The National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) recently made changes to the terminology and system for staging pressure ulcers. The NPUAP, a multidisciplinary group of experts, changed the common term “pressure ulcer” to “pressure injury,” stating the new term is more inclusive and descriptive of both intact and ulcerated skin. Some feel that the change to “injury” [...]
The Nebraska Legislature recently passed the Workplace Privacy Act (WPA), which goes into effect on July 19, 2016. Here is what employers need to know: The Workplace Privacy Act prohibits employers from requiring access to employees’ personal internet accounts and from taking adverse action against any employee or job applicant for refusing to grant an [...]
Trev Peterson is part of the faculty set to present “Curing the Top Commercial Real Estate Title Defects” at a National Business Institute seminar in Omaha on December 11, 2015. Mr. Peterson will discuss resolving commercial property easement, encroachment and setback issues including what easement matters can and cannot be insured, obtaining easements by necessity, [...]
Jeanelle Lust and Kevin McManaman are part of the faculty set to present “Human Resource Law from Start to Finish” at a National Business Institute seminar in Omaha on October 29, 2015. Ms. Lust will discuss current developments in workplace behavior and privacy which will cover employee surveillance, searching employees’ desks, smartphones and vehicles, monitoring [...]
In July CMS released a 403 page proposal that would make sweeping changes to nursing home regulations in hopes of slashing the number of unnecessary hospital readmissions and infections, increase quality of care and improve resident safety. The President and CEO of the American Health Care Association (AHCA), Mark Parkinson, however, is making an effort [...]
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires employers to pay overtime wages to employees, who are eligible for such wages. Not all employees are entitled to overtime pay because the FLSA provides exemptions. Whether an employee is exempt or nonexempt usually depends on 1) how much the employee is paid, 2) how the employee is paid and 3) the type of [...]
On October 29, 2015, in Omaha, Nebraska, Kevin McManaman and Jeanelle Lust of the Knudsen Law Firm and authors of the Nebraska Human Resources Library will be presenting multiple topics related to employment law at the NBI Seminar titled Human Resource Law from Start to Finish. Mr. McManaman will be presenting about Employee Handbooks and [...]
On Sept. 10, 2015, Kevin McManaman of the Knudsen Law Firm and author of the Nebraska Human Resources Library will be presenting Employment Handbooks and Policies in the 21st Century. This comprehensive seminar will cover a gamut of various Nebraska and federal labor laws and regulations. It will also focus on the many aspects of [...]
In a 400 + page proposal, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), set forth sweeping changes to regulations for the long term care industry. The massive changes would be the first to nursing home regulations since 1991. The aim of the proposed changes would be to improve quality of care and quality of [...]
The Nebraska State Legislature passed Legislative Bill 72 on May 7, 2015 and Governor Pete Ricketts signed it into law on May 13, 2015. LB 72 was introduced for the State to be reimbursed for Medicaid benefits paid to an individual. This blog previously discussed some of the problems with LB 72 as originally introduced. For instance, [...]