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Implications and questions following Young v. UPS's determination of the obligation of employers to accommodate work restrictions of pregnant employees

Posted on 05/01/2015 at 03:36 PM by Russell Samson

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Discussed in an earlier blog post were the obligations of employers to accommodate work restrictions of pregnant employe...

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Russ Samson

Tagged As: Americans with Disabilities Act, gender discrimination, Iowa employers, McDonnell Douglas, Pregnancy Discrimination Act, pregnant employee accommodation, US Supreme Court, workers' compensation, Young v UPS

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Whole Foods and the fair credit reporting act -- "It's not easy being green"

Posted on 04/07/2015 at 03:48 PM by Russell Samson

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In a recent survey, over 90% of employees at Whole Foods, Inc. reported that the company had great bosses, a great atmos...

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Russ Samson

Tagged As: Dollar General, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act amendments, Fortune Magazine, Iowa Employer Law Blog, Whole Foods

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Is your second mortgage safe? Supreme Court to decide whether second mortgages are worth the paper they're printed on

Posted on 04/02/2015 at 03:10 PM by John Lande

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On March 24, 2014, the Supreme Court heard argument in a pair of cases that present an important question for banks hold...

Categories: Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, John Lande, Real Estate & Land Use

Tagged As: Bank of America, Bank of America v Caulkett, bankruptcy, bankruptcy court, Chapter 7, Iowa banking law, Iowa Real Estate & Land Use, second mortgages

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Evicting a tenant following foreclosure just lost a hurdle

Posted on 04/02/2015 at 08:25 AM by Jeffrey Baxter

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The purchaser of a residential property following foreclosure (or the bank taking back the property) now has fewer hurdl...

Categories: Banking Law, Jeff Baxter, Real Estate & Land Use

Tagged As: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, evicting a tenant, evictions, foreclosures, Iowa banking law, Iowa Real Estate & Land Use, protecting tenants at foreclosure act, residential mortgage

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Supreme Court: Mortgage loan officers today are more likely than not entitled to "overtime" compensation

Posted on 03/25/2015 at 03:08 PM by Russell Samson

The United States Supreme Court was unanimous in Perez v. Mortgage Bankers Association in affirming an DOL administrativ...

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Russ Samson

Tagged As: exempt status of mortgage loan officers, FLSA, Iowa Employer Law Blog, mortgage loan officers administrative exemption, nonexempt employee

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Collision Course: The looming conflict between the Supreme Court and CFPB over arbitration clauses

Posted on 03/25/2015 at 08:51 AM by John Lande

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On March 10, 2014, the CFPB released its much-anticipated study on consumer arbitration. The Dodd-Frank Act gave the CFP...

Categories: Banking Law, John Lande

Tagged As: arbitration, arbitration clauses, CFPB, CFPB authority, consumer relief, disputes, Dodd-Frank, Iowa banking law, Supreme Court

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One less Target: Target settles with consumers harmed by data breach

Posted on 03/20/2015 at 08:23 AM by John Lande

This blog has been following the litigation resulting from Target's highly publicized data breach. Recently, this blog c...

Categories: Banking Law, Cybersecurity Law, John Lande

Tagged As: consumers harmed by data breach, Iowa banking law, Iowa cybersecurity law, Target data security breach, Target proposed settlement

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Lessons in payroll deductions in Iowa: Advances on wages, personal expenses, and escrow accounts for property damage

Posted on 03/20/2015 at 08:13 AM by Russell Samson

In its March 11, 2015, decision in Mujkic v. Lynx, Inc. (No. 14-0636), the Iowa Court of Appeals was presented with seve...

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Russ Samson

Tagged As: chapter 91A, Iowa Court of Appeals, Iowa Employer Law Blog, paycheck, payroll deductions, wage payment collection act

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Lance Armstrong: Finality of arbitration and the wisdom of settlement in a litigation context

Posted on 03/04/2015 at 12:27 PM by Russell Samson

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In early February 2015, an arbitration panel directed Lance Armstrong to pay SCA Promotions some $10 million in sanction...

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Russ Samson

Tagged As: A-Rod, arbitration, arbitration award, Iowa Workforce Development, Lance Armstrong, workplace disputes

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Contractors-Developers denied the right to invoke the protections of the implied warranty of workmanlike construction

Posted on 02/26/2015 at 12:24 PM by Benjamin Bruner

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This blog recently detailed the Iowa Supreme Court's decision in Pro-Build Holdings, Inc. to prohibit foreclosing lender...

Categories: Banking Law, Ben Bruner, Real Estate & Land Use

Tagged As: contractors, developers, implied warranty, implied warranty of workmanlike construction, Iowa banking law, Iowa Real Estate & Land Use, Iowa Supreme Court special assessment case, Pro-Build Holdings, Rosauer

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