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Posted on 08/13/2020 at 03:31 PM by The Newsroom

Categories: Dickinson Law News, Employment & Labor Law

Tagged As: ADA, ban the box, Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 Legislation, employee drug testing, employment law, employment policies, EPSL, FFCRA, FMLA, Iowa employment law attorneys, NLRB, OSHA, racial injustice , WC, Webinar Series, WHD, workplace management, workplace of the future

You're Invited! Join our Employment & Labor Law Group on October 27, 28 & 29 for a FREE Webinar Series as we...

EEOC to Begin Closing Cases and Issuing Right-to-Sue Notices Again

Posted on 08/04/2020 at 12:34 PM by Jill Jensen-Welch

Categories: Dickinson Law News, Employment & Labor Law, Jill Jensen-Welch

Tagged As: charge closure documents , Department of Justice, discrimination, EEOC, employers, FIFO, harassment, Iowa Civil Rights Commission, retaliation, right-to-sue notices, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced that it will resume issuing charge closure documents again, e...

DOL Publishes a Request for Information on Current FMLA Regulations

Posted on 07/31/2020 at 03:11 PM by Mike Staebell

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

Tagged As: Department of Labor, employees, employers, Family and Medical Leave Act, Family Medical Leave Act, Federal Register, FMLA, Request for Information , U.S. Department of Labor

On July 17, 2020, the USDOL’s Wage and Hour Division published a “Request for Information” (RFI) in th...

New State Requirement: Iowa Employers Must Tell Departing Employees About Unemployment Insurance

Posted on 07/27/2020 at 09:35 AM by Robert Porter

Categories: Dickinson Law News, Employment & Labor Law, Rob Porter

Tagged As: employers, Iowa Workforce Development, U.S. Department of Labor, unemployment insurance , departing workers, employees, Iowa unemployment insurance disclosure form, reduced hours

An emergency rule adopted by the Iowa Workforce Development agency [“IWD”] now requires Iowa emplo...

NLRB Grants Employers More Leeway to Correct Abusive Workplace Behavior

Posted on 07/22/2020 at 04:37 PM by Robert Porter

Categories: Dickinson Law News, Employment & Labor Law, Rob Porter

Tagged As: abusive workplace behavior, Atlantic Steel , Clear Pine Mouldings , discriminatory employee conduct, employee conduct, General Motors, National Labor Relations Board, NLRB, offensive language, Pier Sixty , Wright Line

The NLRB recently granted employers more authority to discipline or discharge employees engaged in abusive behavior, eve...

Dickinson Law Welcomes Attorney Rob Porter

Posted on 07/16/2020 at 11:33 AM by The Newsroom

Categories: Business Law, Dickinson Law News, Education Law, Employment & Labor Law, Rob Porter

Tagged As: licensed individuals, regulated industries, Rob Porter

Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen P.C. is pleased to announce that attorney Rob Porter has joined the firm. Porter...

A Guide for Employers on Proper Temperature Screening

Posted on 07/10/2020 at 12:03 PM by The Newsroom

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

Tagged As: ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, Centers for Disease Control, Coronavirus, COVID-19, EEOC, Employee Health Screening, Employee Temperature Screening, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Fair Labor Standards Act, FLSA

As Iowa continues to restart its economy, many businesses are considering how to safely reopen their workplaces. One que...

Paycheck Protection Program Deadline Extended Until August 8

Posted on 07/09/2020 at 03:20 PM by The Newsroom

Categories: Banking Law, Business Law, Dickinson Law News, Employment & Labor Law

Tagged As: Coronavirus, COVID-19, Payment Protection Program, President Trump

Important updates to the Paycheck Protection Program President Donald J. Trump signed legislation on July 4 to extend th...

DOL Wage and Hour Division Eases Liquidated Damages Assessment Policy

Posted on 07/06/2020 at 09:56 AM by Mike Staebell

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

Tagged As: Coronavirus, COVID-19, DOL, DOL Wage and Hour Division, FLSA, U.S. Department of Labor

Effective on July 1, 2020, WHD will no longer pursue pre-litigation liquidated damages as its default policy in its admi...

United States Supreme Court Rules that Gay and Transgender Workers are Protected by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

Posted on 06/16/2020 at 03:23 PM by Andrea Rastelli

Categories: Andrea Rastelli, Dickinson Law News, Employment & Labor Law

Tagged As: employment discrimination, Federal Civil Rights Act of 1964 Title VII, Iowa Civil Rights Act, U.S. Supreme Court, Gay and Transgender workers, LGBTQ , sexual orientation

On June 15, 2020, the United States Supreme Court issued a ruling in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia (consolidated wi...

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