Publications

COVID-19-related Lawsuits A variety of lawsuits have cropped up in the United States since the COVID-19 outbreak. At least four lawsuits have been filed against Princess Cruise Lines, whose three thousand passengers from the Grand Princess that docked in San Francisco, California have been forced into a two-week quarantine in […]

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced today that it will defer the physical presence requirements for the Form I-9. Employers with employees “taking physical proximity precautions due to COVID-19” will not be required to review the employee’s identity and employment authorization documents in the employee’s physical presence. This only […]

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 […]