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No Work, No Paid Leave — Answers to Questions Plaguing Employers

By BrownWinick | 03.28.2020
Employers have — finally — gotten some guidance from the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) on important questions affecting the serious decisions they are facing. There are still no regulations for the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, but the WHD has been continually updating information it has provided in... Read More

Public Health Proclamation: Takeaways for Health Care Providers

By BrownWinick | 03.27.2020
Governor Reynolds issued a proclamation on March 26, 2020 imposing new requirements on hospitals, nursing facilities, intermediate care facilities, residential care facilities, hospice programs, and assisted living facilities, while also providing certain regulatory relief to these facilities. The proclamation is the latest in a series of efforts... Read More

COVID-19 Update: Polk County District Court Matters

By BrownWinick | 03.27.2020
On March 26, 2020, Chief Judge Huppert issued a new Administrative Order for the Polk County Courthouse Campus. Below is a brief summary of the Order’s provisions for Civil, Family Law, and Magistrate Court matters. The Order also contains provisions for Criminal and Juvenile matters. Civil Matters: All motions are deemed fully submitted on... Read More

Litigation During COVID-19 – Is it time to settle or double down?

By BrownWinick | 03.26.2020
The coronavirus (COVID-19) is throwing many aspects of our lives into question. If you are currently involved in litigation, you may be wondering if you should be settling your case. Recently, here at BrownWinick, we have seen some interesting settlements take place. It is too early to tell if this will be a trend, but we have seen some companies... Read More

Employers May Apply for the Voluntary Shared Work Program

By BrownWinick | 03.26.2020
Employers may apply for the Voluntary Shared Work Program which permits employers to seek an alternative to layoffs — retaining their trained employees by reducing their hours and wages that can be partially offset with unemployment insurance benefits. Employees who remain employed, even part time, under this program, would not be required to... Read More

COVID-19 Immigration Q&A for Employers

By BrownWinick | 03.25.2020
What impact does “work-from-home” and “social distancing” have on my foreign labor force? Many non-immigrant visas (H-1B, L-1, TN, O, P, R, etc.) are tied to particular work-sites and activities performed at specific locations. Employers that are asking their employees to work from home may need to file new Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) or... Read More

Courthouse Contagion: How COVID-19 is Affecting Your Cases, Hearings, and Proceedings

By BrownWinick | 03.24.2020
Over the last two weeks, the Iowa Supreme Court has issued several Supervisory Orders affecting courthouse schedules and proceedings across the state in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. These Orders can be found on the Iowa Judicial Branch website. Every Monday morning (or as circumstances require), the Judicial Branch will be providing summaries... Read More

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