The 7th Annual Nebraska Wind and Solar Conference & Exhibition: Turning Challenges into Nebraska Opportunities will be on October 29–30, 2014, at the Embassy Suites Omaha-La Vista Conference Center. Baird Holm is a major sponsor of the event, and at 1:10 p.m. on Thursday, October 30, Baird Holm’s David Levy […]
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Nebraska Supreme Court Rules on the Use of Public Funds to Campaign Against a Candidate Running on a Wind Energy Platform
on Thursday, 23 October 2014 in
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The Nebraska Supreme Court held that a violation of the Nebraska Political Accountability and Disclosure Act (“Accountability Act”), Nebraska Revised Statutes sections 49-1401 to 49-14,141, does not require identification of a candidate, election date, or political party. The Supreme Court, therefore remanded a case to the District Court for Lincoln […]
The Application Period for Nebraska’s New Markets Job Growth Investment Act (for the Fiscal Year Ending on June 30, 2015) Began October 1, 2014
on Thursday, 23 October 2014 in
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The Nebraska Department of Revenue began accepting applications under the New Markets Job Growth Investment Act on October 1, 2014, from applicants seeking to receive cash investments that qualify for the New Markets Job Growth Investment Tax Credit. The total amount of qualified equity investments available for this round of […]
Sign of the Times? IRS Complaint from Non-Profits Alleges Florida Health System Failed to Follow 501(r) Requirements
on Wednesday, 22 October 2014 in
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Two non-profits serving low-income families in Florida are attempting to hold one of the state’s largest providers of charity care accountable to the requirements for tax-exempt hospitals adopted under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). Florida Legal Services, Inc. (FLS) and the National Health Law Program (NHeLP) filed […]
DOL Issues Final Rule Implementing Raise to Federal Contractor Minimum Wage
on Wednesday, 22 October 2014 in
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On February 12, 2014, President Obama signed Executive Order 13658, “Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors,” to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 for all workers on federal construction and service contracts. The Executive Order directed the Department of Labor (“DOL”) to issue regulations to implement the new federal contractor […]
