, Des Moines Iowa

Fallout from the Equifax breach is still unfolding. Already there has been a lawsuit filed by consumers, alleging Equifa...

Categories: Banking Law, Cybersecurity Law, Jesse Johnston

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Maybe you have cyber-insurance coverage after all

Posted on 09/07/2017 at 12:00 AM by John Lande

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

This blog has been following Medidata Solutions, Inc. v. Federal Insurance Co. since the litigation began over two years...

Categories: Banking Law, Cybersecurity Law, John Lande

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Up in smoke? New Iowa law regulating e-cigarettes raises constitutional issues

Posted on 09/06/2017 at 12:00 AM by Cody Edwards

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

In March, I wrote about the constitutional limitations placed on a state’s ability to impose sales tax on sales made int...

Categories: Cody Edwards, Table SALT, Taxation Law

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Texas court invalidates FLSA regulation raising the salary test for white collar exemptions

Posted on 08/31/2017 at 12:00 AM by Mike Staebell

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

On Thursday, August 31, Federal District Court Judge Amos L. Mazzant of the Eastern District of Texas struck down the Ob...

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

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FMLA issues that plague employers and how to cope with them, Pt. II

Posted on 08/23/2017 at 07:16 AM by Mike Staebell

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

During my career with the DOL’s Wage and Hour Division, I spent 22 years enforcing FMLA regulations, and I saw firsthand...

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

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Iowa revamps its child support guidelines--sort of

Posted on 08/15/2017 at 12:00 AM by Regan Conder

Regan Conder, Dickinson Law Firm, Iowa Family Law, Des Moines Iowa

Since 2009, Iowa has used the Pure Income Shares Model approach to determine what amount of support is sufficient for pa...

Categories: Family Law, Regan Conder

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One family unit or two?

Posted on 08/14/2017 at 12:00 AM by David Repp

David Repp, Dickinson Law, Iowa Tax Law, Iowa Real Estate & Land Use, Iowa Trusts & Estates Law

Joint revocable trusts (“JRT”) for spouses seem to be gaining popularity in Iowa. Attorneys professing to use them cite...

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