Effective January 1, 2016, the E-Verify Program will begin deleting transaction records that are more than 10 years old from the system. Employers will no longer have access through the system to any cases created prior to December 31, 2005. Similar to recent initiatives at the US Department of Labor, […]
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NLRB Creates New Rights and Enhances Organizing Tools
For several years we’ve cautioned employers on the changing legal standards being adopted and enforced by the current National Labor Relations Board. To name just a few of the significant new standards, employers are now confronting quickie elections, less flexibility to control access to email for organizing purposes, and much […]
Common Issues In Form I-9 Compliance
As immigration reform stalls out in Congress, the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) through its enforcement division, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”), will continue to direct its enforcement efforts at employers. Moreover, ICE progressively teams up with other agencies, such as the Department of Labor (“DOL”), Social Security Administration (“SSA”) […]
Long-Awaited Proposed 340B Omnibus Guidance Narrows “Patient” Definition
In late August 2015, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) released highly anticipated proposed guidance for its 340B Drug Pricing Program, which has caused uncertainty for the program’s thousands of participants—including Critical Access Hospitals—if it finalizes the proposed Omnibus Guidance. The 340B Program traces its roots to the Veteran’s […]
501(c)(3) Organizations: Political Activity and Lobbying
Originally published in the September/October 2015 edition of The Nebraska Lawyer. With an election year approaching, and voters and politicians facing contentious social issues, nonprofit organizations may be eager to engage in public policy discussions. Despite IRS attempts at clarity, there remains a great deal of confusion among nonprofit organizations […]