Ruling Limits Safety-Based Drug Testing at Iowa Warehouses June 30, 2021 By Ryan J. Foley The Iowa Supreme Court has ruled that employers cannot subject all warehouse employees to random drug testing by designating them...
High Court Ruling Limits Safety-Based Drug Testing at Iowa Warehouses June 27, 2021 By Ryan J. Foley The Iowa Supreme Court ruled on June 25 that employers cannot subject all warehouse employees to random drug testing by...
Insurer to Pay $8M Settlement in Suit by Black Man Paralyzed by Iowa Officer April 20, 2021 By Ryan J. Foley An insurance company for the City of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, will pay $8 million to a Black motorist who was...
Suit Over Iowa Trooper’s Alleged Misconduct Settled for $225K April 7, 2021 By Ryan J. Foley Iowa will pay $225,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a man who was injured when a state trooper knocked...
Iowa Supreme Court Bars Punitive Damages in Excessive Force Cases January 5, 2021 By Ryan J. Foley The Iowa Supreme Court on Dec. 31 severely limited the financial damages that can be awarded for injuries and deaths...
Iowa Relaxing Quarantine Guidance Despite Rapid COVID Spread October 2, 2020 By Ryan J. Foley Gov. Kim Reynolds announced a policy change this week to make it easier for Iowa students, teachers and business workers...
Iowa Beef Plant Fine After Coronavirus Outbreak: $957 September 25, 2020 By Ryan J. Foley Iowa regulators have issued their first citation to a meatpacking plant with a large coronavirus outbreak that sickened its workforce...
Iowa’s Mandate to Reopen Schools Causing Chaos August 20, 2020 By Ryan J. Foley An aggressive push by Iowa’s pro-Trump governor to reopen schools amid a worsening coronavirus outbreak has descended into chaos, with...
Damage Mounts from Midwest Derecho Storm August 13, 2020 By Ryan J. Foley The impact of a windstorm that tore through the Midwest has continued to grow, as widespread power outages have kept...
Virus Outbreak at Iowa Pork Plant Was Larger than Reported by State July 23, 2020 By Ryan J. Foley The first confirmed coronavirus outbreak at an Iowa meatpacking plant was far more severe than previously known, with more than...