With an additional overlay of state and federal regulation, employment law issues at financial institutions take on an additional level of complexity. Whether it is the new regulations affecting permissible compensation practices for mortgage loan originators, state and federal licensing requirements or complex rules applicable to insider transactions, human resource […]
Publications
EEOC Posts New Religious Discrimination Guidance
On March 6, 2014, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) published two new technical assistance guides concerning workplace rights and responsibilities regarding religious dress and grooming under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. The first document, a one-page “Fact Sheet on Religious Garb and Grooming in the […]
What to do When the Ag Bubble Bursts (Some Say it Already Has)
Anyone reading current articles on agricultural issues will notice the concerns raised by those who track farm prices, economic trends and statistics. Reports are that Midwest farm real estate prices have declined by 5% in the last six months. Commodity prices have slipped by about 30% from what they were […]
Part I: Patents 101 for the Healthcare Industry
A patent is a property right granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. An owner of a U.S. patent (e.g., an inventor of the invention covered by the patent) may exclude others from making or selling the invention in the United States for a limited period of time. […]
STATE-BY-STATE EMPLOYMENT LAW DEVELOPMENTS
Iowa: A final rule by the Iowa Workforce Development Department amends regulations under Iowa Admin. Code Sec. 871-24.13 and 871-24.16. The final rule specifies that paid time off, annual leave and excused personal leave should be included in the term “vacation pay” and thus are deductible from unemployment. This rule […]