BY CHARLIE WITTMACK Executive Summary By their own terms, the FMLA, ADA and ADEA apply only to employees and not independent contractors. However, since these laws were enacted, there has been an ambiguity regarding the appropriate test to use when determining whether an individual has been properly classified by an employer as an employee or
STORY BY: Emily Koss POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY, Iowa — Last December, two people in Pottawattamie County were killed in a fiery bus crash. One victim was the driver, 74-year-old Donald Hendricks, and the other was 16-year-old Oakland student Megan Klindt. The crash happened just after Klindt boarded the bus right in front of her home. Now,
More tragic details emerge in the Riverside school bus fire case. Hartung Schroeder attorney, Brad Schroeder, was with the Klindt family on Monday in Oakland, Iowa, as they publicly shared their story for the first time. Read the full story HERE.
San Francisco soda warnings case on hold pending Supreme Court ruling STORY BY: Nate Raymond (Reuters) – A federal appeals court will hold off on deciding whether to block a San Francisco law mandating health warnings for soda and other sugary drinks until the U.S. Supreme Court rules on a free speech case involving anti-abortion
Hartung Schroeder attorney, Charlie Wittmack, made the media rounds this week with appearances on KCCI (CBS Channel 8), WHO (NBC Channel 13), WOI (ABC Channel 5) and KCWI (Channel 23). Wittmack was promoting the Iowa History 101 exhibit at the State Historical Museum of Iowa. The exhibition features 101 items that are significant to the
STORY BY: TINA BELLON (Reuters) – A bill passed by Florida lawmakers empowering some personnel in public schools to carry firearms to guard against attacks like last month’s massacre near Miami could expose these employees to potentially costly civil lawsuits, legal experts said. Public employees are generally immune to civil suits, but those authorized to
