Chapter 48 — LABOR
917 sections in this chapter.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-171 Order; award; judgment; use of terms.
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Except as otherwise provided in sections 48-192 to 48-1,109, the words order, award, and judgment, as used in the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act, are used interchangeably and are deemed to have the same meaning.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-1710 Department; licensing duties; license; protest; term; renewal; fee.
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(1) The department shall conduct an investigation of each applicant's character, competence, and reliability and any other matters relating to the applicant's operations as a farm labor contractor. (2) The department shall issue a license within fifteen days of receipt of the app…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-1711 Farm labor contractor; duties.
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A farm labor contractor shall: (1) Carry his or her farm labor contractor license at all times and exhibit such license upon request to any person with whom the contractor intends to deal in his or her capacity as a farm labor contractor; (2) File immediately at the United States…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-1712 Farm labor contractor; applicant for license; prohibited acts.
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A farm labor contractor or an applicant for a farm labor contractor license shall not: (1) Make any misrepresentation, false statement, or willful concealment in the application for a license or in his or her dealing with workers; (2) Solicit or induce or cause to be solicited or…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-1713 License; revocation, suspension, refuse renewal; when.
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The department may revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew a farm labor contractor license upon the department's own motion or upon complaint by any individual if: (1) The licensee or his or her agent has violated or failed to comply with any provision of the Farm Labor Contractors A…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-1714 Violations; prohibited acts; penalty.
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(1) Any person violating section 48-1711 or 48-1712 shall be guilty of a Class II misdemeanor. (2) Any person who (a) intentionally defaces, alters, or changes a farm labor contractor license, (b) uses the license of another, (c) knowingly permits the use of another person's lice…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-1715 Seed corn producer; forms; required; Director of Agriculture; reports; directory of certified exempt contractors; powers and duties; confidentiality.
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(1) Beginning January 1, 2025, any seed corn producer in this state that intends to utilize one or more farm labor contractors for the roguing or detasseling of seed corn shall: (a) Complete and submit a form to the Director of Agriculture that the seed corn producer intends to u…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-172 Compensation court; no filing fees; exceptions; costs; when allowed.
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Except as provided in sections 48-138 and 48-139, there shall be no filing fees charged by the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court. When a reasonable attorney's fee is allowed the employee against the employer as provided in section 48-125, the compensation court shall further a…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-173 Petition; filing; contents; medical finding required.
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Procedure before the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court shall be as follows: In all cases involving a dispute with reference to workers' compensation, either party at interest, without cost, either in person or by attorney, may file with the compensation court a petition settin…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-174 Summons; service; return.
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Upon the filing of such petition a summons shall issue and be served upon the adverse party, as in civil causes, together with a copy of the petition. Return of service shall be made within fourteen days after the date of issue. An acknowledgment on the summons or the voluntary a…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-175 Summons; service.
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(1) Whenever the post office address of the defendant is known or may be ascertained by the officer or person charged with the duty of serving the same, such summons may be served by such officer or person by certified mail. (2) In the event the party to be served, in accordance …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-175.01 Nonresident employer; service of process; manner of service; continuance; record.
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(1)(a) The performance of work in the State of Nebraska (i) by an employer, who is a nonresident of the State of Nebraska, (ii) by any resident employer who becomes a nonresident of this state after the occurrence of an injury to an employee, or (iii) by any agent of such an empl…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-176 Answer; filing; contents.
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Within seven days after the return day of such summons the party at interest upon whom the same is served shall file an answer to such petition, which shall admit or deny the substantial averments of the petition, and shall state the contention of the defendant with reference to …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-177 Hearing; judge; place; dismissal; procedure; manner of conducting hearings.
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(1) At the time a petition or motion is filed, one of the judges of the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court shall be assigned to hear the cause. It shall be heard in the county in which the accident occurred, except as otherwise provided in section 25-412.02 and except that, upo…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-178 Hearing; judgment; when conclusive; record of proceedings; costs; payment.
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The judge shall make such findings and orders, awards, or judgments as the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court or judge is authorized by law to make. Such findings, orders, awards, and judgments shall be signed by the judge before whom such proceedings were had. When proceedings…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-178.01 Payment of compensation when claimant's right to compensation not in issue.
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Whenever any petition is filed and the claimant's right to compensation is not in issue, but the issue of liability is raised as between an employer, a workers' compensation insurer, or a risk management pool or between two or more employers, workers' compensation insurers, or ri…
Repealed. Laws 2011, LB 151, § 20.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-180 Findings, order, award, or judgment; modification; effect.
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The Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court may, on its own motion or on the motion of any party, modify or change its findings, order, award, or judgment at any time before appeal and within fourteen days after the date of such findings, order, award, or judgment. The time for appe…
Transferred to section 81-5,190.
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Repealed. Laws 2011, LB 7, § 1.
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Repealed. Laws 2007, LB 265, § 38.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-182 Notice of appeal; bill of exceptions; requirements; waiver of payment; when; extension of time; filing of order.
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In case either party at interest refuses to accept any final order of the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court, such party may, within thirty days thereafter, file with the compensation court a notice of appeal and at the same time the notice of appeal is filed, file with the com…
Repealed. Laws 1986, LB 811, § 149.
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Repealed. Laws 2019, LB301, § 87.
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Repealed. Laws 1975, LB 187, § 19.
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Repealed. Laws 1975, LB 187, § 19.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-185 Appeal; procedure; judgment by Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court; effect; grounds for modification or reversal.
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Any appeal from the judgment of the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court shall be prosecuted and the procedure, including the designation of parties, handling of costs and the amounts thereof, filing of briefs, certifying the opinion of the Supreme Court or decision of the Court …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-186 Accidents occurring outside state; hearing; location; exception.
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In all cases when the accident occurred outside of the State of Nebraska, the hearing before a judge of the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court shall be at Lincoln, Nebraska, or in any other county in the state at the discretion of the compensation court, unless otherwise stipul…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-187 Filing fees; clerks of courts; what permitted.
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No filing fees shall be charged by the clerk of any court for any service required by the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act except as provided in sections 48-138, 48-139, and 48-188.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-188 Order, award, or judgment; filed with district court; filing fee; effect.
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Any order, award, or judgment by the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court, or any judge thereof, which is certified by the clerk of the compensation court or any order, award, or judgment made pursuant to the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act by the Court of Appeals or Supreme C…
Repealed. Laws 1951, c. 155, § 1.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-190 Suit against state or governmental agency; summons; service.
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The state and governmental agencies created by the state may be sued in the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court upon claims for compensation benefits under the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act in the same manner as provided by such act for suits against individuals and corpora…