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Iowa driver’s licenses expire on the driver’s birthday, and are renewable for an eight-year period – unless, as I was reminded last year when I sought an upgrade to a “REAL ID,” you are “older.” Depending on your age at renewal, a license will not be...By: Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C.

At the end of January the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a final rule establishing the newest version of Form I-9 for employment eligibility verification. While two new countries were added to the online version of the form, the only...By: Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C.

The headline of the article reads, “Cincinnati Reds Call Foul On Law Student's Age Bias Suit.” It seems that a former minor league baseball player, who is now a law student, has sued The Cincinnati Reds LLC in federal district court in North...By: Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C.

On January 9, 2020, the Iowa Court of Appeals released two opinions – Dix v. Casey’s General Stores, Inc. and Woods v. Charles Gabus Ford, Inc. – dealing with Iowa’s private sector drug testing statute. Both cases were considered by the same panel of...By: Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C.

On December 17*, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board issued its decision in Apogee Retail LLC d/b/a Unique Thrift Store. When issued, the opinion was 3 to 1, with Lauren McFerran dissenting. *Through the magic of technology, while the press...By: Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C.

Prior to 2014, NLRB case law gave an employer the right to control its property. The NLRB tempered that right when an employer exercised it in a way that discriminated against activities protected by Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act....By: Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C.

On December 13, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) announced changes to regulations implemented during the Obama administration that had significantly tilted the NLRB’s election procedures in favor of unions. The Obama rules were...By: Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C.

I earlier wrote about how various contenders for the Democratic Party nomination for President were wooing organized labor, and how the campaign organizations needed to be mindful that they were themselves “employers” under various federal labor...By: Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C.

Construction disputes can be complicated. There are often disputes between the parties about the quality of work and the amount that is due. Many contractors rely on mechanics’ liens as leverage to try to get their final payment. A case from the Iowa...By: Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C.

It seems like we’ve discussed this subject for years. It was May of 2016 when the Obama DOL issued final regulations that among other things, more than doubled the minimum salary requirements for the Executive, Administrative, Professional, Computer,...By: Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C.