articles & presentations

• Author, Employer’s Award of Attorney Fees Reversed by Eighth Circuit in Iowa Sexual Harassment Case, Iowa Employer Law Blog, March 6, 2012
• Author, Court Upholds NLRB Poster Rule, Finds Some Enforcement Rules Invalid, and Rejects Attempts to Add a Challenge to Recess Appointments, Iowa Employer Law Blog, March 2, 2012
• Author, Employer Claims “Gross Misconduct” Exception After Being Sued for Failure to Send Proper COBRA Notices, Iowa Employer Law Blog, February 17, 2012
• Author (with Brant Leonard), Proposed Rules Extend Minimum Wage and Overtime Protections to Many In-Home Care Workers, Iowa Employer Law Blog, January 12, 2011
• Author, NLRB Delays Employee Rights Notice Posting Rule Until April, Iowa Employer Law Blog, December 28, 2011
• Author, The NLRB Once Again Readies to Lose a Quorum, Iowa Employer Law Blog, December 15, 2011
• Presenter, “Labor Law Basics for Non-Union Employers,” Client Employment Law Seminar, Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C., West Des Moines, Iowa, October 20, 2011
• Presenter, “Employee Rights Posted” and “NLRB Decision on Small Units,” Human Resources Network Meeting, Iowa Association of Homes & Services for the Aging, October 12, 2011
• Author, Implementation of NLRB Notice-Posting Rule Postponed, Iowa Employer Law Blog, October 5, 2011
• Presenter, Davis-Bacon Seminar, Associated Builders & Contractors of Iowa, Altoona, Iowa, September 28, 2011
• Author, New NLRB Poster Is Available – Almost, Iowa Employer Law Blog, September 14, 2011
• Author, More Posters: New NLRB Rule for Virtually Every Private Employer, Iowa Employer Law Blog, September 1, 2011
• Author, Employer Liability for Off-Duty Tortious Conduct, Iowa Employer Law Blog, August 15, 2011
• Author, Notice of Employment Actions Based on Credit Score, Iowa Employer Law Blog, July 14, 2011
• Author, NLRB Okays Rats – BIG RATS!, Iowa Employer Law Blog, June 23, 2011
• Author, Lessons for Employers in the Rejection of “The Harvard Twins’” Efforts to Reopen the Settlement with Facebook, Iowa Employer Law Blog, April 13, 2011
• Author, Jury Verdict Rejects Claim of ‘Mortgage Bankers’ Against Quicken Loans, Iowa Employer Law Blog, Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C., March 18, 2011
• Author, Charlie Sheen Claims ‘Perceived’ Disability Discrimination, Iowa Employer Law Blog, Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C., March 14, 2011
• Author, Supreme Court Affirms ‘Cat’s Paw’, Iowa Employer Law Blog, Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C., March 4, 2011
• Author, Affirmative Action Plans and EO 13496 Posters: Financial Institutions’ Obligation, Iowa Employer Law Blog, Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C., February 16, 2011
• Author (with Ted W. Craig), Green Bay Packers-Themed Tie Leads to Firing, Iowa Employer Law Blog, Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C., January 28, 2011
• Author, Didn’t You Get That Notice We Sent?, Iowa Employer Law Blog, Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C., January 10, 2011
• Author, “The Sixth Circuit’s FMLA Reminders to Employers,” Hire Perspectives Newsletter, Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C., Winter 2010/2011 Edition
• Author (with Ted W. Craig), “Iowa’s New Concealed Weapon Permit Law,” Hire Perspectives Newsletter, Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C., Winter 2010/2011 Edition
• Author, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking from the National Labor Relations Board, Iowa Employer Law Blog, Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C., December 23, 2010
• Author, DOL Issues/Seeks Guidance on Requirement That Employers Provide Reasonable Break Time for an Employee to Express Breast Milk, Iowa Employer Law Blog, Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C., December 22, 2010
• Author, Sixth Circuit’s FMLA Reminders to Employers, Part Three: It Ain’t Over ‘Til It’s Over, Iowa Employer Law Blog, Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C., November 11, 2010
• Author, Sixth Circuit’s FMLA Reminders to Employers, Part Two: The Designation Notice, Iowa Employer Law Blog, Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C., November 2, 2010
• Presenter, “The Unemployment Compensation Process from Start to Finish,” “Case Law & Legislative Update” and “Dickinson Legal Theater: Help Wanted,” Client Employment Law Seminar, Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C., Johnston, Iowa, October 14, 2010
• Author, Sixth Circuit’s FMLA Reminders to Employers, Part One: Send the ‘Rights and Responsibilities’ Notice, Iowa Employer Law Blog, Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C., October 6, 2010
• Author, Iowa Minimum Wage and FLSA: Spoerle Decision Suggests Iowa Employers Check Their Application of ‘Hours Worked’ Standards, Iowa Employer Law Blog, Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C., August 9, 2010
• Author, Employers Beware ‘National Sexual Harassment Registry’, Iowa Employer Law Blog, Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C., July 15, 2010
• Author, Arbitration: Employers – Caveat Emptor, Iowa Employer Law Blog, Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C., June 15, 2010
• Author, Effective July 1, 2010: The Iowa Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act, Iowa Employer Law Blog, Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C., May 21, 2010
