Over the summer, the Timmer & Judkins attorneys attended Humanize My Hoodie's online Ally Workshop Experience. It opened our eyes and changed our lives. Most importantly, it gave us the...
Author: Katie Ervin Carlson
Timmer & Judkins Attends LGBTQ 101 Training
Today, all Timmer & Judkins employees attended a virtual LGBTQ 101 training presented by One Iowa's Program Director Max Mowitz. In this overview, we learned about topics such as sex,...
COVID-19 rates in Iowa are soaring – know your rights
Back in May, we shared information with you regarding COVID-related leave rights. As a refresher, if you work for a private employer with less than 500 employees or a public...
Additional wage assistance now available to eligible Iowans
Iowa Workforce Development has announced that new lost wage assistance is available to those financially impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. To find out how you can apply, and if you're...
Rekha Basu: “How sad that a woman would think it her own responsibility to not be preyed on at work.”
Click here for the Des Moines Register's coverage of our client, Jessica Clark.
TJ Attorney Invited to Speak at Midwest Employment Law Conference
TJ Attorney and co-founder Brooke Timmer will be speaking at this year's Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute in St. Paul, Minnesota. Each year, more than 1300 employment law practitioners attend...
Continued Coverage of Iowa City Breastpumping Case
Click here to read more about our client Jessica Clark, whose rights were violated when her former boss recorded her using what she describes as a "spy pen" as she...
Boss Secretly Records Employee Pumping Breastmilk at Iowa City Architecture Firm
T&J attorneys Katie Ervin Carlson and Emily McCarty recently filed a lawsuit in Johnson County on behalf of Jessica Clark, an architect in Iowa City. In December, Jessica realized her...
Settlement in Iowa Prison Guard Case
Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable… Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals. ~Martin Luther...
Pushed Out Before They’re Ready, Older Workers Struggle to Recover
ProPublica and the Urban Institute recently released a data analysis that paints a bleak picture for older workers in the United States. This is consistent with what we’ve been seeing...