Blog posts in category Jill Jensen-Welch

Nineteen Dickinson Attorneys Chosen for 2020 Best Lawyers in America

Posted on 08/15/2019 at 08:50 AM by The Newsroom

Categories: Amy Plummer, Ben Bruner, Bill Serangeli, Bill Stiles, Bryan O'Neill, David Repp, Dick Lyford, Dickinson Law News, Howard Hagen, Jeff Krausman, Jill Jensen-Welch, Joan Fletcher, John Lande, Mary Zambreno, Mollie Pawlosky, Paul Tyler, Rick Malm, Ron Mountsier, Russ Samson, Tom Hanson

Tagged As: 2020 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America®

Nineteen Dickinson Attorneys Chosen for 2020 Best Lawyers in America

Dickinson Law is pleased to announce that 19 of the firms’ attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2020...

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Eighteen Dickinson Attorneys Selected for 2019 Best Lawyers in America

Posted on 08/15/2018 at 08:55 AM by The Newsroom

Categories: Amy Plummer, Ben Bruner, Bill Serangeli, Bill Stiles, David Repp, Dick Lyford, Dickinson Law News, Fred Schneider, Howard Hagen, Jeff Krausman, Jill Jensen-Welch, Joan Fletcher, Mary Zambreno, Mollie Pawlosky, Paul Tyler, Rick Malm, Ron Mountsier, Russ Samson, Tom Hanson

Tagged As: 2019 Best Lawyers in America

Eighteen Dickinson Attorneys Selected for 2019 Best Lawyers in America

Dickinson Law is pleased to announce that 18 of the firms' attorneys have been included in the 2...

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Is It OK for an Employer to Talk to an Employee’s Family?

Posted on 08/10/2018 at 02:50 PM by Jill Jensen-Welch

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Jill Jensen-Welch

Tagged As: FMLA, human resource, Iowa Employment & Labor Law, privacy

Is It OK for an Employer to Talk to an Employee’s Family?

“Hello.  HR?  This is Sally’s husband and I’m calling to let you know that I think she&rsquo...

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Iowa Supreme Court Levels the Playing Field for At-Will and Contract Employees

Posted on 07/17/2018 at 11:10 AM by Jill Jensen-Welch

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Jill Jensen-Welch

Tagged As: Iowa Court of Appeals, Iowa Employment & Labor Law, Iowa Supreme Court, Iowa Workforce Development, ackerman v state of Iowa, collective bargaining, Public Employer Relations Board

Iowa Supreme Court Levels the Playing Field for At-Will and Contract Employees

In a case of first impression, the Iowa Supreme Court in Ackerman v. State of Iowa, IWD, et al. (June 15, 2018) held tha...

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Hold the Phone: Most of the New FLSA Rule Enjoined!

Posted on 11/23/2016 at 07:11 AM by Jill Jensen-Welch

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Jill Jensen-Welch

Tagged As: DOL, Fair Labor Standards Act, injunction, Iowa Employer Law Blog, overtime pay, overtime provisions for exempt employees, white collar exemption regulation

Hold the Phone: Most of the New FLSA Rule Enjoined!

Happy Thanksgiving Employers! A preliminary injunction issued late on November 22, 2016 stops most of the new Fair Labor...

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The wait is over: Final Rule changing the salary test for four categories of white collar workers released

Posted on 05/18/2016 at 11:28 AM by Jill Jensen-Welch

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Jill Jensen-Welch, Wage & Hour Watch

Tagged As: DOL, DOL Wage and Hour Division, employment litigation, Iowa employers, labor law, Mike Staebell

The wait is over: Final Rule changing the salary test for four categories of white collar workers released

Late yesterday, May 17, the Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, released materials related to the new...

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Indecent proposal: Proposed increases to what employees must be paid to continue to be exempt from overtime under the FLSA

Posted on 03/07/2016 at 07:23 AM by Jill Jensen-Welch

Categories: Banking Law, Employment & Labor Law, Jill Jensen-Welch

Tagged As: exempt status, exempt status of mortgage loan officers, FLSA, Iowa banking law, Iowa Employer Law Blog, minimum salary for exempt workers, overtime pay, overtime provisions for exempt employees

Indecent proposal: Proposed increases to what employees must be paid to continue to be exempt from overtime under the FLSA

On June 30, 2015, the Department of Labor announced its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) affecting certain white col...

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FMLA Enhancement Act introduced: Small employer exemption gets smaller

Posted on 03/07/2016 at 07:23 AM by Jill Jensen-Welch

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Jill Jensen-Welch

Tagged As: Family Medical Leave Act, family wellness, FMLA, FMLA eligibility, FMLA Enhancement Act, Iowa Employer Law Blog, parental involvement

FMLA Enhancement Act introduced: Small employer exemption gets smaller

On February 5, 2014, Carolyn Maloney (D. NY) introduced H.R. 3999, the Family and Medical Leave Act Enhancements Act. If...

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New OFCCP regulations set to begin in March 2014 - Part 1: Background information, which employers are covered, and challenges regarding disability AAPs

Posted on 03/07/2016 at 07:23 AM by Jill Jensen-Welch

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Jill Jensen-Welch

Tagged As: affirmative action requirements, individuals with disabilities, Iowa Employer Law Blog, OFCCP, Rehabilitation Act, Rehabilitation Act of 1973

New OFCCP regulations set to begin in March 2014 - Part 1: Background information, which employers are covered, and challenges regarding disability AAPs

In September 2013, final regulations of the OFCCP were published regarding its enforcement of the Rehabilitation Act of...

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Dickinson Law attorneys land 2014 Best Lawyers in America listing

Posted on 03/07/2016 at 07:23 AM by The Newsroom

Categories: Banking Law, Bill Serangeli, Bill Stiles, David Repp, Dick Lyford, Education Law, Employment & Labor Law, Family Law, Fred Schneider, Howard Hagen, Immigration Law, Jeff Krausman, Jill Jensen-Welch, John Vernon, Jon Sullivan, Litigation & Trial Law, Paul Tyler, Posts, Real Estate & Land Use, Rick Malm, Ron Mountsier, Russ Samson, Taxation Law, Trusts & Estates Law

Fifteen attorneys from Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C. were selected by their peers for inclusion in t...

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