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Is that really an email from the CEO?

Posted on 02/17/2017 at 08:00 AM by John Lande

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This blog recently covered ongoing litigation between Medidata Solutions, Inc. and its insurance company, Federal Insura...

Categories: Cybersecurity Law, John Lande

Tagged As: cyber attack, cyber defense, cyber insurance coverage, cyber losses, cyber policy, cyber theft, cybersecurity

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Estate tax repeal bill introduced by the Senate

Posted on 02/16/2017 at 08:33 AM by David Repp

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Twenty-eight Republican Senators, including senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst, introduced a bill to terminate the F...

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Tagged As: Chuck Grassley, estate tax, Joni Ernst

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A private affair: Terminating parental rights without state intervention

Posted on 02/15/2017 at 08:28 AM by Regan Conder

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To most people, hearing about someone’s parental rights being terminated triggers the notion that the parent has done so...

Categories: Family Law, Regan Conder

Tagged As: Child Custody, Iowa Department of Human Services, Iowa family law, parental involvement, Regan Conder, termination of parental rights

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Discipline decisions by divorced parents

Posted on 02/14/2017 at 08:47 AM by Mary Zambreno

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Joint legal custodians are traditionally required to discuss major medical, educational, and religious decisions with ea...

Categories: Family Law, Mary Zambreno

Tagged As: Child Custody, discipline decisions in divorce, divorce settlement, Iowa divorce, joint custody, parental involvement

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IDOR rules that internet video streaming is subject to sales/use tax. Is it really?

Posted on 02/13/2017 at 12:00 AM by Cody Edwards

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Recently, the Iowa Department of Revenue (“Department”) ruled in a Declaratory Order (“DO”), In the Matter of Amazon Ser...

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Tagged As: Amazon, Amazon Prime, construction, Hulu, imposition statutes, Iowa Department of Revenue, Iowa Tax, Iowa Use Tax, Netflix, sales tax, Sling, streaming service, taxation

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Back to Basics: Iowa Use Tax

Posted on 02/07/2017 at 07:05 AM by Cody Edwards

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Most everyone is familiar with sales tax, the tax imposed by states and local jurisdictions on everyday purchases of cer...

Categories: Cody Edwards, Table SALT, Taxation Law

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

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Not a “fee” or a “fine”: Retailer not liable for all of card-issuing banks’ cyberattack losses, and demonstrates the wisdom of planning ahead

Posted on 01/31/2017 at 01:21 PM by John Lande

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The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit recently concluded that a retailer was not liable for all of t...

Categories: Banking Law, Cybersecurity Law, John Lande

Tagged As: Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, cyber defense, cyber hygiene, cyber policy, cybersecurity, Iowa banking, Iowa cybersecurity law, Schnucks Markets, Schnucks Markets v First Data Merchant Services

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How not to lose the attorney-client privilege over communications with your attorney

Posted on 01/26/2017 at 12:00 AM by Russell Samson

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A recent ruling from a federal magistrate judge in the Western District of New York in a motion to compel called to mind...

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Russ Samson

Tagged As: attorney client privilege, EEOC, EEOC v Sterling Jewelers , Equal Credit Opportunity Act, personnel file, Strougo v. BEA Associates

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USDOL announces another round of Fair Labor Standards Act civil money penalty increases

Posted on 01/19/2017 at 04:06 PM by Mike Staebell

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If you are thinking that you’ve heard all this before, it’s not just your imagination.  For the second time in the past...

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

Tagged As: child labor laws, Department of Labor, FLSA, Iowa employment law, minimum wage, overtime pay

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New York revises stringent cybersecurity regulations

Posted on 01/17/2017 at 12:00 AM by John Lande

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This blog has previously covered comprehensive cybersecurity regulations for financial institutions published by the New...

Categories: Banking Law, Cybersecurity Law, John Lande

Tagged As: cybersecurity, Iowa banking, Iowa cybersecurity law, New York Department of Financial Services, CISO, nonpublic information

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