The Department of Labor recently released new proposed regulations concerning the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Since the proposed regulations are 477 pages, it is nice that Ohio employment lawyer Jon Hyman has provided a excellent overview.
Jon simply has one of most informative employment law blogs around. Here are his highlights of
Welcome to a RAGBRAI inspired Blawg Review. What is RAGBRAI? The Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa is an annual seven-day ride across the state. Heading into its 36th year, RAGBRAI is the longest, largest and oldest touring bicycle ride in the world. It’s not a race. It’s an experience. And since Blawg
A .300 batting average may get you into Major League Baseball’s Hall of Fame but winning only 30 percent of your employment lawsuits won’t do the trick.
See Mark Toth’s Manpower blog for the results of the Question of the Week – What % of employment lawsuits are won by employers? That’s right, only
Chris Moander of the Wisconsin Business Law and Litigation Blog shares his take on the timeless advice that business people can pay for it now . . . or pay for it later. Chris points out that many business people sadly lump legal services into the "too costly" or "unnecessary" categories when it comes to
Terri Rasmussen of the Ohio Practical Business Law Counsel blog says that every client should want a lawyer that blogs. As you might guess, I agree.
Why is it important, you ask? Terri shares her thoughts (with some comments by me):
It’s always nice when people say great things about you but I am particularly humbled by a recent post from What About Clients? WAC? is one of the great blogs (and I do mean great as evidenced by their award as the Best All Business Blog for 2007 by the ABA). I respect
When our law firm started the Iowa Law Blog, I had high hopes despite the fact that I knew a firm-wide blog would not be easy. But I saw what Stark and Stark had created with their New Jersey Law Blog and knew it could be done.
I don’t know if you have noticed lately but Sullivan
I have often stressed the need for business people to follow corporate formalities and keep their corporations or limited liability companies up-to-date. However, the recent decision impacting builders from the Iowa Supreme Court makes it significantly more important for builders and other contractors to do so.
The Iowa Supreme Court ruling essentially says that builders must
My friend and law partner Matt Gardner has an excellent summary on Sullivan & Ward’s Iowa Law Blog about the crushing blow handed down to home builders this past Friday by the Iowa Supreme Court.
The ruling holds builders responsible to subsequent owners for defective conditions. The old law was caveat emptor or "buyer beware".
Under a new Iowa immigration bill, employers that repeatedly employ illegal aliens would face civil penalties of up to $10,000 and up to a year in jail under legislation being proposed in the legislature. Employers would be exempt from penalties if they seek verification of a worker’s citizenship status through the Department of Homeland Security’s
