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DOL requests public input on FLSA white collar overtime exemptions

Posted on 08/04/2017 at 06:18 AM by Mike Staebell

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

As its initial step to replacing the Fair Labor Standards Act “White Collar” exemptions Final Rule, the U. S. Department...

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Another New Form I-9?

Posted on 07/19/2017 at 12:00 AM by Mike Staebell

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

If it seems like a new Form I-9 is being issued every few months, you are not dreaming. Last fall, this blog discussed t...

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

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Using Dropbox may drop privilege, court holds

Posted on 07/06/2017 at 12:00 AM by Laura Wasson

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

On February 9, 2017, a Virginia court held that an insurance company, Harleysville, waived their attorney-client privile...

Categories: Banking Law, Cybersecurity Law, Laura Wasson

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The return of wage and hour opinion letters

Posted on 07/03/2017 at 12:00 AM by Mike Staebell

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

On June 27, the US Department of Labor (DOL) announced it will resume its policy of issuing official Fair Labor Standard...

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Are you liable if you infect someone else’s computer?

Posted on 06/30/2017 at 12:00 AM by John Lande

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

The New York Times recently reported that fraudsters are adapting the old-fashion Ponzi scheme to the ransomware-era.  T...

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Death and taxes. Maybe.

Posted on 06/20/2017 at 12:00 AM by Cody Edwards

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

We’ve all heard the saying, sometimes attributed to Benjamin Franklin, that nothing in life is certain except death and...

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Hiring teenagers this summer? Get up to speed on federal labor laws

Posted on 06/20/2017 at 12:00 AM by Mike Staebell

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

If you employ or plan to employ workers under the age of 18 this summer, be sure you understand the federal child labor...

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Employees can also intentionally cause cybersecurity incidents

Posted on 06/07/2017 at 09:23 AM by John Lande

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

This blog has recently covered the ways that employee conduct can lead to cybersecurity incidents. In many cases, employ...

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

Posted on 06/07/2017 at 08:18 AM by Mike Staebell

Mike Staebell, Iowa wage & hour watch, Iowa Employment & Labor Law, Dickinson Law Firm, Des Moines Iowa

Intermittent Leave - Pattern of Absences When the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) became law in 1993, I was a USDOL...

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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...

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