Labor & Employment Law Update

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) announced that employers should continue to use the current version of the Form I-9, even though the Form expired March 31, 2016. The USCIS has been working on a revised Form and recently re-opened the comment process. The public may provide comments […]

LB 947 makes it possible for young immigrants who are lawfully authorized to work, typically Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (“DACA”) recipients, certain asylum seekers, and those under temporary protected status, to obtain professional and commercial licenses and credentials required by the state to enter approximately 170 different occupations, including […]

Some employers request or require employees to disclose their usernames or passwords for their personal Internet accounts (including social media accounts) in order to protect proprietary information or prevent exposure to legal liability for their employees’ actions (e.g., harassment). Employees, in contrast, generally consider this disclosure to be an invaasion […]

As you may recall, on September 7, 2015 (Labor Day), President Obama signed Executive Order 13706, which requires federal contractors to provide their employees with paid sick leave. On February 24, 2016, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) implementing that Executive Order. The NPRM […]

On March 14, 2016, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) sent its final draft of the final overtime regulations to the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) to begin the last stage of the review process. Once the document receives OMB approval, which typically takes 30-60 days, the regulations will be […]