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Can your business afford to lose all its money in the bank?

Posted on 02/24/2014 at 12:55 PM by John Lande

John Lande Iowa Banking Law Iowa Employment & Labor Law Dickinson Law Firm Des Moines, Iowa

Employers of all sizes should already know that they are vulnerable to cyber theft. What they may not appreciate is the...

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

Tagged As: CATO, corporate account takeover, corporate security, Iowa banking law, Iowa Employer Law Blog, malicious software, security breach

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FMLA Enhancement Act introduced: Small employer exemption gets smaller

Posted on 02/19/2014 at 08:16 AM by Jill Jensen-Welch

Jill Jensen-Welch Iowa Employment & Labor Law Dickinson Law Firm Des Moines Iowa

On February 5, 2014, Carolyn Maloney (D. NY) introduced H.R. 3999, the Family and Medical Leave Act Enhancements Act. If...

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Jill Jensen-Welch

Tagged As: Family Medical Leave Act, family wellness, FMLA, FMLA eligibility, FMLA Enhancement Act, Iowa Employer Law Blog, parental involvement

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Momma, let's go to Las Vegas on FMLA leave!

Posted on 02/06/2014 at 11:26 AM by Russell Samson

Russ Samson Iowa Employment and Labor Law Dickinson Law Firm Des Moines Iowa

Beverly Ballard's mother Sarah was diagnosed in 2006 with end-stage congestive heart failure, and began receiving hospic...

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Russ Samson

Tagged As: caring for a parent, Certification of Health Care Provider, FMLA, Hospice, Iowa Employer Law Blog

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New Iowa Supreme Court decision on subcontractors' remedies for unpaid work on public improvements

Posted on 02/04/2014 at 11:36 AM by Joan Fletcher

Joan Fletcher Iowa Commercial Litigation Dickinson Law Firm Des Moines Iowa

Where a general contractor that is a Targeted Small Business (TSB) fails to pay its subcontractors for work they perform...

Categories: Commercial Litigation, Joan Fletcher

Tagged As: claims for unpaid work, Iowa Supreme Court, subcontractors, Targeted Small Business

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8th Circuit: Serving as a witness in internal investigation can vindicate the rights of minorities, triggering protection under Section 1981

Posted on 01/20/2014 at 11:37 AM by Ted Craig

Ted Craig Iowa Employment and Labor Law Dickinson Law Firm Des Moines Iowa

In Sayger v. Riceland Foods, the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals held that participation as a witness in an internal invest...

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Ted Craig

Tagged As: civil rights, internal investigation, Iowa Employer Law Blog, retaliatory discharge, Section 1981

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Thoughts of Colorado's legalization of recreational marijuana leads to an Iowa drug testing reminder

Posted on 01/14/2014 at 03:02 PM by Russell Samson

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

Readers of Doonesbury and current event watchers  are aware that, by virtue of a ballot-initiative amendment to the Colo...

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Russ Samson

Tagged As: drug testing, Iowa employers, marijauna

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Targeting Target: Bank seeks a remedy for Target's security related losses

Posted on 01/14/2014 at 11:51 AM by John Lande

On January 13, 2014, Connecticut based Putnam Bank (Putnam) filed a class action lawsuit against Target Corporation (Tar...

Categories: Banking Law, Cybersecurity Law, John Lande

Tagged As: banking litiation, class action lawsuit, Iowa banking law, Iowa cybersecurity law, Putnam Bank, Target data security breach

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NLRB's "POSTER RULE" Dead

Posted on 01/09/2014 at 10:00 AM by Russell Samson

Russ Samson Iowa Employment and Labor Law Dickinson Law Firm Des Moines Iowa

On Monday, January 6, 2014, the NLRB issued a statement to the effect that it would not be seeking review by the United...

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Russ Samson

Tagged As: Iowa Employer Law Blog, new NLRB poster, NLRB poster available online, NLRB poster rule, US Supreme Court, who must post new NLRB poster

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Skilled drafting saves employer from costly separation agreement oversight

Posted on 12/30/2013 at 07:53 AM by The Newsroom

Iowa Employment & Labor Law Dickinson Law Firm Des Moines Iowa

A recent decision of the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, St. Louis Produce Market v. Hughes, 735 F.3d 829 (8th Cir. 201...

Categories: Employment & Labor Law

Tagged As: Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, separation agreement

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The new Business Property Tax Credit

Posted on 12/16/2013 at 08:03 AM by Benjamin Bruner

Ben Bruner Iowa Real Estate & Land Use Iowa Table SALT Dickinson Law Firm Des Moines Iowa

The 2013 legislative session produced landmark property tax reform, and the key highlight of the overall reform was the...

Categories: Ben Bruner, Real Estate & Land Use, Table SALT

Tagged As: Business Property Tax Credit, Iowa legislature, Iowa Real Estate & Land Use, Iowa Table SALT , property assessments, property owner's rights, property tax reform

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