Publications

In light of COVID-19, on March 16, 2020, the Nebraska Legislature suspended the legislative session until further notice. The Legislature is 40 days into the 60-day session, which began on January 3, 2020. We anticipate the Legislature will reconvene at some point this spring or summer to complete the remaining […]

COVID-19 Preparedness For Employers – What do employers do now with the new obligations of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act’s Paid Leave WHEN:  Friday, March 20, 2020  12:00 P.M. CST Click here to access the recording of the presentation.  Click here to access the PDF of the presentation. DESCRIPTION: The World Health Organization has declared COVID-19 a […]

As waves of employees across the nation are staying home from work to combat the spread of COVID-19, many are doing so on an unpaid basis.  This week, both Iowa and Nebraska announced unemployment insurance relief for both employees and employers amid the COVID-19 crisis. Generally, to qualify for unemployment […]

On March 11, amid growing concerns surrounding the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), the IRS published relief for high deductible health plans (HDHP) and health savings accounts (HSA).  The IRS’s relief provides that a high deductible health plan (HDHP) that is otherwise qualified under the Internal Revenue Code will continue to […]

Employer Obligations under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act On March 18, 2020, the Senate passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act in the same form passed by the House (with technical amendments). This is the first of likely several legislative measures expected to pass in response to the Coronavirus […]