Episodes

  • Healthy Families and Workplaces Act
    Jun 6 2025

    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.

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    24 mins
  • Supreme Court Updates
    Jul 17 2023

    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.

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    29 mins
  • The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act: What Employers Should Know
    Jul 11 2023

    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.

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    19 mins
  • Anti-Trust Enforcement and the FTC Proposal to Ban Non-Competition Agreements
    Jan 23 2023

    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.

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    34 mins
  • Famous Estate Disputes: Lessons Learned
    Jan 12 2023

    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.

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    27 mins
  • Class Actions 101 for Businesses
    Nov 15 2022

    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.

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    30 mins
  • The Omaha Streetcar Project – An Overview
    Sep 22 2022

    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.

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    33 mins
  • Socially Conscious Investing and Cryptocurrency: Prudent Retirement Plan Investments?
    Aug 16 2022

    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.

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    30 mins