News & Announcements

After 62 years at our current location, Lynch Dallas, P.C. will be moving to 316 Second ST SE Suite 124, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401.

Employers no longer need concern themselves with the January 1, 2025, U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) rule raising the salary threshold for overtime compensation. On November 15, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a ruling invalidating and vacating the Dol’s 2024 rules nationwide, in their entirety.

We're pleased to announce that Madison Huntzinger has joined Lynch Dallas, P.C. as an Associate Attorney.

Earlier this year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a rule banning employers from using non-compete agreements. The rule was set to be implemented on September 4, 2024. However, on August 20, a federal court in Texas placed a nationwide injunction prohibiting the FTC from enforcing its non-compete ban.

The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) requires employers of 15 employees or more to provide reasonable accommodations to employees or applicants with known limitations that arise from childbirth unless the accommodations create undue hardship for the employer. The Equal Employment Opportunities Commission (EEOC) has now published its guidance on how the PWFA will be implemented. The final rule became effective on June 18, 2024.

Lynch Dallas, P.C. is pleased to announce Mohammad H. Sheronick is of counsel to the Firm.

Lynch Dallas, P.C. is pleased to announce that Andrew J. Hamilton has been hired as a Summer Law Clerk for 2024.

Governor Reynolds recently signed several bills that will affect Iowa cities subject to Iowa Code Chapter 400 and 411.

Lynch Dallas, P.C. is proud to announce its 2024 Executive Board: Amy L. Reasner, President, and Steve C. Leidinger, Vice President.

Lynch Dallas, P.C. is pleased to announce that Daniel M. Morgan has become a shareholder with the firm as of January 1, 2024.

Effective January 1, 2024, Lynch Dallas, P.C. will concentrate our efforts on our core practice areas of city, county and public sector law; public and private sector human resource compliance counseling and employment defense; public and private sector insurance defense; as well as business litigation.

The Corridor Business Journal has recognized attorney Holly Corkery as a recipient of their Forty Under 40 award.

A new Iowa law recently signed by Governor Reynolds related to minors working longer hours, later at night, and performing certain types of tasks conflicts with federal law.

A new federal law related to pregnant workers goes into effect June 27, 2023. The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act or PWFA applies to both public and private sector employers with at least 15 employees. The law requires employers to discuss, identify and provide “reasonable accommodations” to a worker’s known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions

Attorney, Eric P. Martin, will be presenting at the Iowa State Bar Association Government Practice Seminar on May 19, 2023.

Lynch Dallas, P.C. is proud to announce Georgi R. Donovan is the law firm’s new Director of Talent and Strategy.

Lynch Dallas, P.C. is proud to announce its 2023 Executive Board: Wilford H. Stone, President, and Steve C. Leidinger, Vice President.

We're pleased to announce that Samantha Kuntz has joined Lynch Dallas, P.C. as an Associate Attorney.

Lynch Dallas, P.C. is pleased to recognize Holly Corkery for being named the 2022-23 Chamber board chair.

Attorney, Amy L. Reasner will be presenting at the 2022 Iowa Society of Human Resources Management Conference in Coralville.

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Attorney, Patrick O'Connell, will be presenting at the Iowa State Bar Association Government Practice Seminar on May 6, 2022.

Attorney, Emily K. Ellingson, serves as the Vice Chair of the Cedar Rapids Downtown Self-Supported Municipal Improvement District (SSMID) Commission.

Attorney, Amy L. Reasner, will be presenting at the Iowa Employment, Training, Benefits and Wellness Conference on April 6, 2022.

Attorney, Amy L. Reasner, will be one of the nine corridor leaders presenting at the annual 90 Ideas in 90 minutes event on March 3, 2022.

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Lynch Dallas, P.C. is proud to announce its 2022 Executive Board: Amy L. Reasner, President, Emily K. Ellingson, Vice President/Secretary and Kyle A. Sounhein, Treasurer.

Congratulations to attorney Daniel Morgan and the other members of the 2021-2022 class of Marion Leadership in Action.

Holly Corkery has been elected to the Linn County Bar Association Board of Governors as President-Elect for a one year term 2021-2022 (term of presidency 2022-2023).