• Presenter, “The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act and the Varnum Same-Sex Marriage Decision: Actions Employers Should Take Now,” Client Employment Law Seminar, Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C., West Des Moines, Iowa, October 8, 2009
• Author, “Impact of Iowa Supreme Court’s Decision on ‘Same Sex’ Marriage on Employee Benefit Plans Provided by Iowa Employers,” Hire Perspectives Newsletter, Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C., Summer 2009 Edition
• Author, “Significant Changes Made in Iowa’s ‘Wage Discrimination’ Law,” Hire Perspectives Newsletter, Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C., Summer 2009 Edition
• Author, “‘Substantial Compliance’ with Iowa’s Drug Testing Statute,” Hire Perspectives Newsletter, Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C., Spring 2009 Edition
• Author, “Present Signs Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009,” Dickinsonlaw.com, Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C., January 29, 2009
• Author, “‘Instant’ Drug Tests,” Hire Perspectives Newsletter, Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C., Winter 2008/2009 Edition
• Presenter, “The Iowa Smokefree Air Act and Other New State and Federal Statutes,” Client Employment Law Seminar, Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C., Johnston, Iowa, October 16, 2008
• Presenter, “What Employers Do Right and Wrong: What I Have Learned Over the Years,” Client Employment Law Seminar, Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C., Johnston, Iowa, October 26, 2006
• Presenter, “More About Drug and Alcohol Testing Outside of the Unemployment Context,” and (with Jeffrey A. Krausman) “An Update on What the Labor Boards Have Been Up To,” Client Employment Law Seminar, Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C., Des Moines, Iowa, October 28, 2005
• Author, “Be Cautious of ‘Buy-Backs’ of Accumulated But Unused Leave,” Dickinsonlaw.com, Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C., December 3, 2004
• Author, “Final COBRA Notice Regulations Issued,” Dickinsonlaw.com, Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C., September 1, 2004
• Presenter, “Final COBRA Notice Regulations Issued” and (with Jeffrey A. Krausman and Bridget R. Penick) “Labor Law Impact on General Policy Development,” Client Employment Law Seminar, Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C., Des Moines, Iowa, October 28, 2004
• Author, “Avoiding the Wal-Mart Type Raids,” Dickinsonlaw.com, Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C., January 30, 2004
• Presenter, “What Every Employer Needs to Know About Military Leave Issues,” Client Employment Law Seminar, Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C., Des Moines, Iowa, October 23, 2003
• Author, “Tell Your Friends – Drugs,” Dickinsonlaw.com, Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C., March 1, 2003
• Author, “A Little Bit About a Couple of Things: Employment References and ‘Secret Salaries,’” Dickinsonlaw.com, Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C., December 1, 2002
• Presenter, “Privacy Issues in the Workplace,” Client Employment Law Seminar, Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C., Des Moines, Iowa, October 10, 2002
• Author, “Privacy Issues in the Workplace,’” Dickinsonlaw.com, Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C., October 10, 2002
• Author, “But After I Win, Then Can I Sue Them?,’” Dickinsonlaw.com, Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C., September 1, 2002
• Author, “Direct Threat to Self – Common Sense Prevails,” Dickinsonlaw.com, Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C., September 1, 2002
• Presenter (with Jeffrey A. Krausman), “Labor Law Update: Public & Private,” Client Employment Law Seminar, Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C., Des Moines, Iowa, April 2, 2002
• Author, “Employer Investigations: Nonunion Employees’ Right to Representation,” Dickinsonlaw.com, Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C., March 31, 2002
• Author, “‘Adverse Impact’ Injected into Federal Labor Law,” Dickinsonlaw.com, Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C., March 31, 2002
• Author, “‘Salaried’ – ‘A Word to the Wise Is Sufficient,’” Dickinsonlaw.com, Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C., January 1, 2002
• Author (with Bridget R. Penick), “Leave Rights of Members of the Armed Forces,” Dickinsonlaw.com, Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C., October 1, 2001
• Author, “U.S. Circuit Court Upholds Employer’s Right to Bar Abusive Language in the Workplace,” Dickinsonlaw.com, Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C., September 1, 2001
• Author, “Uniformed Services Employment and Re-Employment Rights Act (USERRA),” Dickinsonlaw.com, Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C., November 1, 2000
• Presenter, “What Every Employer Needs to Know About Section 7 Rights” and “What Do I Need to Know About Unemployment Compensation?” Client Employment Law Seminar, Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C., Des Moines, Iowa, October 5, 2000
• Presenter, “Conducting Investigations Under the FRCA,” Client Employment Law Seminar, Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C., Des Moines, Iowa, October 7, 1999