Britni A. Summers

McGrath North is proud to announce that it has achieved significant recognition by Best Lawyers® in their 2026 edition. This year, 47 of our attorneys have been honored across 61 distinct practice areas in The Best Lawyers in America®, and 14 of our attorneys have been recognized in The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® across 21 practice groups. This recognition showcases the firm’s deep expertise and commitment to delivering exceptional legal services, as well as highlighting the exceptional abilities and potential of our emerging leaders in the legal field.  

This week, we proudly hosted our Masters Series seminar, bringing together over 90 attendees from 53 companies to dive deep into the complexities of leave and benefits management. The session, titled "Leave and Benefits A to Z: Navigating State Leave Laws, the FMLA, ADA, Benefit Coordination, and Beyond," provided valuable insights and practical strategies to help organizations stay compliant and support their employees effectively.  

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The Nebraska Department of Labor (NE DOL) has released model workplace notice and poster materials to help employers comply with the amended Nebraska Healthy Families and Workplaces Act (NHFWA) by the upcoming September 15 deadline. At the same time, the NE DOL quietly updated its FAQs, offering further clarification on several key provisions of the amended law (see our earlier Alert for details on the amendments to the NHFWA). Below, we highlight the most important takeaways from the newly issued notice and poster, along with the accompanying FAQ guidance.  

The IRS released much-anticipated regulations concerning required minimum distributions (“RMDs”) from retirement plans. The retirement industry has wrestled to adapt to legal changes concerning RMDs brought on by the SECURE Act of 2019 and 2022’s SECURE 2.0. Both final and proposed regulations were released by the IRS on July 18, 2024. The final regulations reflect SECURE Act and SECURE 2.0 changes affecting retirement plan participants and IRA owners, as well as their beneficiaries. The proposed regulations address additional RMD changes under SECURE 2.0.  

When employees decide to leave their employer and engage in competition, they frequently overlook their duty of loyalty. Absent a non-compete or non-solicitation restriction, an employee may believe that he or she can freely engage in discussions with clients and customers regarding their intention to leave employment and engage in a competitive business.