Holly A. Corkery and Laura Moon Williams will virtually present on Employment Discrimination: The Law, The Complaint Process & Case Studies at the Iowa Employment Conference on April 8, 2021.

At Lynch Dallas, P.C. law firm, we are proud of the women who have made an impact on our history, and our community in general.

Amy L. Reasner will moderate a virtual panel discussion presented by CRBT Women's Network on Women in Leadership: What I've Learned.

Lynch Dallas, P.C. bid farewell to Shareholder Attorney Scott E. McLeod who retired from the firm on December 31, 2020.

Lynch Dallas, P.C. is proud to announce its 2021 Executive Board: Amy L. Reasner, President, Corinne R. Butkowski, Vice President/Secretary and Kyle A. Sounhein, Treasurer.

On December 21, 2020, a COVID-19 stimulus package was passed by both the House and the Senate.

On Wednesday, December 16, 2020, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued updated guidance for employers about their rights and duties with respect to the COVID-19 vaccine.

Amy Reasner and Holly Corkery will present virtually on "Navigating Employee Leaves of Absence - It's Hard Enough Without Covid-19" at the 2020 SHRM Iowa State Conference.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg graduated first in her class from law school in 1959 and never received any private law firm job offers. We honor this remarkable woman’s life and career today, as we do every day by honoring the concept of gender equality. 61 years after Justice Bader Ginsburg encountered discrimination in her employment search, Lynch Dallas elected a female President, a female Vice President, has female Office Manager and Human Resources Manager, and one-third of our partners are women!

Lynch Dallas is pleased to announce that attorney, Holly Corkery, from Lynch Dallas, P.C. has been selected to the 2020 Great Plains Rising Stars list.

Lynch Dallas, P.C. replaces Robert Johnson as ongoing city attorney for Fort Madison, Iowa. Read the article Here

Emily Ellingson will present on What Should I Be Asking? Legal and HR Issues Facing School Boards During COVID-19 at the Iowa Association of School Boards “Leadership Through a Crisis: COVID-19 and Beyond” Digital Conference.

Emily Ellingson was reappointed to the Downtown Cedar Rapids Self-Supported Municipal Improvement District Commission for a 2-year term ending 6/30/2022 and will serve as Vice Chair of the Commission from 7/1/2020 - 6/30/2021.

In 2019, the Iowa General Assembly passed Senate File 599, which wrote the Iowa Hemp Act and its coordinating amendments into law.

Daniel Morgan's article "Fido in the Library: Service Animals and Public Facilities" was published in the May 2020 publication of Iowa League of Cities CityScape magazine

Summer is finally here! What about your employees that are unable to work because they need to care for their children this summer when their child care plans have changed?

On April 28, 2020, the Department of Labor issued a joint notice with the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service that went into effect on May 4, 2020.

Today, 77 of Iowa’s 99 counties will begin the process of reopening their economies.

Amy Reasner, Holly Corkery and Dan Morgan presented to the members of the Eastern Iowa Human Resources Association on "Pandemic Hot Spots: Employment Law and the PPP".

As business in Iowa begins to reopen, employers are preparing to recall employees who were laid off or furloughed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Amy Reasner, Holly Corkery and Dan Morgan presented to the members of the Eastern Iowa Human Resources Association on "Pandemic Hot Spots: Employment Law and the PPP". Link to their presentation recording here.

Amy Reasner and Holly Corkery presented to the Marion Chamber of Commerce on "Employment Law Tips: Covid-19 with Lynch Dallas, P.C." (link to presentation here).

Amy Reasner contributed to an article in Cedar Rapids Gazette on “What does it mean to be furloughed in Iowa? Here's everything you need to know“ E-version here

Holly Corkery participated on the panel for "Round-table question & answer about Covid-19 and impact on local government" through the Iowa State Bar Association, Government Practice Group.

The recent passage of federal legislation known as Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), along with state legislation and proclamations, have provided public and private employers alike with another set of tools to help navigate the employment challenges caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Emily Ellingson and Daniel Morgan will present on "Special Education & 504 Plans" and Brett Nitzschke and Nathan Kooker will present on "School Safety" at the School Administrators of Iowa School Law Conference in Altoona, Iowa.

Lynch Dallas, P.C. is pleased to announce that Holly A. Corkery has become a shareholder with the firm as of January 1, 2020.