Speaking at the Iowa Federation of Labor’s annual convention in mid-August, 2019, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, told Democratic presidential candidates who have been working the state, “If you want our endorsement … show us that you’re...By: Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C.
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The title may be in error: It is not a generally true statement in all circumstances. The plaintiff in the Eighth Circuit’s August 26, 2019, opinion in Tasha McNeil v. Union Pacific Railroad Co., No: 18-2333, provided her employer, Union Pacific,...By: Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C.
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In June, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) posted a new version of Form I-9 for employment eligibility verification in the Federal Register for public comment. The current Form I-9 was due to expire on August 31, 2019......By: Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C.
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On July 22, 2019, DOL’s Wage and Hour Division issued an opinion letter (FLSA2019-10) on whether an employee’s time spent in a truck’s sleeper berth is compensable time under the Fair Labor Standards Act. This guidance reversed a position WHD has...By: Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C.
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The July 17, 2019, Recommended Decision and Order of a Department of Labor Administrative Law Judge in OFCCP v. Enterprise RAC Company of Baltimore, LLC, Case No.: 2016-OFC-00006 had three special messages which I believe are worth reinforcing to...By: Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C.
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After years of confusion about whether grain bins are subject to sales tax, this past legislative session the Iowa legislature clarified that grain bins are exempt from sales tax. In doing so, the Iowa legislature—likely unknowingly—increased the...By: Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C.
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