Chapter 48 — LABOR

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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-160 Compensation court; seal.
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The Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court shall have a seal for the authentication of its orders, awards, judgments, summons, subpoenas, and other writs. The seal may be either an engraved or ink stamp seal, and shall bear the words Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court—Official Se…
Repealed. Laws 2001, LB 193, § 15.
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Repealed. Laws 2001, LB 193, § 15.
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Repealed. Laws 2001, LB 193, § 15.
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Repealed. Laws 2001, LB 193, § 15.
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Repealed. Laws 2001, LB 193, § 15.
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Repealed. Laws 2001, LB 193, § 15.
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Repealed. Laws 2001, LB 193, § 15.
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Repealed. Laws 2001, LB 193, § 15.
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Repealed. Laws 2001, LB 193, § 15.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-161 Disputed claims; submission to court required; court; jurisdiction of ancillary issues.
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All disputed claims for workers' compensation shall be submitted to the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court for a finding, award, order, or judgment. Such compensation court shall have jurisdiction to decide any issue ancillary to the resolution of an employee's right to workers…
Repealed. Laws 2001, LB 193, § 15.
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Repealed. Laws 2001, LB 193, § 15.
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Repealed. Laws 2001, LB 193, § 15.
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Repealed. Laws 2001, LB 193, § 15.
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Repealed. Laws 2001, LB 193, § 15.
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Repealed. Laws 2001, LB 193, § 15.
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Repealed. Laws 2015, LB 334, § 3.
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Repealed. Laws 2015, LB 334, § 3.
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Repealed. Laws 2015, LB 334, § 3.
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Repealed. Laws 2015, LB 334, § 3.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-162 Compensation court; duties; powers.
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(1) The Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court, or any judge thereof, is authorized and empowered to examine under oath or otherwise any person, employee, employer, agent, superintendent, supervisor, or officer of any partnership, limited liability company, or corporation, any offi…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-162.01 Employees; rehabilitation services; directory of service providers, counselors, and specialists; vocational rehabilitation plan; priorities; Attorney General; duties; compensation court; powers; duties.
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(1) One of the primary purposes of the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act is restoration of the injured employee to gainful employment. To this end the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court may employ one or more specialists in vocational rehabilitation. Salaries, other benefits, …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-162.02 Workers' Compensation Trust Fund; created; use; contributions; Attorney General; Department of Administrative Services; duties.
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(1) The Workers' Compensation Trust Fund is created. The fund shall be administered by the administrator of the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court. (2) The Workers' Compensation Trust Fund shall be used to make payments in accordance with sections 48-128 and 48-162.01. Payments…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-162.03 Compensation court; motions; powers.
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(1) The Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court or any judge thereof may rule upon any motion addressed to the court by any party to a suit or proceeding, including, but not limited to, motions for summary judgment or other motions for judgment on the pleadings but not including mot…
Repealed. Laws 2015, LB 334, § 3.
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Repealed. Laws 2015, LB 334, § 3.
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Repealed. Laws 2015, LB 334, § 3.
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Repealed. Laws 2015, LB 334, § 3.
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Repealed. Laws 2015, LB 334, § 3.
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Repealed. Laws 2015, LB 334, § 3.
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Repealed. Laws 2015, LB 334, § 3.
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Repealed. Laws 2015, LB 334, § 3.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-163 Compensation court; rules and regulations; procedures for adoption; powers and duties.
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(1) The Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court, by a majority vote of the judges thereof, may adopt and promulgate all reasonable rules and regulations necessary for carrying out the intent and purpose of the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act, except that rules and regulations rel…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-164 Compensation court; rules and regulations.
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The Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court shall regulate and provide the kind and character of notices and the services thereof and, in case of an injury by accident to an employee, the nature and extent of the proofs and evidence and the method of taking and furnishing the same f…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-165 Blank forms; distribution; fees; telephone number.
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(1) The administrator of the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court shall prepare and make available to employees, employers, and workers' compensation insurers such blank forms as deemed proper and advisable. (2) The administrator of the compensation court may establish a schedule…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-166 Compensation court; annual report; contents.
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On or before January 1 of each year, the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court shall submit electronically an annual report to the Clerk of the Legislature for the past fiscal year which shall include (1) pertinent information regarding settlements and awards made by the compensat…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-167 Compensation court; record.
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The Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court shall keep and maintain a full and true record of all proceedings, documents, or papers ordered filed, rules and regulations, and decisions or orders.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-168 Compensation court; rules of evidence; procedure; informal dispute resolution; procedure.
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(1) The Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court shall not be bound by the usual common-law or statutory rules of evidence or by any technical or formal rules of procedure, other than as herein provided, but may make the investigation in such manner as in its judgment is best calcula…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-169 Compensation court; proceedings; transcripts.
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A transcribed copy of the evidence and proceedings, or any specific part thereof, of any investigation taken by a stenographer for the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court or by a court reporter appointed or furnished as provided in section 48-178, being certified and sworn to by…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-170 Compensation court; orders; awards; when binding.
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Every order and award of the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court shall be binding upon each party at interest unless an appeal has been filed with the compensation court within thirty days after the date of entry of the order or award.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-1701 Act, how cited.
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Sections 48-1701 to 48-1715 shall be known and may be cited as the Farm Labor Contractors Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-1702 Terms, defined.
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For purposes of the Farm Labor Contractors Act, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Certified exempt contractor means a farm labor contractor that holds a valid certificate of exemption described in subdivision (7) of section 48-1703; (2) Department means the Department of…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-1703 Act; exclusions.
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The following shall be excluded from the Farm Labor Contractors Act: (1) Any individual who engages in a farm labor contracting activity on behalf of a farm, processing establishment, cannery, gin, packing shed, or nursery, which is owned and operated exclusively by such individu…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-1704 Farm labor contractor; license; form; contents.
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(1) Except as otherwise provided by the Farm Labor Contractors Act, no person shall act as a farm labor contractor and engage in farm labor contracting activity unless such person holds a valid license issued by the department. (2) Farm labor contractor licenses may be issued by …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-1705 Applicant; proof of financial responsibility; payment of wage claims; procedure.
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(1) Each applicant shall submit with the application and shall continually maintain proof of financial responsibility to ensure the prompt payment of wages of employees and other obligations that may arise under the Farm Labor Contractors Act. The proof shall be in the form of a …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-1706 Application fee.
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Each application shall be accompanied by a fee. The Commissioner of Labor shall establish the amount of the fee, which shall not exceed seven hundred fifty dollars, by rule and regulation. The fee shall be established with due regard for the costs of administering the Farm Labor …
Repealed. Laws 2016, LB270, § 7.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-1708 Department; adopt rules and regulations.
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The department shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations reasonably necessary for the administration and enforcement of the Farm Labor Contractors Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-1709 Notice; posting.
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Every farm labor contractor covered by the Farm Labor Contractors Act shall post conspicuously upon the premises where employees working under the contractor are employed, in both English and Spanish, a notice specifying the contractor's compliance with the act and the name and N…