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Podcast: Julie Gammack's Iowa Potluck
Episode: Roxanne Conlin Laments the Loss of Employee Rights in Iowa
Description: I recently hosted a Zoom conversation with longtime Iowa trial lawyer Roxanne Conlin, and after viewing her green fingernail polish (Happy St. Patrick’s Day) the discussion quickly turned into a sobering look at how much civil rights and employment law in Iowa have changed.Roxanne, who has spent six decades representing workers and victims of discrimination, began by explaining a misconception many people have about employment law. Most people believe that if they work somewhere for many years and are suddenly fired, they can sue. In reality, that’s rarely the case. A lawsuit is only poss...