Safety and Hands-Free Technology…Not All It’s Cracked Up to Be It is well-known that driving while texting or making a phone call can be lead to car accidents. Distracted driving results in thousands of crashes annually, sometimes resulting in car accident injuries and death. Hands-free technology has been pitched to consumers as a safer alternative,… [Read More]
Sexual Harassment Retaliation
Recent events at Uber provide a glimpse inside the problem of employment discrimination and lack of diversity in America’s workplaces and suggests corporate approaches to remedy the widespread practice. The problems at Uber came to light when an ex-employee recently blasted the company in a blog post, saying that she was a victim of sexism… [Read More]
New Texting While Driving Law Takes Effect
This upcoming Saturday, July 1st, a new law making texting while driving a primary offense takes effect in Iowa which will enable law enforcement officers to issue a ticket if they observe a motorist texting while driving. Previously, officers were limited to issuing citations to texting drivers only when they committed another offense in addition… [Read More]
Iowa Non-Compete Lawyer
Non compete agreements, once reserved for senior executives, are now spreading to blue collar employees across the nation. A University of Maryland survey reveals that approximately one in five employees was bound by a non compete in 2014. A non compete, or restrictive covenant agreement as they are referred to in Iowa, seeks to stop… [Read More]
Sexual Orientation Discrimination
A Polk County jury has awarded long-time University of Iowa employee Jane Meyer $1.43 million over the loss of her job as the university’s senior associate athletic director, finding in her favor on claims of gender and sexual orientation discrimination and retaliation. The executive director of the Equal Rights Advocates summed it up saying that… [Read More]
Des Moines Drugged Driving Car Accident Lawyer
The use of illicit drugs or the misuse of prescription drugs can make driving dangerous, posing a safety risk to all motorists on the road. Drugged driving has surpassed drunk driving as the cause of many fatal car accidents in the U.S. with the Governors Highway Safety Association reporting that drugs ranging from marijuana to… [Read More]
Iowa Sexual Orientation Discrimination Lawyer
Sexual orientation discrimination involves treating a person differently solely because of his or her real or perceived sexual orientation. In the workplace, it may be the reason you are not hired in the first place or not promoted after landing the job. You may be harassed, wrongfully terminated or subject to other negative employment actions… [Read More]
Des Moines Wrongful Termination Lawyer
Iowa law provides little protection from being fired from your job. Iowa is an at-will state, which means that an employer can terminate an employee even if it is for bad cause or no cause at all. At-Will Employment in Iowa However, there are a few exceptions to the rule. Although the at-will standard means… [Read More]
Iowa Driver Fatigue Car Accident Attorney
Drowsy driving is a serious problem on the roads. From 2009 through 2013, authorities cite drowsy driving as causing at least 72,000 motor vehicle accidents. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration drowsy driving caused nearly a thousand deaths in 2015 alone. While few like to admit it, many drivers experience periods of micro… [Read More]
The Cost of Distracted Driving
Everyone pays higher insurance premiums because of the rise in distracted driving car accidents. New laws requiring hands free cell phone use while driving are long overdue. For the first time, a new generation of drivers that learned to text first and drive second, are getting their first drivers license and old habits are hard… [Read More]
