Employment & Labor Law | Dickinson Law

DOL’s Latest Proposed Regulations Addressing the FLSA White Collar Exemption Salary Test Are Drawing Closer but May Be Delayed by the Shutdown

Posted on 01/17/2019 at 01:58 PM by Mike Staebell

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Mike Staebell, Wage & Hour Watch

Tagged As: DOL, DOL Wage and Hour Division, FLSA, Iowa Wage & Hour Watch, overtime pay, white collar exemption regulation

According to several sources, including Bloomberg Law, the DOL has sent to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for...

2018 Wage and Hour Opinion Letters Offer Helpful FMLA Guidance

Posted on 12/21/2018 at 10:00 AM by Mike Staebell

Categories: Business Law, Employment & Labor Law, Mike Staebell, Wage & Hour Watch

Tagged As: Compliance Specialist, Department of Labor, DOL Wage and Hour Division, FLSA, FMLA

The Wage and Hour Watch reported on the reintroduction of Administrator’s Opinion Letters by DOL’s Wage and...

Can the Wage and Hour Division Really Help?

Posted on 12/07/2018 at 02:17 PM by Mike Staebell

Categories: Business Law, Employment & Labor Law, Mike Staebell, Wage & Hour Watch

Tagged As: Compliance Specialist, Department of Labor, DOL Wage and Hour Division, Iowa Wage & Hour Watch

Back in 1982 when I began my career with the Wage and Hour Division (WHD), I attended an intense four-week classroom tra...

Importance of a Medical Review Officer in Drug Tests

Posted on 11/12/2018 at 08:07 AM by Russell Samson

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Russ Samson

Tagged As: drug policy, drug testing, employers' drug testing policies, employment law, M.G. Oil Company, medical review officer

“I recently reviewed a client-received copy of a letter a Medical Review Officer sent to an individual who tested...

Fall 2018 Regulatory Agenda Shows Where DOL’s Wage and Hour Division is Headed

Posted on 11/02/2018 at 12:35 PM by Mike Staebell

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Mike Staebell, Wage & Hour Watch

Tagged As: Department of Labor, FLSA, joint employer, overtime pay, Tip Regulations, white collar exemption regulation

Twice a year, in spring and fall, the federal government issues its Unified Regulatory Agenda. This agenda sets fo...

EMPLOYER ALERT: THERE IS A NEW “SUMMARY OF RIGHTS” UNDER THE FAIR CREDIT REPORTING THAT YOU MUST BE USING TODAY!

Posted on 10/05/2018 at 03:49 PM by Russell Samson

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Russ Samson

Tagged As: Fair Credit Reporting Act, FRCA amendments, hiring, individual's rights under FRCA, Russ Samson

On September 18, 2018, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau published in an “interim final rule” which,...

New FMLA Forms? Not Really.

Posted on 09/07/2018 at 10:46 AM by Mike Staebell

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Mike Staebell

Tagged As: Employment Law-Management - Des Moines Iowa, FMLA, FMLA eligibility, FMLA notification form, post-eligible FMLA leave

The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 requires the DOL to submit its forms at least every three years to the Office of Man...

It’s Complicated – A Primer on Paying Non-Exempt Employees for Travel Time Under the FLSA

Posted on 08/27/2018 at 03:24 PM by Mike Staebell

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Mike Staebell, Wage & Hour Watch

Tagged As: FLSA, Iowa Employer Law Blog, Iowa Wage & Hour Watch, travel compensation, travel time

I have made hundreds of FLSA presentations over the years. Of those, there were only a handful where the issue of...

Is It OK for an Employer to Talk to an Employee’s Family?

Posted on 08/10/2018 at 02:50 PM by Jill Jensen-Welch

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Jill Jensen-Welch

Tagged As: FMLA, human resource, Iowa Employment & Labor Law, privacy

“Hello. HR? This is Sally’s husband and I’m calling to let you know that I think she&rsquo...

Employee Causes Five Years of Data Breach Litigation

Posted on 07/23/2018 at 10:14 AM by John Lande

Categories: Banking Law, Commercial Litigation, Cybersecurity Law, Employment & Labor Law, John Lande

Tagged As: bank employees, Coca-Cola, computer security, Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, cyber security, cybersecurity, data breach, data breach, Enslin v. Coca-Cola Company, Equifax, hackers, human resource, internet security, Iowa banking law, Iowa Commercial Litigation, Iowa cybersecurity law, Iowa Employment & Labor Law, legal advice, network security

A recent decision from United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit demonstrates how costly employee misconduct...

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