Blog posts in category Dickinson Law News

Failure to Reappoint Equals Wrongful Discharge?

Posted on 03/08/2021 at 04:43 PM by Robert Porter

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

Tagged As: city boards, city clerk, city council, City of Carter Lake, Iowa, county boards, employment contracts, Fair Labor Standards Act, Iowa's open meetings law, Mowery v. The City of Carter Lake, public employees, public sector employee contracts, school districts

Failure to Reappoint Equals Wrongful Discharge?

Mowery’s Teachable Moments for Iowa Counties, Cities, School Districts, Councils, and Boards. The recent Iowa Cour...

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Don’t Cheat on an Iowa Employer’s Drug or Alcohol Test—You Could Now Go to Jail

Posted on 02/22/2021 at 11:41 AM by Robert Porter

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

Tagged As: drug and alcohol testing, job applicant drug and alcohol testing

Don’t Cheat on an Iowa Employer’s Drug or Alcohol Test—You Could Now Go to Jail

Update: HF 283 has been signed into law on March 8, 2021 and is effective July 1, 2021.  At the Dickinson law...

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Longtime Dickinson Attorneys Head Into Retirement

Posted on 01/06/2021 at 03:56 PM by The Newsroom

Categories: Dickinson Law News, Jeff Krausman, Joan Fletcher

Tagged As: Jeff Krausman, Joan Fletcher

Longtime Dickinson Attorneys Head Into Retirement

Bidding Farewell to Retiring Shareholder Attorneys Joan Fletcher and Jeff Krausman On December 31, 2020, Dickinson, Mack...

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Extension of Emergency FFCRA Leaves Into 2021

Posted on 12/29/2020 at 01:11 PM by Jill Jensen-Welch

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

Tagged As: Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 Legislation, DOL, EFMLA, EPSL, FFCRA, Internal Revenue Service, Jill Jensen-Welch, Rachel Soderstrum

Extension of Emergency FFCRA Leaves Into 2021

Co-authored by Attorney Rachel Soderstrum  Bipartisan, veto-proof legislation was sent to President Trump on Decemb...

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On Demand: 2020 Employment Webinar Series - Facing the Future Together

Posted on 10/29/2020 at 05:20 PM by The Newsroom

Categories: Dickinson Law News, Employment & Labor Law

Tagged As: employment law, Webinar Series

On Demand: 2020 Employment Webinar Series - Facing the Future Together

Now Available on Demand - Dickinson Law's 2020 Employment Law Webinar Series Focused on Employment Law issues, our E...

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On Demand: Startup Legal Webinar

Posted on 10/08/2020 at 03:53 PM by The Newsroom

Categories: Andrea Rastelli, Cody Edwards, Dickinson Law News, Emily McGovern, Grace Bogart, Rachel Soderstrum, Rob Porter

Tagged As: Andrea Rastelli, Attorney Cody Edwards , Emily McGovern, founders, Grace Bogart, Rachel Soderstrum, Rob Porter, starting a business, startup attorney, startup lawyer, startup webinar

On Demand: Startup Legal Webinar

All startups begin with an idea. But while you’re focusing on turning your idea into reality, don&r...

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CDC and Iowa Guidelines After COVID-19 Exposure Now Conflict: Which Should Iowa Employers Follow?

Posted on 10/01/2020 at 02:14 PM by Jill Jensen-Welch

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

Tagged As: Centers for Disease Control, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Governor Kim Reynolds, Iowa Department of Public Health, Jill Jensen-Welch, Russ Samson

CDC and Iowa Guidelines After COVID-19 Exposure Now Conflict: Which Should Iowa Employers Follow?

Co-authored by Attorney Russ Samson    At a press conference on September 29, 2020, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds...

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Startup Legal Webinar to Be Held October 8

Posted on 09/23/2020 at 10:49 AM by The Newsroom

Categories: Andrea Rastelli, Cody Edwards, Dickinson Law News, Emily McGovern, Grace Bogart, Rachel Soderstrum, Rob Porter, Start-Up Group

Tagged As: startup attorney, startup companies, startup lawyer, startup webinar, startups, Webinar

Startup Legal Webinar to Be Held October 8

From ideas to implementation, all startups begin with an idea. But while you’re focusing on turning those ideas in...

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Bogart & Soderstrum Join Dickinson Law

Posted on 09/15/2020 at 10:42 AM by The Newsroom

Categories: Banking Law, Business Law, Cybersecurity Law, Dickinson Law News, Employment & Labor Law, Family Law, Grace Bogart, Intellectual Property Law, Litigation & Trial Law, Rachel Soderstrum, Real Estate & Land Use, Start-Up Group, Trusts & Estates Law

Tagged As: Grace Bogart, Rachel Soderstrum

Bogart & Soderstrum Join Dickinson Law

Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C. is delighted to announce that Grace Bogart and Rachel Soderstrum have joine...

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DOL Input on the Availability of FFCRA Leave as Employees Grapple with Various Return to Learn Scenarios

Posted on 09/01/2020 at 10:26 AM by Rachel Soderstrum

Categories: Dickinson Law News, Employment & Labor Law, Rachel Soderstrum

Tagged As: back to school, Coronavirus, COVID-19, DOL, DOL guidance, Families First Coronavirus Response Act, FFCRA, FMLA, paid family leave, Return to Learn, U.S. Department of Labor, Rachel Soderstrum

DOL Input on the Availability of FFCRA Leave as Employees Grapple with Various Return to Learn Scenarios

Labor Day weekend, sometimes referred to as the “unofficial end to summer,” is just around the corner, and w...

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