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The ABCs of DOMA: A Summary of Oral Arguments in Windsor v. United States

Posted on 06/24/2013 at 12:10 PM by Mary Zambreno

On March 27, 2013, the United States Supreme Court heard oral argument in Windsor v. U.S., 699 F.3d 169 (2d Cir. 2012),...

Categories: Family Law, Mary Zambreno

Tagged As: DOMA, Iowa family law, oral arguments, same-sex marriage, US Supreme Court

Iowa Supreme Court Says No Punitive Damages for Employment Discrimination

Posted on 06/24/2013 at 11:51 AM by The Newsroom

In a significant victory for Iowa employers, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled on Friday, June 21, 2013 that the Iowa Civil R...

Categories: Employment & Labor Law

Tagged As: Association of Business and Industry, employment discrimination, Iowa Civil Rights Act, Iowa Employer Law Blog, Iowa Supreme Court

Supreme Court Will Decide the Limits of Presidential Authority

Posted on 06/24/2013 at 10:14 AM by John Lande

This morning at 8:30 am CST, the United States Supreme Court granted review in National Labor Relations Board v. Noel Ca...

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

Tagged As: CFPB, Iowa banking, Iowa Employer Law Blog, National Labor Relations Board, Richard Cordray, United States Supreme Court

Marketing On-Line to Children Just Got Stricter

Posted on 06/24/2013 at 08:42 AM by The Newsroom

The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA) sets out rules and regulations as to what information can b...

Categories: Intellectual Property Law

Tagged As: behavioral advertising, COPPA, FTC, parental consent, personal information, websites

Significantly insignificant: The United States Supreme Court decides agencies decide what agencies can decide

Posted on 05/22/2013 at 11:31 AM by John Lande

On Monday, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Arlington v. FCC. This blog previously discussed the importance of t...

Categories: Banking Law, John Lande

Tagged As: Arlington v FCC, deference to agencies, Dodd-Frank implementation, FCC, FDIC, Iowa banking law, Supreme Court

The Supreme Court and the CFPB: A test of executive power

Posted on 05/07/2013 at 01:21 PM by John Lande

The Department of Justice is asking the Supreme Court to decide a case that will have important ramifications for the va...

Categories: Banking Law, John Lande

Tagged As: CFPB, Department of Justice, Iowa banking law, NLRB, President Obama, recess appointment, Richard Cordray

Foreclosing banks and attorneys beware!

Posted on 05/06/2013 at 09:42 AM by Benjamin Bruner

This warning has been given countless times and this certainly won't be the final time. However, all real estate lending...

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

Tagged As: bankruptcy, foreclosure judgment, foreclosures, Iowa banking law, Iowa Employer Law Blog, real estate attorneys

Against this background . . .

Posted on 04/29/2013 at 08:14 AM by The Newsroom

In recent months, we've noticed a substantial increase in the number of Section 19 waiver actions on the FDIC's monthly...

Categories: Banking Law

Tagged As: criminal background checks, criminal background checks used in employment decisions, FDIC, Iowa banking law, Iowa banks, Section 19

What's in a name?

Posted on 04/12/2013 at 02:03 PM by Mary Zambreno

In In re Name Change of Alexander Goudreau, 55 A.3d 1008 (N.H. 2012), the New Hampshire Supreme Court upheld a family co...

Categories: Family Law, Mary Zambreno

Tagged As: child, divorce, father, Iowa family law, name change, parents, paternity, surname

BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) What Is It and Why Employers Should Care

Posted on 04/09/2013 at 01:25 PM by The Newsroom

We all have one at least almost everybody. What do we all have? A mobile device we carry everywhere to stay connected....

Categories: Banking Law, Employment & Labor Law

Tagged As: Iowa banking law, Iowa Employer Law Blog

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