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.  

 

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

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

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

Posted on 11/25/2019 at 03:42 PM by Russell Samson

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

This is an instructive tale of the Stange Law Firm, P.C. and its disputes with employees, with lessons regarding both no...

Categories: Dickinson Law News, Employment & Labor Law

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

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Better Late Than Never? Have You Filed Your EEO-1 Component 2 (Pay Data) Forms Yet?

Posted on 11/15/2019 at 02:45 PM by Russell Samson

Better Late Than Never? Have You Filed Your EEO-1 Component 2 (Pay Data) Forms Yet?

Are you a private-sector employer with 100 or more employees who is supposed to be filing EEO-1’s, but who has not...

Categories: Employment & Labor Law

Tagged As: Civil Rights Act, employers, employment and labor issues , employment attorney, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Iowa employment attorneys, Russ Samson, EEO-1 Component 2, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

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DOL’s "Fluctuating Workweek" Method of Pay Explained - Part 2

Posted on 11/11/2019 at 01:54 PM by Mike Staebell

DOL’s "Fluctuating Workweek" Method of Pay Explained - Part 2 of 2

Our previous Wage and Hour Watch post summarized DOL’s recent Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the FLSA fluctuatin...

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Wage & Hour Watch

Tagged As: 2011 "clean-up regulations", DOL Wage and Hour Division, non-exempt employees , Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NRPM)

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DOL Proposes New FLSA Rule on the “Fluctuating Workweek” Method of Paying Non-Exempt Salaried Employees - Part 1

Posted on 11/08/2019 at 04:41 PM by Mike Staebell

DOL Proposes New FLSA Rule on the “Fluctuating Workweek” Method of Paying Non-Exempt Salaried Employees

On November 5, USDOL’s Wage and Hour Division issued a press release with the enticing title, “U.S. Departme...

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Wage & Hour Watch

Tagged As: 2011 "clean-up regulations", DOL Wage and Hour Division, non-exempt employees , Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NRPM)

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Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen ranked in 2020 "Best Law Firms"

Posted on 11/01/2019 at 09:45 AM by The Newsroom

Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen ranked in 2020 "Best Law Firms"

Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen has been ranked in the 2020 U.S. News - Best Lawyers "Best Law Fir...

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Tagged As: 2020 "Best Law Firms", 2020 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, U.S. News & World Report's Best Law Firms Rankings 2020

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DOL Issues Proposed Rule for Tipped Employees

Posted on 10/18/2019 at 11:28 AM by Mike Staebell

DOL Issues Proposed Rule for Tipped Employees

Working to clarify the jumbled mess of FLSA tipped worker regulations, on October 8, 2019, the Department of Labor annou...

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

Tagged As: DOL, DOL Wage and Hour Division, employer, FLSA, minimum wage, tipped employees, tip credit, CAA, O*NET

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Navigating Company Emergencies CLE Session Offered for Biotech Companies

Posted on 10/15/2019 at 04:56 PM by The Newsroom

avigating Company Emergencies CLE Session Offered for Biotech Companies

Biotech companies on the cutting edge aren’t immune from on occasional workplace crisis. Join IowaBio for its Busi...

Categories: Cybersecurity Law, Dickinson Law News, Employment & Labor Law, Start-Up Group

Tagged As: biotech, biotechnology, cybersecurity law, employment and labor issues , harassment

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DOL Announces Results of the Payroll Audit Determination Program (PAID)

Posted on 10/08/2019 at 12:17 PM by Mike Staebell

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In a press release dated September 26, 2019, the DOL Wage and Hour Division announced that since implementing its PAID P...

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

Tagged As: DOL, DOL Wage and Hour Division, FLSA, labor and employment, PAID, WHD

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At Last: DOL Announces Final Rule on Salary Threshold for White Collar FLSA Exemptions

Posted on 09/26/2019 at 10:12 AM by Mike Staebell

At Last: DOL announces Final Rule on Salary Threshold for White Collar FLSA Exemptions

On Tuesday September 24, 2019, the DOL announced its latest attempt to raise the minimum salary required for application...

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

Tagged As: DOL, FSLA Exemptions, White Collar FSLA Exemptions

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