Publications

While providers have been gearing up for compliance with the Information Blocking Rule, the compliance date for the less often cited but no less important revision to the Conditions of Participation (“CoPs”) requiring “Electronic Notifications” is also just around the corner on May 1, 2021. At the same time that […]

On March 19, 2020, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced a “flexibility policy” that allowed some employers to remotely inspect and retain copies of documents for the Form I-9 process on a temporary basis as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. […]

The First Session of the 107th Nebraska Legislature convened January 6, 2021. Bill introduction concluded January 20, 2021. The deadline for priority bill listing was March 12, 2021. As of Tuesday, March 30, 2021, there are 38 days left in the session. The session is scheduled to conclude on June […]

As many covered employers recall, their duties under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (EPSLA), and the Emergency Family Medical Leave Expansion Act (EFMLEA) ended on December 31, 2020.  Those laws obligated them to provide emergency paid sick leave and paid EFMLEA leave […]

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) creates a 100% COBRA premium subsidy for certain “assistance eligible individuals” beginning April 1, 2021, through September 30, 2021.  For more information about the COBRA premium subsidy, click here. A number of questions about the subsidy remain unanswered, including the following – What […]