Publications

On November 5, 2024, Nebraska voters approved, by an overwhelming majority, Ballot Initiative 436 or the Nebraska Healthy Families and Workplace Act (“HFWA”) mandating paid sick time in Nebraska for eligible employees to earn and use for personal or family needs.  Who is covered? The HFWA applies to private employers […]

On November 13, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board notched another anti-employer win[1] for President Biden’s oft repeated goal to become “the most pro-Union Administration in history.”  This one comes at the expense of employers’ free speech rights during a union organizing drive. In the late forties, while our WWII […]

The OIG has streamlined its process for entering into resolutions with providers who inadvertently employed or contracted with excluded individuals. The penalties associated with employing or contracting an excluded individual are calculated based on either (i) the value of the billed services (for providers that bill directly) or (ii) the […]

The first set of compliance deadlines has passed for the final rule issued in May 2024 for Section 1557 of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (“Section 1557”). Section 1557 prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, and disability in any health programs or […]

As we near the end of 2024, we present our annual end-of-the-year “to do list” for employee benefit plan sponsors to consider as they reflect on the various legal updates from the past year, as well as those that become effective January 1, 2025. Review SECURE 2.0 Changes.  The SECURE […]