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NLRB Rolls Back Obama “Quickie” Election Rules

Posted on 12/20/2019 at 03:02 PM by Melissa Schilling

On December 13, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) announced changes to regulations implement...

Categories: Business Law, Dickinson Law News, Employment & Labor Law, Melissa Schilling

Tagged As: employers, employment and labor issues , Labor Unions, Melissa Schilling, National Labor Relations Board, NLRB, NLRB election procedures, NLRB election rules, unions, National Labor Relations Act

Festivus 2019: State Tax Edition

Posted on 12/20/2019 at 09:20 AM by Cody Edwards

And just like that, another Festivus (A Festivus for the Rest of Us!) is upon us! We are celebrating Festivus by re...

Categories: Agribusiness Law, Business Law, Cody Edwards, Dickinson Law News, Table SALT, Taxation Law

Tagged As: Airing of Grievances, Attorney Cody Edwards , auctioneers , consignment shops, Feats of Strength, Festivus, Iowa Department of Revenue, Iowa legislature, Iowa Table SALT , Iowa Tax, Iowa Taxation Law, Linn County District Court , Marketplace Facilitators, radio stations, Seinfeld, taxation law, The Human Fund

NLRB Declines Jurisdiction Over Democratic Presidential Campaign

Posted on 12/17/2019 at 04:00 PM by Russell Samson

I earlier wrote about how various contenders for the Democratic Party nomination for President were wooing organized lab...

Categories: Dickinson Law News, Employment & Labor Law, Russ Samson

Tagged As: Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, NLRB, Presidential campaigns, Presidential campaigns as employers

Nobody is SAFE: Secure And Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2019 Languishes in U.S. Senate

Posted on 12/17/2019 at 09:40 AM by David Gonzales

Earlier this year the U.S. House of Representatives passed an act intended to allow federally regulated banking entities...

Categories: Banking Law, Business Law, Dickinson Law News

Tagged As: Banking & Finance Law, banking blogs, cannabis, Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, medical cannabis, money laundering, SAFE Banking Act, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate

Ankeny Arrest is a Reminder that CBD Products Remain Illegal in Iowa

Posted on 12/12/2019 at 12:09 PM by Emily Staudacher

Last week, an Ankeny woman was arrested for selling products that contained cannabidiol, or CBD, as it is widely known....

Categories: Agribusiness Law, Agricultural Law, Banking Law, Business Law

Tagged As: CBD oil, hemp, hemp agriculture, hemp farming, USDA, CBD, 2018 Farm Bill, Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, CBD digestible, THC

Fintechs and the Bumpy Regulatory Landscape in Iowa

Posted on 12/12/2019 at 10:15 AM by Andrea Rastelli

Financial Technology, often shortened to fintech, is a booming industry where technology and innovation compete with tra...

Categories: Andrea Rastelli, Banking Law, Emerging Technology Blog

Tagged As: community bankers, community banks, Financial Technology, Fintech, Iowa Code Chapter 524, Iowa Code Chapter 533C, Iowa community banks, Iowa money transmission law, Money Transmission license, Uniform Money Services Act

Want to Foreclose a Mechanics Lien? Get Your Invoices Straight.

Posted on 12/10/2019 at 11:51 AM by John Lande

Construction disputes can be complicated. There are often disputes between the parties about the quality of work and the...

Categories: Construction Law, John Lande

Tagged As: construction, Iowa Court of Appeals decision, Iowa mechanics' liens, mechanics' liens, Olmstead Construction, Inc. v. Otter Creek Investments, LLC

You Can’t Outsource Cybersecurity to Your Bank

Posted on 12/09/2019 at 02:44 PM by John Lande

This blog has covered numerous cases of fraudsters tricking organizations into transferring funds. The scams often invol...

Categories: Banking Law, Cybersecurity Law

Tagged As: banking fraud, cybersecurity, dual control verification, email hacking, fraudulent wire transfers, Prima Donna Development v. Wells Fargo

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

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

Categories: Dickinson Law News, Employment & Labor Law, Wage & Hour Watch

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

Non-Disparagement Clauses in Cross-Hairs of NLRB – Lessons for Employers and their Employment Lawyers - Part Two

Posted on 12/05/2019 at 01:08 PM by Russell Samson

Part One of this post discussed an NRLB Office of General Counsel Advice Memorandum which determined that a provision in...

Categories: Dickinson Law News, Employment & Labor Law

Tagged As: employment and labor issues , internet postings , NLRB, employment & social media policies

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