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New EEOC enforcement guidance on arrests and convictions in employment decisions

Posted on 05/03/2012 at 03:44 PM by Jill Jensen-Welch

This spring, the EEOC issued an updated Enforcement Guidance (EG) titled Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Records...

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Jill Jensen-Welch

Tagged As: civil rights, EEOC, Iowa Employer Law Blog

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New EEOC enforcement guidance on arrests and convictions in employment decisions: Targeted Screens and Individualized Assessments

Posted on 05/03/2012 at 02:39 PM by Jill Jensen-Welch

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In this, our final post (#3) on the April 25, 2012 Enforcement Guidance (EG) issued by the EEOC regarding Consideration...

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Jill Jensen-Welch

Tagged As: arrest and conviction records, disparate impact discrimination, EEOC, employee criminal conduct, employment decisions, hiring, Iowa Employer Law Blog

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Analysis of the new EEOC enforcement guidance on the use of arrests and convictions in employment decisions

Posted on 05/02/2012 at 02:51 PM by Jill Jensen-Welch

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

In our first post (#1), we provided a to-do list based on the April 25, 2012 Enforcement Guidance (EG) issued by the EEO...

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Jill Jensen-Welch

Tagged As: criminal background checks, disparate impact discrimination, disparate treatment, EEOC, employment decisions, Enforcement Guidance, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Iowa Employer Law Blog, Title VII, Uniform Guidance for Employee Selection Procedures

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New EEOC enforcement guidance: A to-do list for revamping the handling of arrests, convictions, and criminal background checks

Posted on 05/01/2012 at 11:07 AM by Jill Jensen-Welch

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

This spring, 2012, the EEOC issued an updated Enforcement Guidance (EG) titled Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Re...

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Jill Jensen-Welch

Tagged As: criminal background checks, disparate impact, EEOC, employment discrimination, Iowa Civil Rights Act, Iowa Employer Law Blog, job applications, workplace violence

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LLC operating agreement can supplant implied duty of good faith

Posted on 04/16/2012 at 11:10 AM by The Newsroom

Iowa Commercial Litigation Dickinson Law Firm Des Moines, Iowa

The Delaware Court of Chancery recently considered whether a limited partnership agreement provision establishing a good...

Categories: Commercial Litigation

Tagged As: bad faith, Delaware Court of Chancery, good faith, Iowa Commercial Litigation, Iowa limited liability companies, Iowa LLCs, limited liability companies, limited partnerships, LLC operating agreements, LLCs

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CFPB clears the way for loan originators to participate in qualified plans

Posted on 04/06/2012 at 12:23 PM by The Newsroom

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Loan originators and their employers may breathe a slight sigh of relief as a result of a recently issued CFPB Bulletin....

Categories: Banking Law

Tagged As: bank examinations, CFPB, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Dodd-Frank, FDIC, Iowa banking law, loan originators, mortgage lenders, profit sharing plans, qualified plans, Reg Z

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Courting business: Iowa Civil Justice Task Force recommends specialized business courts

Posted on 03/15/2012 at 03:49 PM by John Lande

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On March 14 the Iowa Civil Justice Task Force ('Task Force') released recommendations for reforming the state's civil ju...

Categories: Banking Law, Commercial Litigation, Intellectual Property Law, John Lande, Real Estate & Land Use, Taxation Law

Tagged As: antitrust matters, business court docket, business court judges, business court jurisdiction, commercial class actions, intellectual property rights, Iowa business owners, Iowa Civil Justice Task Force, Iowa Commercial Litigation, Iowa community bankers, securities litigation, shareholder derivative class actions, speciality business courts, specialized business courts, state trademark disputes, tax disputes, trade secrets, unfair competition claims

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Charging orders cannot grant managerial rights in an LLC

Posted on 03/05/2012 at 12:23 PM by The Newsroom

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The Nevada Supreme Court ruled in Weddell v. H2O, Inc., 128 Nev. Adv. Op. #9, (Nev. March 1, 2012) that a judgment cred...

Categories: Commercial Litigation

Tagged As: assignee of membership interest, garnishment, Iowa Commercial Litigation, Iowa limited liability companies, Iowa LLCs, judgment creditor, limited liability companies, LLC charging orders, LLC managerial rights, LLCs

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Delaware court issues key opinion on fiduciary duties owed to LLC members

Posted on 02/03/2012 at 10:17 AM by The Newsroom

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On January 27, 2012, the Delaware Chancery Court (Chancellor Strine) issued what one commentator has called a magnum opu...

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Tagged As: Auriga Capital Corp v Gatz Properties LLC, default statutory fiduciary duties in Iowa Code, Delaware Chancery Court, fiduciary duties, fiduciary duties owed to LLC members, Iowa Code, Iowa limited liability companies, Iowa LLCs

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Alleged copyright infringement and Newt Gingrich: What's all the fuss?

Posted on 02/01/2012 at 02:23 PM by The Newsroom

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What's all the fuss about Newt Gingrich and alleged copyright infringement?  Rude Music, Inc. is suing Republican presid...

Categories: Commercial Litigation, Intellectual Property Law

Tagged As: copyright infringement action, copyright law, copyright owner, copyright owner of a song, copyrighted works, economic interests, Eye of the Tiger, fair use doctrine, licensing agreements, Newt Gingrich copyright infringement, political speech, Rude Music lawsuit

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