The Davis Brown Employment and Labor Law Blog provides Iowa human resources directors and employers with the latest on employment law matters, including the FMLA, ADAAA, civil rights, PTO, unemployment claims and more. Learn more about Davis Brown's Employment Law and Labor Relations Department, www.davisbrownlaw.com/IowaEmploymentLaw.
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Can you require civility in the workplace? The EEOC and NLRB have opinions. Read More »
Q: An hourly employee has hit 40 hours at noon on Friday, can I send them home to avoid overtime? Read More »
Q: When I am hanging out with my HR friends, we frequently discuss employees we wish we'd never hired and that none of the rest of us should ever hire. Is this a problem? Read More »
Q: Are non-competes enforceable in Iowa? Read More »
Q: A product is missing, and I want to put up surveillance-can I do that? Read More »
Q: One of my employees is getting divorced and his spouse called asking for payroll and work schedule information. How do I respond? Read More »
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit recently denied an employer's request to force arbitration. This case was about arbitration, but it teaches employers important lessons about how courts will interpret concepts like "agreements" when the employer's personnel documents are electronically stored and contain automated "acceptances." Read More »
Q: Can one employee donate PTO to another? Read More »
Is being morbidly obese a disability that would be covered by the ADA? Employers across the U.S. find themselves in a state of confusion given recent court decisions. Read More »
Q: I am really tired of employees who quit and give the requested notice but aren't here because they take PTO. Then everyone has to scramble. Can I deny PTO?
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