6+ day, 20+ hour ago   (505+ words) Several fired healthcare professionals were recently awarded unemployment benefits by Iowa judges who found the workers had not committed workplace misconduct. One of the cases involves Garmai Rogers, who worked for the nursing home chain WesleyLife from September 2024 through March…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (193+ words) A northern Iowa dentist is facing disciplinary charges of negligence. The Iowa Dental Board has charged Dr. Bingqi Luo of Fort Dodge with negligence in the practice of the profession. The board says that form of negligence includes a failure…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (221+ words) The University of Iowa is partnering with a graduate healthcare institution to provide UI graduates more opportunities to further their education in different areas of medicine. Midwestern University, a graduate health sciences institution with locations in Arizona and Illinois, announced…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (417+ words) Lawsuit alleges employees weren’t paid for actual hours worked A potential class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of employees of UnityPoint Health alleges the hospital chain has violated wage-and-hour laws by rounding down workers’ actual hours. Plaintiffs Jennifer Randolph and Maggie…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (187+ words) A new master’s program at the University of Dubuque aims to equip students with the training and education to lead in their future workplace and make it better through study and action, university officials say. The private university announced in…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (441+ words) With 47% of Iowa corn acres in the dent stage, according to the latest crop progress and condition report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the crop is nearing harvest season. — Corn in dough stage: a thick or dough-like substance is present…...