Publications

State ex rel. Seeman v. Lower Republican NRD, 319 Neb. 681 (2025) Steve Seeman and SBS Farms, Inc. own land in Harlan County, Nebraska.  The Lower Republican Natural Resources District (“LRNRD”) regulates groundwater use on their parcels. In August 2016, LRNRD discovered a tampering device on a well.  The tampering […]

Late on Friday September 19, 2025, President Trump issued a proclamation which restricts the entry into the United States of anyone seeking to enter or reenter in H-1B status without payment of a new fee of $100,000. This proclamation, Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers, is effective 12:01 am […]

Nebraska’s Healthy Families and Workplaces Act (“NHFWA”) will officially take effect on October 1, 2025, bringing new paid sick time obligations for many private employers across the state.  As a reminder, covered employers must provide written notice of employee rights under the NHFWA to employees by September 15, 2025. After […]

The Medicare program provides for payment to critical access hospitals (CAHs) of their reasonable cost-based facility services.  It also allows CAHs to elect the Optional Payment Method (Method II) which additionally pays professional services at 115% of the physician fee schedule.  If a CAH elects the Optional Payment Method, physicians […]

If the first eight months of the new administration are an indicator, HIPAA Security Rule compliance and enforcement will remain a key priority for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and other regulatory agencies.  Many commentators point to the current state of the […]