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Email: ksimmons@fredlaw.com
Office: 515.242.8919
Assistant: Ellen Workman, 515.242.8949
Kendra represents employers and businesses in many different industries at all stages of litigation and advises them outside of formal legal proceedings.
Kendra’s practice focuses on employment law and litigation, but her general business litigation background allows her to serve the wide-ranging legal needs of businesses and employers. In addition to advising employers on policies and employment decisions, she represents clients in state and federal court and in arbitration and other administrative proceedings. Before joining the firm, Kendra was an associate at Seigfreid Bingham, P.C. in Kansas City, where she practiced general business litigation and worked on matters involving transportation law, employment law and health care law, among other areas of law.
December 21, 2020
By Kendra D. Simmons and Anne M. Radolinski
Now that the EEOC has issued guidance on COVID-19 vaccinations, what should employers know about vaccinations and whether to require them?
September 29, 2020
What is the new Iowa guidance on when to quarantine due to COVID-19 if masks/face coverings were worn?
September 15, 2020
By Bridget R. Penick and Kendra D. Simmons
What do health care employers need to know about the revised definition of health care providers who can be exempted from FFCRA leave?
August 28, 2020
By Emily S. Pontius and Kendra D. Simmons
How should employers handle requests for FFCRA leave related to schools starting with online, hybrid and optional online programs?
August 14, 2020
By Kendra D. Simmons, Bridget R. Penick and Teresa M. Thompson
I understand the health care provider definition of the FFCRA has been challenged. What do I need to know about this?
June 22, 2020
By Bridget R. Penick and Kendra D. Simmons
Do businesses have any protection from COVID-related lawsuits?
May 21, 2020
By Pamela Abbate-Dattilo and Kendra D. Simmons
How is COVID-19 affecting disputes over non-competes and other restrictive covenants?
May 11, 2020
By Ingrid N. Culp and Kendra D. Simmons
During the summer months, when school is not actually “closed,” is an eligible employee entitled to paid leave under the FFCRA if the employee needs to care for his/her child(ren) because the child(ren)’s summer programming has been cancelled?
April 27, 2020
By Pamela Abbate-Dattilo, Kendra D. Simmons and Ashley R. Thronson
What kind of litigation will arise out of COVID-19, and what can employers do now to prepare?
April 16, 2020
How will the post-COVID workplace be affected by current work situations, and what should I do now to prepare?
March 27, 2020
By Emily S. Pontius and Kendra D. Simmons
What do we need to know about the DOL’s Families First Act Model Notice and what do we need to do now?
June 19, 2019
By Kendra D. Simmons and Paul J. Esker
During the 2019 Iowa Legislative Session, there were developments that may impact employment-related decisions, especially related to hiring.
September 7, 2017
By Bridget R. Penick and Kendra D. Simmons
At this time last year, employers were deciding how to comply with the Department of Labor’s new rule that more than doubled the salary threshold for exempt employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
October 7, 2016
By Richard A. Ross & Kendra D. Simmons
Businesses with employees in California will be impacted by two recently-passed laws, one of which generally prohibits choice-of-law and choice-of-venue provisions in employment contracts with California employees and the other which penalizes employers for technical errors on pay stubs. Find out what action you can take to avoid penalties.
