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Iowa Court of Appeals quotes Dr. Seuss in Earth Day opinion

Posted on 06/29/2015 at 07:04 AM by Mollie Pawlosky

Mollie Pawlosky Iowa Real Estate & Land Use Iowa Commercial Litigation Law Dickinson Law Des Moines Iowa

First celebrated in 1970, Earth Day events are held worldwide to show support for environmental protection. The Iowa Cou...

Categories: Commercial Litigation, Mollie Pawlosky, Real Estate & Land Use

Tagged As: Dr. Seuss, Earth Day, Iowa Commercial Litigation, Iowa Court of Appeals, Iowa farmland, Iowa Real Estate & Land Use, Lackman, Miff, the Lorax, the value of trees, tree removal dispute

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United States Supreme Court legalizes same-sex marriage

Posted on 06/26/2015 at 01:05 PM by Mary Zambreno

Mary Zambreno Iowa Family Law Dickinson Law Des Moines Iowa

In a landmark decision issued by the United States Supreme Court in Obergefell v. Hodges, et al., the Court held that th...

Categories: Family Law, Mary Zambreno

Tagged As: civil unions, Due Process Clause, Fourteenth Amendment, Justice Ginsburg, Justice Kennedy, Justice Scalia, Lawrence v Texas, license to marry, Loving v Virginia, Obergefell v Hodges, same-sex marriage, SCOTUS, US Supreme Court, Zablocki v Redhail

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EEOC must "conciliate" before it brings suit under Title VII and what that means

Posted on 06/24/2015 at 07:53 AM by Russell Samson

Russ Samson Iowa Employment & Labor Law Dickinson Law Des Moines Iowa

Title VII's prohibition against employment discrimination is generally enforced beginning with the filing of a complaint...

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Russ Samson

Tagged As: conciliation, conciliation efforts, EEOC, EEOC class action discrimination lawsuit, Iowa Civil Rights Act, Mach Mining, Title VII

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Take two: Iowa Supreme Court finds employers are not required to disclose surveillance videos in workers' compensation proceedings

Posted on 06/17/2015 at 07:19 AM by Melissa Schilling

Melissa Schilling Iowa Employment & Labor Law Dickinson Law Des Moines Iowa

Co-Authored with Russell L. Samson and Jill R. Jensen-Welch In November 2014, I discussed a decision of the Iowa Court o...

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Melissa Schilling

Tagged As: Iowa Employer Law Blog, mandatory disclosure, surveillance videos at work, surveillance videos of employees, workers' compensation, workers' compensation hearings

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Colorado Supreme Court: Employer's zero-tolerance drug policy trumps Colorado's medical marijuana law

Posted on 06/16/2015 at 03:57 PM by Melissa Schilling

Melissa Schilling Iowa Employment & Labor Law Dickinson Law Des Moines Iowa

Co-Authored with Russell L. Sampson and Jill R. Jensen-Welch For years, employers have struggled with the implications o...

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Melissa Schilling

Tagged As: Colorado Supreme Court, drug policy, drug testing, Iowa employers, Iowa employment law, medical marijuana

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What the DOL-Staples settlement teaches us about FMLA notices and disciplinary actions

Posted on 06/15/2015 at 11:53 AM by Russell Samson

Russ Samson Iowa Employment & Labor Law Dickinson Law Des Moines Iowa

With Jill R. Jensen-Welch & Melissa A. Schilling. The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and its implementing regulations i...

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Russ Samson

Tagged As: ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, Department of Labor, Family Medical Leave Act, FMLA, FMLA notice, Iowa employers, Iowa employment law, Notice of Eligibility, Notice of Rights, Perez v. Staples, SCOTUS, Staples, U.S. Supreme Court

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Divorce denied: Bifurcated divorces not permissible under Iowa statute

Posted on 06/15/2015 at 07:23 AM by Mary Zambreno

Mary Zambreno Iowa Family Law Dickinson Law Des Moines Iowa

The Supreme Court reversed the dissolution of a dying woman's marriage to her husband on the basis that a bifurcated div...

Categories: Family Law, Mary Zambreno

Tagged As: beneficiary after divorce, bifurcated divorce, bifurcation, divorce in Iowa, divorce settlement, divorce with a dying spouse, Iowa family law

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Abercrombie & Fitch stores ordered to take a second look at its "Look" Policy

Posted on 06/04/2015 at 12:52 PM by Bryan O'Neill

Brayn O'Neill Iowa Employment & Labor Law Dickinson Law Des Moines Iowa

On June 1, 2015, the United States Supreme Court decided Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Abercrombie & Fitch...

Categories: Bryan O'Neill, Employment & Labor Law

Tagged As: Abercrombie & Fitch, ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, EEOC, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores Inc, headwear, Look Policy, SCOTUS, Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, Title VII, US Supreme Court

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Hell hath no fury: A brief history of the Alienation of Affection Tort in Iowa

Posted on 05/14/2015 at 01:40 PM by Mary Zambreno

Mary Zambreno Iowa Family Law Dickinson Law Des Moines Iowa

Professional golfer John Daly finalized his divorce from his fourth ex-wife, Sherrie Miller in 2010, but his legal battl...

Categories: Family Law, Mary Zambreno

Tagged As: Alienation of Affection, Alienation of Affection Tort, Anna Cladakis, Blackmail, common law, divorce in Iowa, Iowa family law, Iowa Supreme Court, John Daly, Sherrie Miller

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"Line of Sight" rule for commercial use of drones not here for long?

Posted on 05/12/2015 at 07:35 AM by Ted Craig

Ted Craig Pawlosky Iowa Real Estate & Land Use Iowa Banking Law Dickinson Law Des Moines Iowa

The FAA's proposed rules on commercial use of drones require operators to maintain a 'line of sight' to their aircraft....

Categories: Real Estate & Land Use, Ted Craig

Tagged As: agriculture, Amazon, commercial use of drones, drone operators, drones, FAA, Iowa Real Estate & Land Use, line of sight requirement, unmanned aerial vehicles

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