Publications

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) announced that employers should continue to use the current version of the Form I-9, even though the Form expired March 31, 2016. The USCIS has been working on a revised Form and recently re-opened the comment process. The public may provide comments […]

LB 947 makes it possible for young immigrants who are lawfully authorized to work, typically Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (“DACA”) recipients, certain asylum seekers, and those under temporary protected status, to obtain professional and commercial licenses and credentials required by the state to enter approximately 170 different occupations, including […]

Some employers request or require employees to disclose their usernames or passwords for their personal Internet accounts (including social media accounts) in order to protect proprietary information or prevent exposure to legal liability for their employees’ actions (e.g., harassment). Employees, in contrast, generally consider this disclosure to be an invaasion […]

The Nebraska Legislature has adopted a state low-income housing tax credit to accelerate the development of low-income housing in Nebraska (Laws 2016, LB 884). Nebraska is now one of sixteen states that have a state low-income housing tax credit program. Based on the federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (“LIHTC”) program, […]

On April 19, 2016, Governor Ricketts signed into law LB 824, landmark legislation that deregulates the development of renewable energy facilities in Nebraska. Senator McCollister of Omaha, Ken Schilz of Ogallala, and Ken Haar of Lincoln introduced LB 824, and its passage was a multiyear lobbying effort in which Baird […]