News & Announcements

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.