Baird Holm Banter®

Nebraska employers have been eagerly watching for updates on the new paid sick time law since last year. There have been recent efforts to change and clarify the law's requirements by the state legislature and Nebraska Department of Labor. Sapphire will highlight recent amendments to the paid sick time law as employers prepare to comply with the new Nebraska Healthy Workplaces and Families Act leading up to the October 1, 2025 effective date.

In this episode of Baird Holm Banter, Sarah Huyck talks to David Kramer about two recent Supreme Court decisions and how those opinions directly and indirectly affect employers.

In this episode of Baird Holm Banter, Sarah Huyck joins David Kramer to talk about the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act including its requirements, its prohibitions, and key takeaways for employers now that the Act is in effect.

Scott S. Moore talks to David Kramer about the activity by the Justice Department, states and the Federal Trade Commission to place greater restrictions on non-competition agreement by employers, including the FTC's recent proposal to ban workplace based non-competition agreements.

In this episode, Krista Eckhoff joins David Kramer to discuss famous estate disputes, including Robin Williams, Prince, Martin Luther King Jr., Thomas Kinkade, and Joan Crawford, and the lessons learned from those estates. Tune in for some interesting stories and tips for your own estate planning.

Allison Balus talks to David Kramer about what businesses need to know about class actions—what defending against a class action entails, common types of class actions over business practices, and ways to mitigate risks now for when you face a class action later.

David Levy joins David Kramer to provide a brief summary of the Omaha Streetcar and the innovative use of Tax‑Increment Financing to pay for the project.

Jeremy Christensen joins David Kramer to discuss recent Department of Labor guidance on the fiduciary prudence of applying a socially conscious analysis to the selection of retirement plan investments and of including cryptocurrencies as a plan investment alternative. Jeremy and David explore the application of ERISA's high fiduciary standards to these (relatively) new investment strategies and vehicles.

In this episode, Hannah Fischer Frey and Morgan Kreiser join David Kramer to discuss equity compensation alternatives for all types of employers and businesses. Hannah and Morgan have seen an increase of equity compensation arrangements by employers in an effort to attract and retain key employees, directors, and management. Tune in to learn more about the different types of equity compensation arrangements available, the reasons to offer (or not offer) equity compensation, and some of the key considerations when offering equity compensation.

In this episode, David Kramer and Jeremy Hollembeak discuss an increasingly popular, international feature of U.S. law called "1782 Actions" (so-named because they are authorized by Section 1782 of title 28 of the United States Code). 1782 Actions allow parties to proceedings before courts or tribunals around the world to obtain expansive discovery in U.S. federal courts to help with claims or defenses in their non-U.S. proceedings.