NON-COMPETES BANNED BY NEW FTC FINAL RULE

by Baylor Evnen, LLP | Apr 24, 2024 | BLOG, EMPLOYMENT, FIRM NEWS

The Federal Trade Commission has released its much-anticipated Final Rule that bans most non-compete agreements across the United States. The Final Rule generally applies to non-compete provisions or agreements that prohibit a worker—whether an employee or independent contractor—from accepting work with a different company. Employers are now prevented from entering into or attempting to enforce […]

SALARY THRESHOLD INCREASED FOR OVERTIME EXEMPTIONS

by Baylor Evnen, LLP | Apr 24, 2024 | BLOG, EMPLOYMENT, FIRM NEWS

The Department of Labor released its Final Rule that raises the salary threshold for employees to be exempt from overtime requirements as an Executive, Administrative, or Professional under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Under these “white collar” exemptions, overtime requirements do not apply if the employee (1) performs certain exempt duties; and (2) is paid […]

BEWT LEADS SUCCESSFUL LEGISLATIVE EFFORT TO PROTECT EMPLOYERS FROM UNINTENDED CLAIMS

by Baylor Evnen, LLP | Apr 12, 2024 | BLOG, FIRM NEWS, NEBRASKA WORKERS' COMPENSATION, WORKERS’ COMPENSATION

Yesterday the Nebraska Unicameral gave final approval of a legislative bill which will protect employers and insurers from claims for significant benefits that were never intended to exist. Drafted by Dallas Jones and Eric Sutton for Nebraskans for Workers’ Compensation Equity and Fairness (NWCEF), LB1017 legislatively reverses the holding of the 2023 Nebraska Supreme Court […]

SUPREME COURT RULES ON SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY UNDER PSTCA

by Baylor Evnen, LLP | Apr 12, 2024 | BLOG, FIRM NEWS, NEBRASKA WORKERS' COMPENSATION, WORKERS’ COMPENSATION

In Simpson v. Lincoln Public Schools, a former LPS employee sued the District for wrongful discharge alleging that she was terminated because she filed a Workers’ Compensation claim. On appeal, the Nebraska Supreme Court offered a detailed analysis that, among other things, found that sovereign immunity under The Political Subdivision Tort Claims Act (PSTCA) shields […]

MAJOR CHANGES IN IOWA FOR HOW MULTIPLE SCHEDULED MEMBER INJURIES ARE COMPENSATED

by Baylor Evnen, LLP | Mar 29, 2024 | BLOG, IOWA WORKERS' COMPENSATION, WORKERS’ COMPENSATION

On March 29, 2024, Iowa’s Supreme Court handed down an opinion in Anderson v. Bridgestone Americas, Inc. The seminal issue in the case had to do with how to compensate an employee who sustained both an arm and shoulder injury. Under the July 1, 2017 changes to the Iowa Workers’ Compensation Act, a shoulder is […]

MAKENZIE FALCON HAS BEEN APPOINTED TO THE AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY NATIONAL COMMITTEE

by Baylor Evnen, LLP | Mar 22, 2024 | BLOG, FIRM NEWS, WORKERS’ COMPENSATION

Makenzie Falcon has been appointed as the 2024-2025 American Legion Auxiliary National Committee Girls Nation Chair (Northwestern Division). The American Legion Auxiliary is one of the nation’s largest veterans support organizations and consists of spouses, grandmothers, mothers, sisters, and descendants of American Legion members. ALA Girls Nation is a weeklong event in Washington D.C. for […]