Dickinson Mackaman Tyler & Hagen PC » Iowa Employer Law Blog http://www.dickinsonlaw.com Des Moines, Iowa Law Firm Thu, 31 May 2012 17:33:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Bridget Penick named secretary of the Polk County Bar Association http://www.dickinsonlaw.com/2012/05/bridget-penick-elected-secretary-of-the-polk-county-bar-association/ New EEOC enforcement guidance on arrests and convictions in employment decisions: Targeted Screens and Individualized Assessments http://www.dickinsonlaw.com/2012/05/new-eeoc-enforcement-guidance-on-arrests-and-convictions-in-employment-decisions-targeted-screens-and-individualized-assessments/ Analysis of the new EEOC enforcement guidance on the use of arrests and convictions in employment decisions http://www.dickinsonlaw.com/2012/05/analysis-of-the-new-eeoc-enforcement-guidance-on-the-use-of-arrests-and-convictions-in-employment-decisions/ New EEOC enforcement guidance: A to-do list for revamping the handling of arrests, convictions, and criminal background checks http://www.dickinsonlaw.com/2012/05/new-eeoc-enforcement-guidance-a-to-do-list-for-revamping-the-handling-of-arrests-convictions-and-criminal-background-checks/ Federal court sides with employer on OSHA statute of limitations issue http://www.dickinsonlaw.com/2012/04/federal-court-sides-with-employer-on-osha-statute-of-limitations-issue/ Employer’s award of attorney fees reversed by Eighth Circuit in Iowa sexual harassment case http://www.dickinsonlaw.com/2012/03/employers-award-of-attorney-fees-reversed-by-eighth-circuit-in-iowa-sexual-harassment-case/ Finding commonality: The lessons of Dukes for class litigation http://www.dickinsonlaw.com/2012/03/finding-commonality-the-lessons-of-dukes-for-class-litigation/ Court upholds NLRB poster rule, finds some enforcement rules invalid, and rejects attempts to add a challenge to recess appointments http://www.dickinsonlaw.com/2012/03/court-upholds-nlrb-poster-rule/ Employer claims “gross misconduct” exception after being sued for failure to send proper COBRA notices http://www.dickinsonlaw.com/2012/02/case-involving-denial-of-cobra-continuation-due-to-gross-misconduct-offers-lessons-for-iowa-employers/ Short extension to comment on proposed affirmative action requirements for disabled workers http://www.dickinsonlaw.com/2012/02/short-extension-to-comment-period-for-proposed-affirmative-action-requirements-for-disabled-workers/