Although the timetable allowing businesses to reopen is different in every state, most businesses are starting to plan for the inevitable day when employees will be allowed to return to the workplace and resume business operations at least in some form. In Iowa, the Governor’s April 27 proclamation loosened restrictions in 77 Iowa counties. Although
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What are My Chances of Winning?
By Patrick Smith on
Posted in Human Resources Compliance, Litigation and Trials
Understandably, this is the most important question a client will ask his lawyer when deciding whether to settle a lawsuit or defend the case at trial. It is also one of the most difficult things for lawyers to predict. That’s why jury verdict research is so valuable, and why this post at Manpower Employment …
H1N1 and Paid Leave
By Patrick Smith on
Posted in FMLA
An update on H1N1–the confirmed number of cases in Iowa is now 60, and perhaps growing. That is up 17 cases since our last post on this subject two days ago. In addition to the existing public health and employer challenges this disease presents, will a potential pandemic provide the impetus for Congress to …