Iowa Employer Law Blog

Dickinson's Employment Law attorneys contribute materials and presentations to professional associations and employers on a range of employment and labor topics. Our compliance specialist, Mike Staebell has extensive knowledge of federal law and can serve clients anywhere in the country or right here in Iowa.  

 

Newest I-9 Form “Update” Includes a Reminder of Responsibility

Posted on 02/06/2020 at 02:02 PM by David Gonzales

Newest I-9 Form “Update” Includes a Reminder of Responsibility

At the end of January the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a final rule establishing the newest version o...

Categories: David Gonzales, Dickinson Law News, Employment & Labor Law, Immigration Law

Tagged As: Department of Homeland Security, employment and labor issues , employment attorney, employment eligibility verification, I-9 Employment Eligibility/Verification Form, Instructions for Completing Form I-9

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Iowa Employers Need to Be Mindful of the Breadth of Iowa's Prohibition Against Age Discrimination

Posted on 01/31/2020 at 01:03 PM by Russell Samson

Iowa Employers Need to Be Mindful of the Breadth of Iowa's Prohibition Against Age Discrimination

The headline of the article reads, “Cincinnati Reds Call Foul On Law Student's Age Bias Suit.” It seems...

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Russ Samson

Tagged As: age discrimination, employment law, Iowa Civil Rights Act, age preferring, The Cincinnati Reds LLC, The Cincinnati Reds

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Iowa’s Court of Appeals Answers Several Questions Regarding the State’s “Byzantine” Drug Testing Statute – Part Two

Posted on 01/29/2020 at 04:20 PM by Russell Samson

Iowa’s Court of Appeals Answers Several Questions Regarding the State’s “Byzantine” Drug Testing Statute – Part Two

As noted in Part One, on January 9, 2020, the Iowa Court of Appeals released two opinions construing provisions of Iowa&...

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Russ Samson

Tagged As: drug and alcohol testing, drug testing, employment and labor issues

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Iowa's Court of Appeals Answers Several Questions Regarding the State's "Byzantine" Drug Testing Statute - Part One

Posted on 01/28/2020 at 02:39 PM by Russell Samson

Iowa's Court of Appeals Answers Several Questions Regarding the State's "Byzantine" Drug Testing Statute - Part One

On January 9, 2020, the Iowa Court of Appeals released two opinions – Dix v. Casey’s General Stores, Inc. an...

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Russ Samson

Tagged As: drug and alcohol testing, employee drug testing, Iowa Code Section 730.5, Iowa Court of Appeals

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Sign up for the 2020 Central Iowa SHRM Legal & Legislative Conference with a $20 discount

Posted on 01/24/2020 at 11:20 AM by The Newsroom

Sign up for the 2020 Central Iowa SHRM Legal & Legislative Conference with a $20 discount

Don’t miss the Dickinson Law speakers – Compliance Specialist Mike Staebell and Attorney Jill Jens...

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Jill Jensen-Welch, Mike Staebell

Tagged As: Central Iowa SHRM Legal & Legislative Conference , Compliance Specialist, employment and labor issues , employment attorney, Human Resources , Iowa employment law, legislative issues

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NLRB: Rules Requiring Employees to Maintain “Confidentiality” During Open Investigations Lawful

Posted on 01/23/2020 at 09:50 AM by Russell Samson

NLRB: Rules Requiring Employees to Maintain “Confidentiality” During Open Investigations Lawful

On December 17*, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board issued its decision in Apogee Retail LLC d/b/a Unique Thrift S...

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Russ Samson

Tagged As: Apogee Retail LLC d/b/a Unique Thrift Store, employee investigations & confidentiality, National Labor Relations Board, NLRB

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NLRB Permits, Again, Employers to Restrict Use of Email – Maybe

Posted on 01/22/2020 at 02:25 PM by Russell Samson

NLRB Permits, Again, Employers to Restrict Use of Email – Maybe

Prior to 2014, NLRB case law gave an employer the right to control its property. The NLRB tempered that right when an em...

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Russ Samson

Tagged As: Caesars Entertainment Inc. , National Labor Relations Act, National Labor Relations Board, NLRB, NLRB and employee email usage, Purple Communications, Inc. , Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino

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NLRB Rolls Back Obama “Quickie” Election Rules

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

NLRB Rolls Back Obama “Quickie” Election Rules

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

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NLRB Declines Jurisdiction Over Democratic Presidential Campaign

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

NLRB Declines Jurisdiction Over Democratic Presidential Campaigns

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

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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

The New FLSA White Collar Exemption Salary Threshold – Are You Ready for January 1?

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

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