Nebraska bundle (2024)

The nature of construction sites frequently results in hazardous and dangerous conditions for the workers. In an effort to protect them, several state statutes govern site conditions and instill requirements for safe operations relative to the performance of the work. In New York, among these are Labor Law Sections 200 and 241(6), which cover virtually every conceivable type of activity that occurs in connection with construction projects. This course will review the requirements of these statutes and what entities are subject to their mandates. Also discussed will be how the requirements of these laws are implemented in the field, including their interplay with the industrial code, and the defenses that are traditionally raised when a worker is injured due to claimed violations. Real life examples will be utilized to illustrate the principles and explain how the case law interprets the same.

Have you ever felt frustrated by technology? Or, have you ever wondered how to be more productive? Often, you can get more done in less time if you improve your workflow, and if you learn how to use technology more efficiently. Many lawyers and staff struggle with these concepts, in large part because they were never trained how to do the programs their offices rely on. This program, based on presenter Dan Siegel’s popular book, How to Do More in Less Time, demonstrates practical, easy-to-use and implement ways for attorneys and busy professionals to use technology to be more effective – doing so in less time than through traditional methods. The program will explain how to customize and take better advantage of the technology already in use in law offices.

One reason clients request estate planning services is to create legacies, to provide generational wealth, regardless of their particular family dynamics. When first considering this objective, estate planning attorneys look to the alphabet soup – GRATs, INGs, IDGTs, CRTs, and more. However, one often over-looked planning mechanism may work just as well – properly drafted powers of appointment. So, this program covers applicable laws, rules, and regulations for preparing steadfast powers. We will also review hypotheticals to provide hands-on examples of legacy creation despite interesting family dynamics.

This one-hour course will provide attendees with a solid foundation for producing compelling written argument for oral argument that is backed by solid research. The course will also provide tips and tricks for producing clear and concise briefs and avoiding common pitfalls that often lead to losing a motion before setting foot in the courtroom.

For over a century, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (“NCAA”) prohibited student athletes from being compensated for the use of their name, image and likeness (“NIL”). Long standing NCAA bylaws characterizing student athletes as amateurs barred these students from fully capitalizing on their own talent, athleticism and labor. Over the years, student athletes grew increasingly critical of the NCAA, universities, and corporate structures that earned millions of dollars through marketing, promoting, and televising students’ NILs without payment to the athletes. Eventually, athlete criticism evolved into a movement wherein lawsuits, the enactment of new state laws, and revised NCAA bylaws now permit student athletes to be compensated for their NIL. This program will review the basics of NIL agreements and provide academic institutions with general factors to consider when student athletes, enrolled in their programs, are approached with NIL agreements. Legal professionals, coaches, and student athletes will benefit from the course’s historical discussion of NILs, summary of new state laws, and updated NCAA rules, as well as practice tips for avoiding predatory contract terms and managing the power imbalance between student athletes and entities seeking to profit from their NIL.

This lecture will present the interdisciplinary perspective relating to custody matters when presented with cultural and religious issues and discrepancies between parents. It will review case law and psychological protocols that are used to understand what factors a court will consider and what weight it will attribute in the handling of the matter.

Whether you are a seasoned attorney, or just starting out, networking and growing your book of business is crucial in the private practice of law. In this presentation, we will discuss strategies for developing, growing, and utilizing a network of professionals while ensuring compliance with ethics rules. We will also discuss how to turn that network into trusted referral partners. We will discuss how to network to grow that book and avoid ethical lapses.

Discrimination law is top of mind for most attorneys and businesses throughout the country. We all like to discuss the latest news headlines and debate our culture wars to determine who is right and wrong, but in reality, that discussion misses the point. The real question is what is the cost of being wrong. For example, while pecuniary damages (such as back pay and front pay) are known and tangible, have you considered non-pecuniary damages in your case evaluation? In discrimination law, the largest category of damages is emotional distress, which can vary depending on the proof you have and your ability to prove it in court. In this course, Andrew Lieb will teach you how to gather and prove these intangible damages, which will make or break your discrimination case.

Advertising and marketing is heavily regulated in the United States, and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is aggressively enforcing the rules. This program will provide an overview of the FTC’s advertising-related enforcement authority and will discuss the FTC’s current enforcement priorities. Topics to be discussed include advertising claims, substantiation, online disclosures, endorsers and influencers, environmental marketing, dark patterns, artificial intelligence, responsibility for corporate commitments, and other hot topics.

Whether or not you know it, your workplace is already diverse and includes people with disabilities. But how we talk about disability is nuanced, and sometimes complicated. Where do our legal obligations intertwine with our ability to be effective allies? In this CLE, learn about who comprises the disability community, some cultural considerations, the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act, and the relationship between disclosure, reasonable accommodations, and the law. Come curious, and leave empowered to be a better ally within your firm or legal organization.

