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By attorneys Conner Wasson and Rachel Fritz On December 6, 2024, our Firm issued an alert informing our clients that a federal court in Texas issued a preliminary injunction, halting the enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act’s (“CTA”) beneficial ownership information (“BOI”) filing requirements. This decision temporarily blocked the obligation...
By attorney Kristine Stone On January 9, 2025, the Iowa Court of Appeals opinion in Teig v. Loeffler adopted a new standard for determining when a closed session is permitted to “evaluate the professional competency of an individual whose appointment, hiring, performance, or discharge is being considered” by a governmental...
By attorneys Conner Wasson and Rachel Fritz The Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) went into effect on January 1, 2024, requiring “reporting companies” in the United States to file information about their beneficial owners—the individuals who have substantial control over the company—to Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”). On December 3,...
By attorneys Brad Beaman, Danielle Haindfield, Kristine Stone and Conner Wasson The Iowa Supreme Court recently issued a decision in Graphite Construction Group, Inc. (formerly Rochon Corporation of Iowa, Inc.) v. Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC), which clarified retainage requirements for public construction projects under Iowa Code chapter 573....
By attorneys Emily Ellingson and Rebecca Reif After the U.S. Department of Labor issued new final regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) in April of 2024, employers conducted classification and pay reviews for their workforces to come into compliance and meet the increased salary thresholds. Click here for the...
By attorney Elizabeth Burnett The competitive bid and quote thresholds applicable to public improvement projects will be adjusted for public improvement projects with bid dates on or after January 1, 2025. The competitive bidding thresholds for horizontal infrastructure projects are decreasing in 2025. Horizontal infrastructure typically refers to highway, bridge,...
Jeffrey Edgar has joined the Ahlers & Cooney law firm representing clients in the Public Law Practice Area, including cities, counties, and municipal utilities. He advises clients on a variety of labor and employment related matters, and represents employers in collective bargaining contract negotiations, in cases before the Public Employment...
On August 9, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (“Eighth Circuit”) reversed a previous ruling by a federal district court judge in two cases granting a preliminary injunction against enforcement of certain provisions of Iowa Senate File 496 (“SF 496”). The preliminary injunction is now...
By attorney Rebecca Reif On July 24, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri entered a preliminary injunction against the U.S. Department of Education’s Final Rules under Title IX, which were set to go into effect on August 1, 2024. The State of Iowa is a...
By attorneys Kristine Stone, Maria Brownell, and Miriam Van Heukelem Virtual Meeting Attendance During the 2024 legislative session, the Iowa Legislature revised the “electronic meeting” section of the Open Meetings Law, Iowa Code chapter 21. Section 21.8 of the Code now requires governmental bodies to accommodate virtual attendance by members...
