Publications

On August 24, 2020, the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division released a field assistance bulletin, providing guidance to employers on compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) for employees working remotely. The FLSA requires an employer to pay its employees for all hours the employees are “suffered […]

REO Enterprises, LLC v. Village of Dorchester, 306 Neb. 683 (2020). REO Enterprises, LLC (“REO”) owns residential real property in the Village of Dorchester, Nebraska (“Dorchester”).  On May 1, 2017, Dorchester’s village board passed Ordinance No. 684 (the “Ordinance”).  The Ordinance stated, in part, “[b]efore a tenant’s utility application will be accepted, […]

In addition to again extending the flexibility in complying with requirements related to Form I-9s due to COVID-19 for employers and workplaces operating remotely to September 19th, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service has made a change to a long-standing policy on acceptable documentation with respect to Employment Authorization Document […]

The Second Session of the Nebraska Legislature convened January 8, 2020 and concluded on August 13, 2020, following a four month suspension because of COVID-19.  This Dirt Alert shows the status of certain bills at the conclusion of the 106th Nebraska Legislature related to economic development, municipal law, real estate, […]

The Second Session of the 106th Nebraska Legislature reconvened on July 20, 2020 following a suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  The Legislature adjourned sine die on August 13, 2020. Below are summaries of five particularly relevant bills the Legislature passed: HIGHLIGHTED BILLS LB 424 expands the Nebraska Municipal Land […]