When a State officer violates someone’s constitutional rights, 42 USC § 1983 allows suit for money damages. But no such law allows claims against federal officials. Instead, since Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388 (1971), the Supreme Court has implied a private cause of action for damages against federal officers for some types of Constitutional violations. In Ziglar v. Abbasi, 137 S. Ct. 1843 (2017), the Supreme Court substantially narrowed this doctrine, limiting the rights of people in prison or federal detention centers to sue for money damages when they have been beaten, placed in dangerous conditions of confinement, discriminated against or otherwise mistreated. This course will survey the current state of prison Bivens claims.

Proficiency when using Microsoft Word is vital to the legal practitioner. In this practical program, attorneys will learn fundamental tips and tricks for Microsoft Word on Mac computers. This course will aim to provide instruction for attorneys on time saving practices in their everyday tasks. We will analyze the customization of the Word ribbon/toolbar, including how to create new custom tabs and ribbons for efficiency, as well as review styles, page numbers, and section breaks. This course will also provide an overview of how attorneys can use Word to build out tables of content and tables of authorities for legal documents.

This course provides insight into the new California law (AB 288) that comes into effect in January 2023 and will change how companies and brands run online charitable promotions. This new comprehensive law significantly changes the landscape of national online charitable promotions. This course will provide participants tips to recognize when and to whom this new law applies, how to comply with the requirements of the new law, including registration of promotions, contracts with charities, sending donations to charities and disclosures.

With hundreds of class action lawsuits being filed each year for allegedly deceptive food labeling, and many more cases threatened and settled without getting to court, it is critically important that food companies and their lawyers understand the risks. This course introduces participants to the regulatory framework governing food labeling and advertising, the legal theories used in litigation, and defenses that food companies commonly assert in these cases. Lauren Handel of Handel Food Law LLC will review examples of recent cases illustrating the labeling issues that have been most targeted in litigation. She also will discuss strategies for advising clients on their labeling and advertising to minimize the risk of getting sued.

In this program, you will learn about the sources of a private business owner’s rights and responsibilities, fiduciary duties and how they play out in real business ownership disputes. We will review the importance (or not) of written agreements, remedies to be aware of, and how to reduce and eliminate liability risk.

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the workplace for lawyers and law firms. The pandemic brought the workforce to a halt in early 2020. Suddenly, law firms, among other businesses, were required to implement technology that allowed attorneys and support staff to work remotely. Two years later, many lawyers have returned to the office and members of the judiciary have returned to the courthouses. However, some have remained at home or enjoyed a hybrid work environment. The impact on our clients, firm culture, firm finances, and our collective mental health will be long lasting.

In this program, Quimbee faculty member Alyssa Johnson and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (“DEI”) consultant Dr. Erika Powell will explore the dimensions of DEI work and race literacy work. You will learn how race trauma is held in the body and how generational trauma affects current behaviors. Workplace race dynamics are examined including how confirmation bias and racism affect the legal profession. Allyship is also discussed with a focus on how White women have been loyal to White supremacy. We will also explore methods for dismantling White supremacy in the legal profession and beyond.

Contracting with the Federal Government is not like a business deal between two companies or a contract between a consumer and a commercial contractor. Thus, advising a Government contractor is not like advising another business client. This course will focus on how the Government uses its contracts to further its socio-economic agenda-from affirmative action and equal employment opportunity to prevailing wages and fringe benefits to incentivizing vaccination against COVID-19. This course also will discuss the risks for contractors that do not understand their legal obligations.

Fifty years ago, the Supreme Court declared in the landmark case Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District that students “shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate.” But is that still true — and if so, what does the First Amendment mean in today’s world of Snapchat, TikTok, Twitter? As book-banning sweeps the nation, what about school libraries — are they protected by the First Amendment? Do students have a First Amendment right to access certain titles? And how about attendance and curricular issues? And how about when students arrive on college? Do their rights change? In this course, we’ll review all of these questions and more. Students: Know your rights!

The Biden Administration’s proposed budget for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) seeks, among other things, funding to hire significantly more OSHA inspectors in 2022 and beyond.  As businesses brace for aggressive enforcement in the coming years, this program is designed to help attorneys assist their clients through an OSHA investigation.  You will hear from a former OSHA trial attorney while he reviews the investigation process from the opening conference through the issuance of citations.  The program further addresses considerations attorneys need to be thinking about when advising clients on whether to settle or litigate OSHA citations.  Often these important considerations include how OSHA citations will affect third party claims which may present significantly more liability than the OSHA penalties themselves.  Moreover, the program discusses best practices during the investigation process and settlement strategies to achieve client objectives while minimizing risk of future repeat or willful violations.