One of the most successful financial start-ups of the last decade, Social Finance (aka SoFi), is now under scrutiny for an age old problem, sexual harassment in the workplace. Like Uber and capital firms such as 500 Startups who have faced similar accusations of sexual harassment, SoFi has been forced to part ways with at… [Read More]
Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation
In another potential landmark sexual orientation discrimination case, attorneys for a Georgia woman who claims she was fired because of her sexual orientation have filed suit with the U.S. Supreme Court. The case, Evans v. Georgia Regional Hospital, lost on appeal at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh District, which cited a binding… [Read More]
Workplace Drug Test Following an Injury
Many employers impose drug testing following a workplace accident or incident that results in an injury. However, effective January 1, 2017, the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) put forth new rules that require an employer to have a reasonable basis for such testing to eliminate the potential for workplace retaliation when employees report an… [Read More]
Iowa Premises Liability Law
Many Iowans are active during the summer and fall seasons vacationing, getting together with family or friends, biking, running, walking and attending various events. When visiting the many locations on a busy itinerary, injuries can occur because of unexpected or unsafe property conditions. Premises liability law involves injury that occurs in places such as residential… [Read More]
Hands-Free: Not All That Safe
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]
