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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced that it will resume issuing charge closure documents again, effective August 3, 2020.
On March 21, 2020, the agency temporarily stopped closing charges, which includes furnishing right-to-sue notices. These Notices give complainants 90…
As elementary, secondary, and post-secondary schools race to prepare programs and campuses for the return of students amid a pandemic, it would be easy to lose sight of other looming compliance challenges.
However, earlier this summer, the federal Department of…
On July 17, 2020, the USDOL’s Wage and Hour Division published a “Request for Information” (RFI) in the Federal Register, seeking input for its examination of the effectiveness of the current regulations in meeting the FMLA’s statutory objectives.
According…
In Iowa, the public sector has a significant impact on the state’s economy. The state has proposed to spend over $70 million in capital construction projects in fiscal year 2021, and millions more to obtain other types of goods and services…
An emergency rule adopted by the Iowa Workforce Development agency [“IWD”] now requires Iowa employers to “ensure workers are aware of the benefits they may be eligible for if they become unemployed or experience a reduction in hours”.
The agency’s…
The NLRB recently granted employers more authority to discipline or discharge employees engaged in abusive behavior, even when the conduct occurred during otherwise protected concerted activity.
This ruling both overturns prior Board precedent and could have a significant impact on…
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The year 2020 will forever be known as the year a pandemic swept the globe and caused widespread unemployment, unprecedented market volatility, and financial strain for business owners. Despite the crisis, the economy is…
The London Interbank Offer Rate (LIBOR) is the basis index for a large number of financial instruments from interest rate swaps to adjustable rate mortgages. In 2008, an investigation exposed a LIBOR rate manipulation scandal leading to an erosion of…
On July 16, 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union, Europe’s highest court, issued its highly anticipated decision in the case Data Protection Commission v. Facebook Ireland, Schrems (Schrems II).
The General Data Protection Regulation (‘the GDPR’) provides that the…
Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen P.C. is pleased to announce that attorney Rob Porter has joined the firm.
Porter has practiced law in Iowa for nearly 20 years, most recently as Director of Legal for Des Moines-based Dwolla, an acclaimed…
