The Trump Administration has made it clear they will target private sector businesses that do not comply with the Administration’s goal to end DEI and affirmative action. To help protect your business, you won’t want to miss a virtual webinar
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Financial Institutions Advised to Immediately End Affirmative Action Programs Based on Sex and Race
During his first few months in office, President Trump and his Administration have taken a number of steps to eliminate “illegal” Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (“DEI”) programs. While “illegal” DEI programs are yet to be clearly defined, and the guidance is still…
Reserve Your Seat for the 2025 Employment Law Seminar
Join the Dickinson Bradshaw Employment & Labor Group for an educational seminar on Thursday, June 12, 2025 at The Meadows Events & Conference Center in Altoona, Iowa. Our experienced attorneys will provide practical advice for employers on navigating the whirlwind…
FTC Rule Banning Non-Competes Struck Down in Ruling That Applies Nationwide
The following blog is an update to an original post by Attorney Nicole Proesch, “FTC Adopts Non-Compete Ban and Opens the Floodgates,” published on April 25, 2024, after the U.S. Federal Trade Commission adopted a final rule on April…
Iowa Hemp Act (2024): Using the Iowa Administrative Procedures Act to Shape Rules Regulating Liquid Consumable Hemp Products
On June 3, 2024, the Des Moines Register published an article that explained some brewers of consumable hemp products believe draft proposed administrative rules written by the Department of Health and Human Services (“DHS”) misinterpret Iowa’s new hemp law. This…
Bank Non-Competes are Still Okay, For Now
On April 23, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced the text of its final rule that will ban most uses of non-compete agreements. Non-competes are agreements between an employer and individual that prevent the individual from taking employment in a…
FTC Adopts Non-Compete Ban and Opens the Floodgates
Voting 3-2, along party lines, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission adopted a final rule on April 23, 2024, that will ban many non-compete clauses and other restrictive covenants between private businesses and their employees and independent contractors. The rule is…
Dickinson Bradshaw Partners with SHRM to Encourage Civility at Work
We are over-the-moon to announce our partnership with the Society for Human Resource Management’s 1M Civil Conversations Initiative at our 2024 Employment Law Seminar.
Uncivil behavior at work is becoming more and more commonplace — and difficult for human resources…
2024 Employment Law Seminar Announcements: Topics & Mobile Workforce Center Appearance
Attorneys from Dickinson Bradshaw’s Employment & Labor and Workers Compensation practice groups are busy preparing educational sessions designed to help you navigate the new frontier of employment laws at the 2024 Employment Law Seminar.
Planned topics include important information for…
Reserve Your Spot: 2024 Employment Law Seminar
Join the Dickinson Bradshaw Employment & Labor Group for an educational seminar on May 23rd, 2024 at the Hilton Garden Inn in West Des Moines. Our experienced attorneys will provide practical advice for employers on navigating the new frontier of…