Blog posts in category Dickinson Law News

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

A Guide for Employers on Proper Temperature Screening

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

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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

Paycheck Protection Program Deadline Extended Until August 8

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

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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

DOL Wage and Hour Division Eases Liquidated Damages Assessment Policy

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

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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

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

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

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On Demand Webinar: Social Media and the Workplace in 2020

Posted on 06/09/2020 at 01:58 PM by The Newsroom

Categories: Dickinson Law News, Employment & Labor Law, Jill Jensen-Welch, Social Media Legal Issues

Tagged As: Coronavirus, COVID-19, Jill Jensen-Welch, social media legal issues, social media legal issues in workplace, social media

On Demand Webinar: Social Media and the Workplace in 2020

What do you do when employee social media posts vilify supervisors, criticize company products, complain about company C...

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On Demand Webinar: COVID-19 Potpourri – Employment Issues Not to Be Overlooked, Especially When Re-Opening for Business

Posted on 06/04/2020 at 12:18 PM by The Newsroom

Categories: Andrea Rastelli, Bryan O'Neill, David Gonzales, Dickinson Law News, Employment & Labor Law, Jill Jensen-Welch, Melissa Schilling, Mike Staebell, Russ Samson

Tagged As: anti-trust reminders, COBRA, Coronavirus, COVID-19, drug and alcohol testing, Essential Infrastructure Businesses, FLSA, force majeure clauses in employment contracts, Form I-9, H1-B, HIPAA, OSHA, Payroll Protection Program, Re-opening for business, telecommuting

On Demand Webinar: COVID-19 Potpourri – Employment Issues Not to Be Overlooked, Especially When Re-Opening for Business

There has been a flurry of activity from a wide variety of federal government agencies in the labor and employment arena...

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On Demand Webinar: When You Can't Maintain Payroll - WARN Acts & Unemployment in the COVID-19 World

Posted on 06/02/2020 at 10:42 AM by The Newsroom

Categories: Bryan O'Neill, Dickinson Law News, Employment & Labor Law, Jill Jensen-Welch, Melissa Schilling

Tagged As: Coronavirus, COVID-19, WARN Act

On Demand Webinar: When You Can't Maintain Payroll - WARN Acts & Unemployment in the COVID-19 World

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many employers to think about ways to cut payroll due to government-ordered and volunta...

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COVID-19 Update: We're #InThisTogether

Posted on 05/30/2020 at 10:31 AM by The Newsroom

Categories: Dickinson Law News, Uncategorized

Tagged As: Coronavirus, COVID-19, Dickinson Attorneys, Dickinson Law

COVID-19 Update: We're #InThisTogether

Over the past eight weeks, serving your legal needs while working remotely to maintain the health and safety of our clie...

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Department of Homeland Security Addresses Ongoing COVID-19 Issues with Temporary Policies

Posted on 05/20/2020 at 03:12 PM by David Gonzales

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

Tagged As: Coronavirus, COVID-19, Department of Homeland Security, E-Verify program, employers, Form I-9, H2-A visas, temporary agricultural workers

Department of Homeland Security Addresses Ongoing COVID-19 Issues with Temporary Policies

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued several announcements regarding ch...

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New Guidance from EEOC Regarding COVID-19

Posted on 05/12/2020 at 03:59 PM by Bryan O'Neill

Categories: Bryan O'Neill, Dickinson Law News, Employment & Labor Law

Tagged As: Coronavirus, COVID-19, EEOC, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, EEO-1 Component 1

New Guidance from EEOC Regarding COVID-19

Last week, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) released additional information for employer...

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