Services
Education
- University of Kansas School of Law, J.D., 2005
- University of Kansas, B.A., English, with honors and distinction, 2002
Kelli P. Lieurance
1700 Farnam Street
Omaha, NE 68102-2068
Kelli P. Lieurance is a member of the firm's Labor, Employment and Employee Benefits Law Group.
Ms. Lieurance received her Juris Doctor, from the University of Kansas School of Law in 2005, where she was awarded the Justice Lloyd Kagey Leadership Award. While in law school she served as Senior Publications Editor for the Kansas Journal of Law: Public Policy and was a Student Bar Association Officer and Class President. She received a Bachelor of Arts in English, with honors and distinction, from the University of Kansas in 2002.
Ms. Lieurance advises clients on general day-to-day employment issues, including those related to the FLSA, FMLA, and other federal and state regulations. She also advises and defends employers on EEO matters, and prior to joining the firm, served as a legal intern for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Office of Federal Operations, in Washington D.C. Ms. Lieurance both develops and has successfully defended many Affirmative Action Programs before the OFCCP,. and counsels clients on pro-active, rather than defensive, Affirmative Action compliance. Recently, Ms. Lieurance has focused on the implications of technology and social media use on the workplace, and advises employers on how best to protect themselves as both industries and individuals become more interconnected. She also advises employers on other employment-related technology issues such as payroll card implementation and e-pay stub use.
Selected Practice Highlights
- Advised and represented numerous employers on EEO matters against and in front of numerous state and federal equal employment agencies
- Development and successful defense of several Affirmative Action programs before the OFCCP
- Advised clients on compliance issues relating to the Fair Labor Standards Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, and other federal and state regulations
- Provided comprehensive training for management and employees on Affirmative Action obligations, sexual harassment, labor union prevention, and corporate ethics
- Advised employers on day-to-day labor and employment issues
Publications
- “The Deputies in Your Cubicles: Federal Laws Create New Whistleblower Bounties and Protections” USLAW Magazine, Spring/Summer 2011, Co-Authored with Jonathan Wegner
- “Affirmative Action: Is Your Bank in Compliance?” Nebraska Banker, September/October 2009
- “Regulating Blogs, Social Networking Sites, and ‘Tweeting’ in the Workplace,” Nebraska Banker, July/August 2009
- Co-author of "Payroll Cards: Legal Issues & Considerations," Paybefore Update, September 2007
- Contributing editor for BNA's leading labor law treatise, The Developing Labor Law
Bar & Court Admissions
- Iowa, 2005
- Nebraska, 2006
News
- Vickie Ahlers, Adam Cockerill and Kelli Lieraunce to present WELCOM Roundtable Discussion
- Kelli Lieurance Quoted in Midlands Business Journal
- Kelli Lieurance to Present to Iowa Bankers Association
- Kelli Lieurance and Scott S. Moore to present at 2011 SHRM Conference
- Kelli Lieurance Presenting at the Business Innovation Summit at the University of Nebraska Kearney
Seminars & Events
- Save the Date for the 23rd Annual Baird Holm Labor Law Forum
- Healthcare Providers and Affirmative Action Compliance: What You Need to Know
- Financial Institutions and Affirmative Action Compliance: What You Need to Know
- Do It Right!
- Baird Holm CLE Program: May 19, 2010
- 2010 Baird Holm Labor Law Forum
Professional and Civic Affiliations
- Omaha Bar Association
- Nebraska State Bar Association
- Iowa State Bar Association
- American Bar Association and its Labor and Employment and Young Lawyers sections
- Human Resources Association of the Midlands, Board Member
- TeamMates Mentoring Program, Mentor
- ICAN Influence Program, Graduate 2009-2010
- Delta Delta Delta Advisory Board, Lifetime Membership Advisor
- APDA - Hand in Hand: Linking Lives for Parkinson's, Committee Member
- University of Kansas Alumni Association, Omaha Chapter, Steering Committee Member
- Industry Liaison Group (ILG), Member
- Business Ethics Alliance, Member