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Document(s) published by this organization: 24
Show: results per page Sort by:  | EEOC Issues New Guidance on Employer Use of Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions
Katie Graham; Nyemaster, Goode, West, Hansell & O'Brien A Professional Corporation;
Legal Alert/Article May 4, 2012, previously published on May 1, 2012 There is no doubt that technology has made criminal history information much more accessible to employers. However, the notion that an employer’s use of that information could violate Title VII unquestionably raises eyebrows. On April 25, 2012, the EEOC issued its Enforcement Guidance on the...
| | Iowa Court Rejects Class Action Implicit Bias Race Discrimination Claim Against the State of Iowa
Frances M. Haas; Nyemaster Goode West Hansell OBrien A Professional Corporation;
Legal Alert/Article April 24, 2012, previously published on April 18, 2012 Today, the Iowa District Court for Polk County entered judgment in favor of the State of Iowa in Pippen v. Iowa. This decision concludes the first phase of a long-fought class action claim that alleges the State has not done enough to prevent implicit bias in hiring and promotion decisions...
| | Thorns Accompany the Rose - Teller Files Suit to Prevent Infringement of Copyrighted Magic Trick
Wendy K. Marsh; Nyemaster, Goode, West, Hansell & O'Brien A Professional Corporation;
Legal Alert/Article April 23, 2012, previously published on April 19, 2012 In a lawsuit filed last week in Nevada federal court, Teller, the silent member of the famed magical duo Penn and Teller, sued rival magician Gerald Dogge (stage name Gerald Bakardy) for allegedly stealing one of Teller’s most famous illusions known as “Shadows.” The lawsuit...
| | Supreme Court Affirms Patent Applicants’ Ability to Present New Evidence in Patentability Determinations
Wendy K. Marsh; Nyemaster, Goode, West, Hansell & O'Brien A Professional Corporation;
Legal Alert/Article April 23, 2012, previously published on April 20, 2012 In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court affirmed the decision of the Federal Circuit in Kappos v. Hyatt in holding that a patent applicant has no evidentiary restrictions beyond those imposed by the Federal Rules of Evidence and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and therefore could present...
| | Is Your Employer Your "Friend?"
Randall D. Armentrout; Nyemaster, Goode, West, Hansell & O'Brien A Professional Corporation;
Legal Alert/Article March 28, 2012, previously published on March 23, 2012 On March 20, 2012, the Associated Press released an article entitled: "Is it OK for a job interviewer to ask for your Facebook login?" The article reported about a New York company that requested a job applicant's Facebook username and password during an interview. The article reported...
| | Managing the March Madness: Keeping Your Employees Productive and Office Pools Legal
Stacey Hall; Nyemaster, Goode, West, Hansell & O'Brien A Professional Corporation;
Legal Alert/Article March 22, 2012, previously published on March 15, 2012 The NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament started Thursday and employees across Iowa are hurrying to get their brackets filled out for tournament pools. Employers typically have two concerns when it comes to March Madness: (1) keeping employees productive during the tournament; and (2) ensuring...
| | NLRB Posting Requirement Survives Legal Challenge
Mary E. Funk; Nyemaster, Goode, West, Hansell & O'Brien A Professional Corporation;
Legal Alert/Article March 13, 2012, previously published on March 7, 2012 On March 2, 2012, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia entered a ruling on the controversial NLRB posting requirement. The National Association of Manufacturers and other entities filed suit against the National Labor Relations Board challenging its decision to require all...
| | Prescription Medications: A “Catch-22”
Frank B. Harty; Nyemaster, Goode, West, Hansell & O'Brien A Professional Corporation;
Legal Alert/Article February 13, 2012, previously published on February 9, 2012 In the wake of the Loren Bishop trial in the Polk County District Court, the public is acutely aware of the risks posed by operating machinery while under the influence of pain killers. Common sense dictates that any medication that carries with it a warning that it “may cause...
| | Religious Employers Shout “Hosanna!” in Response to Supreme Court’s Recognition of Ministerial Exception
Frank B. Harty; Nyemaster, Goode, West, Hansell & O'Brien A Professional Corporation;
Legal Alert/Article January 23, 2012, previously published on January 20, 2012 Both the Federal and Iowa constitutions contain prohibitions on the legislature making any law regarding the “establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” Federal and state courts consistently have interpreted both of these clauses to prohibit the government...
| | NLRB Invalidates Class Waiver Agreements
Thomas M. Cunningham; Nyemaster, Goode, West, Hansell & O'Brien A Professional Corporation;
Legal Alert/Article January 23, 2012, previously published on January 19, 2012 One of the take-away lessons of 2011 is that the non-unionized employer who ignores the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”) does so at its peril. The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) has targeted the non-unionized workplace for the vindication of employees’...
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