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Painful Reality: Children are Cheaper to Injure
A new Iowa law purports to allow 16 and 17-year-old kids to work in construction, roofing, manufacturing and other hazardous jobs. The new law is controversial for any number of…
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Adding Insult to Injury: Work Injuries and Mental Health
(This piece was originally published in The Prairie Progressive) Workplace injuries reveal the harsh realities many workers face when trying to secure the benefits they are legally entitled to. These…
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Health care for the benefit of businesses, not patients
Imagine you are never allowed to choose your doctor. Imagine you are never allowed to choose your health insurance company. Instead, the insurance company you did not select picks the…
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Working with Common Purpose
In 2017, Iowa Republicans rewrote our public sector collective bargaining law Chapter 20. This dramatically took away the rights of Iowa public sector workers to bargain a contract. However, there…
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Indentured Servitude in Iowa
This essay previously appeared in the Prairie Progressive, Cedar Rapids Gazette, and Bleeding Heartland. If you have never had to learn or appreciate what a non-competition agreement, or non-compete is,…
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What You Need to Know About Employment & Labor Law
Many people aren’t aware of employment and labor laws that help protect workers from discrimination, expenses from work injuries, and unfair wage or overtime practices. Federal and state employment laws…
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Workers’ Compensation Benefits
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2.7 million work injuries and illnesses were reported in 2020. With millions affected by on-the-job injuries and illness, it’s important for everyone to…
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What is Social Security Disability and How Does It Work?
FACT: Studies show that a 20-year-old worker has a 1 in 4 chance of becoming disabled before reaching full retirement age. Disability insurance, including Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and…
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Why You Should Use a Personal Injury Lawyer
If you’ve been injured due to someone else’s negligence, hire a personal injury lawyer to handle your claim. It is very likely the other party will hire a lawyer—why should…
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Pitfalls in the New Iowa Work Comp Laws
What if I Quit After My Injury?” The new workers’ compensation law that went into effect in July 2017 makes it much more difficult for injured workers to get the…
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