Wage & Hour Watch

Identification of Essential Critical Workforce During COVID-19 Response

Posted on 03/23/2020 at 09:05 AM by Russell Samson

Identification of Essential Critical Workforce During COVID-19 Response

On March 19, 2020, the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is...

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Russ Samson

Tagged As: Coronavirus, COVID-19, Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency, essential critical infrastructure workers, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

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Trump Signs Families First Coronavirus Response Act: How It Will Impact Employers*

Posted on 03/19/2020 at 11:15 AM by Jill Jensen-Welch

Trump Signs Families First Coronavirus Response Act: How It Will Impact Employers

* With Contributions by Attorney Melissa Schilling   After the U.S. House of Representatives made a number of chan...

Categories: Employment & Labor Law

Tagged As: Coronavirus, COVID-19, employment law, Families First Coronavirus Response Act, Family Medical and Leave Act

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Update: House Makes Significant Changes to Families First Coronavirus Response Act

Posted on 03/17/2020 at 12:47 PM by Melissa Schilling

Update: House Makes Significant Changes to Families First Coronavirus Response Act

On Monday, March 16, 2020, the House passed major changes to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, before the bil...

Categories: Employment & Labor Law

Tagged As: Coronavirus, COVID-19, employment law, Families First Coronavirus Response Act, Family Medical Leave Act, paid sick leave

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House Passes Families First Coronavirus Response Act: How It Will Impact Employers

Posted on 03/16/2020 at 08:53 AM by Melissa Schilling

House Passes Families First Coronavirus Response Act: How It Will Impact Employers

On Saturday, March 14, 2020, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the “Families First Coronavirus Response Act...

Categories: Employment & Labor Law

Tagged As: Coronavirus, COVID-19, employment law, Families First Coronavirus Response Act, Family Medical and Leave Act, paid sick leave

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Startup Presentation Now Available On Demand

Posted on 03/09/2020 at 04:00 PM by The Newsroom

Startup Presentation Now Available On Demand

Thinking about starting a business but couldn't attend our Startup Seminar on March 5th? No problem! The semina...

Categories: Andrea Rastelli, Start-Up Group

Tagged As: Iowa Start-Up Group, starting a business, startup seminar, startups

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Building a Winning Cybersecurity Program: Where Does Leadership Start?

Posted on 03/06/2020 at 01:02 PM by The Newsroom

Building a Winning Cybersecurity Program: Where Does Leadership Start?

Cybersecurity threats are everywhere and impact every business and organization, no matter how large or small. The threa...

Categories: Cybersecurity Law, Top Story

Tagged As: cybersecurity, cybersecurity law, cybersecurity law firms, cybersecurity protection

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New Dickinson Law Leadership Elected

Posted on 02/21/2020 at 03:01 PM by The Newsroom

New Dickinson Law Leadership Elected

Pictured L-R: Attorneys Ben Bruner, Melissa Schilling, John Lande, Ron Mountsier, Amy Plummer, and Brad Kruse. Dick...

Categories: Amy Plummer, Ben Bruner, Brad Kruse, Featured Article, John Lande, Melissa Schilling, Ron Mountsier

Tagged As: Dickinson Attorneys, Dickinson Law, Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen P.C.

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The New FLSA White Collar Exemption Salary Threshold – Are You Ready for January 1?

Posted on 12/06/2019 at 02:03 PM by Mike Staebell

The New FLSA White Collar Exemption Salary Threshold – Are You Ready for January 1?

It seems like we’ve discussed this subject for years. It was May of 2016 when the Obama DOL issued final regulatio...

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Wage & Hour Watch

Tagged As: DOL, employment law, FLSA, white collar exemption regulation, White Collar FSLA Exemptions

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DOL’s "Fluctuating Workweek" Method of Pay Explained - Part 2

Posted on 11/11/2019 at 01:54 PM by Mike Staebell

DOL’s "Fluctuating Workweek" Method of Pay Explained - Part 2 of 2

Our previous Wage and Hour Watch post summarized DOL’s recent Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the FLSA fluctuatin...

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Wage & Hour Watch

Tagged As: 2011 "clean-up regulations", DOL Wage and Hour Division, non-exempt employees , Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NRPM)

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DOL Proposes New FLSA Rule on the “Fluctuating Workweek” Method of Paying Non-Exempt Salaried Employees - Part 1

Posted on 11/08/2019 at 04:41 PM by Mike Staebell

DOL Proposes New FLSA Rule on the “Fluctuating Workweek” Method of Paying Non-Exempt Salaried Employees

On November 5, USDOL’s Wage and Hour Division issued a press release with the enticing title, “U.S. Departme...

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Wage & Hour Watch

Tagged As: 2011 "clean-up regulations", DOL Wage and Hour Division, non-exempt employees , Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NRPM)

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