Congress recently passed the amendments to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) that will go into effect January 1, 2009. It is anticipated President Bush will sign the law soon.
Read all about the new ADA amendments on my blog post for IowaBiz.
The Midwest Small Business Conference is now set for October 10 & 11, 2008 at the Des Moines Marriott. This event is rescheduled from the previous announcement on this blog because the original date conflicted with the Iowa-Iowa State football game. (Conference organizers learned that not even business gets in the way of football). Fortunately the conference was able to
Here is a quick look at the Obama and McCain platforms regarding workplace issues.
Hat tip to Mark Toth and hisManpower Employment Blawg for the link.
I hope to follow this up with a "no spin" look at candidates’ platforms on small business issues.
It’s so simple. Everybody knows you get agreements in writing, right?
Then tell me why so many people ignore this most important axiom in the business world.
Twice a month I blog for IowaBiz which was acquired by the Des Moines Business Record this summer. Since that time it appears the bloggers have stepped up their game. The posts have been informative and entertaining. I encourage you to take a look.
My post today for IowaBiz centers on the trend of hiring
Great post from Susan Reid on the Small Business Trends Web site on the 15 Ways the Olympics 
Exemplify Success for Small Business Owners. In the comments of Reid’s post, Anita Campbell has some terrific words about West Des Moines, Iowa’s very own Shawn Johnson. Johnson definitely made us all proud with her
The Ohio Employer’s Law Blog earns a gold medal with its Olympic-themed Blawg Review #172. Jon Hyman’s review has some great blog posts from lawyers across the country, both in and outside of employment law. Be sure to read it.
Thanks to Jon for including my post on the real reason the Packers traded Brett Favre.
"How could the Packers trade him?"
"What were the Packers thinking?"
"I just don’t understand it?"
I am writing to shed some light on this decision. Favre turns 39 in October. That means next year Favre would have entered a protected class for the purposes of age discrimination when he turned 40. Sure, Favre may have had a
In this morning’s paper I noticed that Dear Abby a/k/a Jeanne Phillips dispensed a little advice concerning the sexual harassment of "Millie".
While I didn’t have major problems with the advice in the column ("Dear Abby" thinks Millie should report the inappropriate behavior by one of the firm’s clients to her boss), I wondered
Washington employment lawyer Donald Heyrich details some recent huge verdicts against 
employers. The verdicts in his report range all the way up to a whopping $47 million.
Looking to avoid big verdicts? I say treat employees with RESPECT and keep in mind the Golden Rule of Employee Relations: Fairness. Unfortunately too many employers forget these
