Blog posts in tag EEOC

EEOC to Begin Closing Cases and Issuing Right-to-Sue Notices Again

Posted on 08/04/2020 at 12:34 PM by Jill Jensen-Welch

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

Tagged As: charge closure documents , Department of Justice, discrimination, EEOC, employers, FIFO, harassment, Iowa Civil Rights Commission, retaliation, right-to-sue notices, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

EEOC to Begin Closing Cases and Issuing Right-to-Sue Notices Again

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced that it will resume issuing charge closure documents again, e...

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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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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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Employers: Avoid Ageist Assumptions and Confine Required Medical Exams to Parameters of ADA

Posted on 03/02/2020 at 11:36 AM by Russell Samson

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Russ Samson

Tagged As: ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, EEOC, employer policies and procedures, Hazen Paper Co. v. Biggins, Iowa Driver's License, Loras College v. Iowa Civil Rights Com'n, REAL ID, US Supreme Court

Employers: Avoid Ageist Assumptions and Confine Required Medical Exams to Parameters of ADA

Iowa driver’s licenses expire on the driver’s birthday, and are renewable for an eight-year period – u...

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Employer Lessons on Non-DOT Drug Testing Gleaned From EEOC Lawsuit

Posted on 07/20/2018 at 10:34 AM by Russell Samson

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Russ Samson

Tagged As: ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, Controlled Substances Act, department of transportation, Designated Employer Representative, DOT, drug policy, drug testing, EEOC, eeoc lawyer, employment attorney, employment law, employment legal advice, find a lawyer, human resource, Iowa Employment & Labor Law, labor attorney, labor lawyers, legal advice, local attorneys, medical review officer, work lawyer

Employer Lessons on Non-DOT Drug Testing Gleaned From EEOC Lawsuit

On June 28, 2018, the EEOC filed a lawsuit against Steel Painters, LLC in the Eastern District of Texas.The lawsuit alle...

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Mortgage Loan Officers Owe a Fiduciary Duty to Employer

Posted on 07/12/2018 at 10:12 AM by Jesse Johnston

Categories: Banking Law, Cybersecurity Law, Employment & Labor Law, Jesse Johnston

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Mortgage Loan Officers Owe a Fiduciary Duty to Employer

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) recently entered into a consent order with a mortgage...

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Nine Years Later: The US DOL Reinstates Guidance on the Status of Coaches Under the Fair Labor Standards Act

Posted on 07/02/2018 at 03:23 PM by Mike Staebell

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

Tagged As: Department of Labor, discrimination lawyers, DOL, EEOC, eeoc lawyer, employment agreement, employment attorney, employment contract, employment law, employment legal advice, Fair Labor Standards Act requirements, Iowa Employment & Labor Law, Iowa Wage & Hour Watch, labor lawyers, lawyers specializing in wrongful termination, reversal, Wage and Hour, work lawyer, coaches, Trump Administration, statutory construction test, service advisors, salespersons, over-time, legislative history, exempt-employees, congressional intent, car dealerships, automotive industry

Nine Years Later: The US DOL Reinstates Guidance on the Status of Coaches Under the Fair Labor Standards Act

This summer, as teachers enjoy their vacations and administrators consider coaching staffing needs for the 2018-2019 sch...

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DOL proposes changes to rules on tipped employee pay

Posted on 12/05/2017 at 03:04 PM by Mike Staebell

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

Tagged As: Department of Labor, Des Moines employment attorney, DOL, DOL Wage and Hour Division, EEOC, eeoc lawyer, employment agreement, employment attorney, employment contract, employment law, employment legal advice, FLSA, Iowa Employer Law Blog, labor lawyers, lawyers specializing in wrongful termination, National Restaurant Association et al v. Perez

DOL proposes changes to rules on tipped employee pay

Today (December 5), the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding the tipped em...

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FMLA issues that plague employers and how to cope with them, Pt. IV: Exceeding the frequency or duration of intermittent FMLA leave

Posted on 11/13/2017 at 10:13 AM by Mike Staebell

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

Tagged As: discrimination lawyers, EEOC, eeoc lawyer, employment agreement, employment attorney, employment contract, employment law, employment law attorney, employment lawyer, employment legal advice, Family Medical and Leave Act, FMLA, Iowa employment law, Iowa employment laws, Iowa employment lawyers, Iowa Wage & Hour Watch, labor lawyers, lawyers specializing in wrongful termination, legal advice, local attorneys, work lawyer

FMLA issues that plague employers and how to cope with them, Pt. IV: Exceeding the frequency or duration of intermittent FMLA leave

Three recent Wage and Hour Watch blogs discussed several common FMLA issues faced by employers. Those blogs expand...

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Employment law considerations for entrepreneurs

Posted on 11/01/2017 at 12:16 PM by Melissa Schilling

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Melissa Schilling, Start-Up Group

Tagged As: Des Moines employment attorney, discrimination lawyers, EEOC, eeoc lawyer, employment agreement, employment attorney, employment contract, employment law, employment law attorney, employment legal advice, Iowa employment law, Iowa Start-Up Group, labor lawyers, lawyer company, lawyers specializing in wrongful termination, legal advice, local attorneys, start up capital, starting a business, startup companies, work lawyer

Employment law considerations for entrepreneurs

Is your start-up company ready to hire its first employee? The decision to form a start-up company is complicated enough...

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