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Iowa Cybersecurity Law Blog
The Iowa Cybersecurity Law Blog, published by Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C., focuses on legal issues related to cybersecurity, data breaches, and privacy within the financial and banking sectors. It covers topics such as regulatory compliance for financial institutions, fraud prevention and liability in wire transfers, the legal implications of emerging technologies like stablecoins, and risk management strategies for banks and businesses. The blog also addresses the intersection of cybersecurity with banking law, including anti-money laundering and consumer protection laws, and provides updates on relevant legislation and court rulings affecting cybersecurity and financial fraud.
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COVID-19: Fraudsters Want Your Payroll Protection Program Money
By John Lande
The Payroll Protection Program (“PPP”) may be an attractive target for cyber-fraudsters. Organizations of all levels of sophistication are about to receive large blocks of money, and that provides fraudsters with an opportunity to try to score big paydays by…
COVID-19: Fraudsters Also Work From Home
By John Lande
Many organizations have transitioned the bulk of their staff to working from home. While this may reduce the threat posed by COVID-19, it presents new risks for organizations of all kinds and sizes. We have covered numerous cases of fraudsters…
Webinar: COVID-19 Mandated Emergency Leaves: Employers with Less Than 500 Employees
The COVID-19 pandemic has left many Iowa employers in uncharted waters.
Join Jill Jensen-Welch and Melissa Schilling, two shareholder employment attorneys of Dickinson Law, this Friday, March 27th from Noon to 1:30 p.m. for a webinar on Mandated Emergency Leaves.…
COVID-19: Tax Filing Date & Payment Extension, Tax Credits for Paid Leave, and NEW Stimulus Payments
By The Newsroom
Tax Filing Date and Payment Extension
Pursuant to IRS Notice 2020-18, the tax filing deadline and deadline for making individual federal income tax payments has been automatically postponed to July 15, 2020. This means that there is no penalty or…
Identification of Essential Critical Workforce During COVID-19 Response
On March 19, 2020, the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued what it emphasized was an advisory list identifying essential critical infrastructure workers during the COVID-19 response. It specifically disclaimed that “is not, nor should…
Serving You During the COVID-19 Crisis
As the COVID-19 situation continues to change around the state of Iowa, our firm wants to be part of the solution for our clients. We are temporarily moving to a remote working environment at the close of business on March 20th…
Trump Signs Families First Coronavirus Response Act: How It Will Impact Employers*
* With Contributions by Attorney Melissa Schilling
After the U.S. House of Representatives made a number of changes to the “Families First Coronavirus Response Act,” the Senate passed H.R. 6201, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, by a vote…
Update: House Makes Significant Changes to Families First Coronavirus Response Act
By The Newsroom
On Monday, March 16, 2020, the House passed major changes to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, before the bill even made it to the Senate. The latest version of the bill can be found here. The revised legislation no…
COVID-19 Update from Dickinson Law
The good health and safety of the community, our clients, employees, and colleagues are our primary concerns as we continue to monitor the COVID-19 outbreak. With the increasing number of reported COVID-19 cases in the U.S. and around the state…