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Scary reminder: HR directors may face liability for FMLA violations

Posted on 04/05/2016 at 12:00 AM by Melissa Schilling

Managing FMLA leave and the FMLA certification process is typically one of the most challenging assignments for HR profe...

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Melissa Schilling

Tagged As: FMLA, Graziadio v Culinary Institute of America, human resource, Iowa Employer Law Blog

Nowhere is safe: Ads hit New York Times, BBC, MSN and more

Posted on 03/30/2016 at 12:00 AM by John Lande

Over the last two weeks, websites including the New York Times, BBC, The Hill, Newsweek, AOL, and MSN were the platforms...

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

Tagged As: cyber attack, cyber defense, cyber threats, malicious software, malvertising, New York Times, security breach

More reasons the CFPB may be unconstitutional

Posted on 03/29/2016 at 12:00 AM by John Lande

This blog has been covering recent litigation challenging the constitutionality of the CFPB. Previously, National Bank o...

Categories: Banking Law, John Lande

Tagged As: CFPB, CFPB authority, Iowa banking law, Richard Cordray

Seeking damages for pain and suffering? Harsh lessons from playing hide-the-ball

Posted on 03/28/2016 at 12:00 AM by Melissa Schilling

In employment lawsuits, pain and suffering damage awards (sometimes referred to as emotional distress damage awards) hav...

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Melissa Schilling

Tagged As: Americans with Disabilities Act, Civil Rights Act, damages, Iowa Employer Law Blog

Disestablishing paternity under Iowa's child support laws

Posted on 03/28/2016 at 12:00 AM by Mary Zambreno

There’s a Davenport man who’s making national headlines for contesting a law that requires him to pay child support for...

Categories: Family Law, Mary Zambreno

Tagged As: child support, Iowa family law

The reasons the CFPB may be constitutional

Posted on 03/24/2016 at 12:00 AM by John Lande

This blog has been monitoring ongoing litigation challenging the constitutionality of the Consumer Financial Protection...

Categories: Banking Law, John Lande

Tagged As: CFPB, Federal Reserve, Iowa banking law, Richard Cordray

Merchant’s liability capped under Master Services Agreement

Posted on 03/21/2016 at 12:00 AM by John Lande

Banks are increasingly bearing costs associated with data breaches by merchants. There are costs associated with reimbur...

Categories: Banking Law, Cybersecurity Law, John Lande

Tagged As: bank liability, data breach, data breaches by a merchant, Iowa banking, Iowa cybersecurity law, issuing bank, MasterCard, MSA, Visa

Sharing responsibility: Court makes it harder for banks to sue companies responsible for data breach

Posted on 03/16/2016 at 12:00 AM by John Lande

This blog previously covered a decision from the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota that conclud...

Categories: Banking Law, Cybersecurity Law, John Lande

Tagged As: bank liability, banks seeking reimbursement, Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania v Reimbursement Technologies, consumers harmed by data breach, customer data, cyber attacks, data breach, fraud loss

Jury should not have learned that defendant would be indemnified

Posted on 03/15/2016 at 12:00 AM by Mollie Pawlosky

The Iowa Court of Appeals in Buhr v. Mayer’s Digging Co. and Mark Wagner ordered a new trial because the jury had heard...

Categories: Mollie Pawlosky, Real Estate & Land Use

Tagged As: Buhr, Buhr v Mayer’s Digging Co and Mark Wagner , Digging Co., evidence, indemnification, indemnified, Iowa Court of Appeals, jury, jury bias, Mayer

Not so friendly ghosts: Email ghosting represents threat to organizations

Posted on 03/14/2016 at 12:00 AM by John Lande

Managers and supervisors expect that employees will follow instructions. This is such a central part of the employment r...

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

Tagged As: cyber attacks, cyber threats, cybersecurity, Email Ghosting, employee training, FBI, hackers, Iowa banking, Iowa cybersecurity law, Iowa Employer Law Blog, Krebs on Security, Suspicious Email

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