Education

• B.S., Iowa State University, 1970
• M.S., Iowa State University, 1972
• J.D., Georgetown University, 1975

Bar Membership

• Iowa - 1975

Publications

• Iowa Minimum Wage and FLSA: Spoerle Decision Suggests Iowa Employers Check Application of “Hours Worked” Standards
  
• Arbitration: Employers - Caveat Emptor
  
• Effective July 1, 2010: The Iowa Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act
  
• "Impact of Iowa Supreme Court's Decision on Same-Sex Marriages on Employee Benefit Plans Provided by Iowa Employers",
  
• "Significant Changes Made in Iowa's Wage Discrimination Law",
  

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Memberships

Polk County, Iowa State (Member, Labor Section) and American (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section) Bar Associations.

Recent Presentations
"The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act and the Varnum Same-Sex Marriage Decision: Actions Employers Should Take Now," DMTH 2009 Employment Law Seminar, West Des Moines, Iowa, October 8, 2009.

Background

Selected for inclusion in the 2008-2010 editions of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business in the area of Labor & Employment.  Selected for inclusion in the 2009 Iowa Super Lawyers list published by Great Plains Super Lawyers magazine.  Listed in the 2011 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the area of Labor & Employment Law for the sixth consecutive year.