If you are starting a business in Iowa you may want to review this site from the IRS and this site from the Iowa Department of Revenue concerning your federal and state tax responsibilities.
October 2006
Employee Handbooks and Personal Email Monitoring
Corporate Law Notes Blog recently posted an interesting article which should cause employers to carefully consider their policies concerning monitoring of personal email and other technologies in the workplace.
A Massachusetts trial court ruled that the employer did not adequately put the employee on notice that his personal email account (Yahoo in this case) would…
Avoid the Pitfalls of Drug Testing
A recent Iowa Supreme Court case, McVey v. National Organization Service, Inc., stresses the importance of developing a drug-testing policy that complies with Iowa law and making sure that policy is delivered to each employee.
McVey lost her job after testing positive for marijuana during a random test. The employer notified her over the phone…
Rush Nigut in Des Moines Register Article on Franchising
I was recently interviewed for an article written by Patt Johnson of the Des Moines Register entitled, "Franchise Owners Buy a Head Start". As a part of my business law practice, I routinely review franchise agreements and Uniform Franchise Offering Circulars (UFOC).
The article featured several franchisees that are pleased with the franchise process and…