Publications

The First Session of the 107th Nebraska Legislature convened January 6, 2021.  As of Monday, February 8, 2021, there are 67 days left in the session, which is scheduled to conclude on June 10, 2021.  There are no remaining five-day legislative weeks on the current calendar.  Most committee hearings will conclude […]

The IRS recently announced on its website that eligible employers (generally, those with fewer than 500 employees) may disregard the caution contained on various employment tax returns, including the Form 941, regarding the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans and eligibility for the employee retention credit. As background, the CARES Act […]

Another COVID-19 stimulus package is in the works on Capitol Hill.  On February 5, 2021, the U.S. Senate passed a budget resolution paving the way for a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package.  This vote is one of several procedural steps needed to pass a new stimulus package using the budget […]

While 2020 saw the publication of the other final rules comprising the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (“HHS”) “Regulatory Sprint to Coordinated Care,” the long-awaited proposed changes to the HIPAA Privacy Rule were published on December 10, 2020. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) addresses several anticipated changes […]

While not the first Act that comes to mind associated with healthcare, healthcare entities should remain on notice of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”). The TCPA regulates the use of automatic telephone dialing systems (“ATDS”) in making calls or sending text messages and the use of a pre-recorded or […]