December 31, 2011
The Sioux City Journal reported on work by attorney Mark Hedberg to recover wages for Woodbury County Sheriff’s Deputies who were not paid for time spend caring for and training their working dogs. The paper reported that a federal district court judge had approved the settlement reached by the parties for payment of the unpaid earnings and that the county has adjusted its compensation practices for officers with canines.
December 8, 2011
Attorneys Mark Hedberg and Nate Boulton represented the plaintiffs in Homan, et al, v. Branstad, a case that received a favorable ruling from the district court on whether or not Governor Branstad’s line-item veto on portions of a bill appropriating funds for Iowa Workforce Development was unconstitutional. According to the district court’s ruling, the governor exceeded his authority in vetoing the legislative restrictions that related to appropriations of over $8.6 and $4.3 million dollars. The restrictions required that the number of Iowa Workforce Development field offices could not be reduced if the funds were accepted.
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November 10, 2011
Attorney Nate Boulton was awarded the 2011 Key Person Award by the Iowa Association for Justice at the organization's annual convention. The award was made to Nate in recognition of "dedicated and effective advocacy for the rights of injured workers during the legislative session."
November 8, 2011
Attorney Nate Boulton will be awarded the 2011 President's Faculty Achievement Award by William Penn University at the school’s winter commencement ceremony.
September 15, 2011
Attorney Mark Hedberg was quoted in an Associated Press article concerning the labor law issues related to the reinstatement of terminated corrections workers. Mark represents AFSCME Iowa Council 61, and the correction workers' rights under the union's collective bargaining agreement were at issue in the case.
August 16, 2011
Attorney Nate Boulton has been appointed by the Iowa Supreme Court to serve as a grader for the 2011 Iowa Bar Examination.
June 24, 2011
Nate Boulton was recognized by Simpson College as the recipient of the 2011 Recent Alumni Loyalty Award for his involvement in the Simpson College community. Nate is an adjunct professor at Simpson and serves on the Board of Directors for the Simpson College Alumni Association as well as the Board of Directors for the John C. Culver Public Policy Center at Simpson College. Nate also taught an alumni college class entitled "Hard Fouls or Intentional Torts: Examining Ethics and Law in Sports" as part of the college's alumni weekend festivities.
June 20, 2011
Nate Boulton has been named to the Drake University Bulldog Club Board of Directors. The Bulldog Club Board acts as an advisory board for the Drake athletic department in terms of enhancing the student-athlete experience and strengthening and improving the athletic programs at Drake University.
June 2, 2011
Mark Hedberg, a practitioner in both labor law and workers' compensation, spoke on return to work issues unique to workplaces with a collective bargaining agreement at the 2011 Annual Workers' Compensation Symposium in Des Moines.
April 21, 2011
The Iowa Association for Justice has named attorneys Ben Humphrey and Nate Boulton as the Co-Chairs of a civics education initiative on the role and function of the Iowa court system in high schools throughout the state. The initiative will connect lawyers and judges with American government classes to provide students with a better understanding about the judicial process in Iowa.
March 10, 2011
Attorney Mark Hedberg was named in the Des Moines Register as one of the "People on the Move" in greater Des Moines. Mark is President of Hedberg & Boulton law firm and sits on the Board of Directors of Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino.
March 8, 2011
Attorney Ben Humphrey argued before the Iowa Court of Appeals at the University of Iowa College of Law. The case involves the interpretation of the Peace Officer, Public Safety, and Emergency Personnel Bill of Rights and how it relates to the employment rights of police officers. Court of Appeals arguments are being held at the University of Iowa to allow law students to learn about appellate procedure and advocacy in the Iowa judicial system.
March 5, 2011
Attorney Nate Boulton has been elected Chair of the Faculty Advisory Committee at the William Penn University College for Working Adults. Nate is an adjunct professor at William Penn and teaches courses ranging from business law to conflict resolution and ethics.
February 11, 2011
Attorney Nate Boulton was interviewed by WHO Radio in Des Moines about the Iowa Association for Justice's Byard Braley Scholarship Program. The scholarship is part of IAJ's "Justice in Deed" program and is designed to help injured workers and their immediate family members with education costs. In 2010, the scholarship was awarded to the spouse of a worker who was represented by Hedberg & Boulton, P.C. More information about the scholarship program is available at http://www.iowajustice.org/.
February 1, 2011
Hedberg & Boulton, P.C. has launched http://www.factsforworkers.com/ as a resource for Iowa workers to use in learning more about their rights in the workplace. The website has a number of "Fast Facts" for employees on areas of law ranging from workers' compensation to FMLA law to unemployment benefits.
January 24, 2011
Attorney Nate Boulton has authored a law review article that was recently accepted for publication by the Drake Law Review. His article, entitled "Establishing Causation in Iowa Workers' Compensation Law: An Analysis of Common Disputes over the Compensability of Certain Injuries," will be included in Volume 59, Issue 2 of the publication and will be printed this spring. Nate will be delivering a presentation on his article at the 2011 Iowa Association for Justice Workers' Compensation Seminar in February.
December 1, 2010
Attorney Mark Hedberg has been appointed to serve as a member of the Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino Board of Directors.
November 12, 2010
Attorney Nate Boulton has been appointed to the Board of Directors for the John C. Culver Public Policy Center at Simpson College. The Center oversees an academic fellowship program as well as a variety of public affairs programs at Simpson College.
October 5, 2010
Attorney Nate Boulton was the featured guest for an hour-long program on 98.3 WOW-FM about the upcoming judicial retention election and Iowa’s merit selection system for judicial appointments.
September 24, 2010
Attorney Mark Hedberg was featured in a Des Moines Register news article regarding an employee termination appeal case he has taken on behalf of a Des Moines Police Bargaining Unit member.
July 16, 2010
Attorney Mark Hedberg was featured in an article on the legal news website Law360. The article reviewed a recent Iowa Court of Appeals decision where attorneys Ben Humphrey and Mark Hedberg successfully argued that labor arbitrators have the power to subpoena company documents that relate to union grievances, even if the company possessing the documents is not a party to the arbitration proceeding.
May 5, 2010
Attorney Mark Hedberg was quoted on labor and employment law issues in a Des Moines Register article. The article discussed grievance procedures and collective bargaining in the public sector.
March 21, 2010
Attorney Nate Boulton was featured in Simpson College's Spring Issue of "Simpson The Magazine" for his role as an adjunct professor in the Evening, Weekend & Graduate program. This fall, Nate will teach a newly designed course on sports law at Simpson College.
March 8, 2010
Attorney Mark Hedberg was quoted in a Des Moines Register article concerning the duties held by labor unions in handling employee grievances.
March 4, 2010
Attorney Nate Boulton, who also serves as a part-time college professor at William Penn University, has been elected vice chair of the faculty advisory committee for the College for Working Adults. He also serves as chair of the school's faculty development committee.
February 17, 2010
Attorney Ben Humphrey testified at a hearing in the Iowa House on a bill concerning the reimbursement of union expenses incurred in the representation of employees who do not pay union dues.
November 4, 2009
Attorney Nate Boulton was elected to the Board of Governors of the Iowa Association for Justice (formerly the Iowa Trial Lawyers Association).
July 1, 2009
Hedberg Law Firm, P.C. is now Hedberg & Boulton, P.C. Attorney Nate Boulton is now an officially named partner with the firm.
June 12, 2009
The firm has completed an recent office expansion project, including the addition of a conference room and new office spaces for attorneys and staff.
May 1, 2009
Ben Humphrey, who has served as a law clerk for the firm for the past year, is now an associate attorney with the firm. Ben graduated from Drake Law School with Honors and will serve in a general practice capacity, handling cases in employment, workers' compensation, personal injury, and labor law.
March 27, 2009
Attorney Art Hedberg resigned his position on the Iowa Workers' Compensation Advisory Committee after a long history serving as a member and past president of that organization. Attorney Nate Boulton was nominated and elected to replace him on the committee.
March 26, 2009
Attorney Nate Boulton participated in a televised forum on labor and employment law issues at Drake University. The panel of four experts discussed various legislative proposals relating to employment law and labor law in Iowa. The forum was hosted by IowaPolitics.com.
September 16, 2008
Attorney Nate Boulton had an essay on the need for better protection of injured workers under Iowa's workers' compensation laws published in the Des Moines Register.
Des Moines Register: Iowa View: Workers' compensation hardly favors employees, 9/16/2008