Chapter 48 — LABOR
917 sections in this chapter.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-213 Lunch hour; violation; penalty.
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Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of section 48-212 shall be guilty of a Class III misdemeanor.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-214 Collective bargaining; race or color discrimination prohibited.
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It is hereby declared to be the policy of this state that no representative agency of labor, in collective bargaining with employers concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages, rates of pay, hours of employment or other conditions of work, shall, in such collective bargaining, …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-215 Military supplies; production; distribution; discrimination prohibited.
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It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation, engaged to any extent whatsoever in the State of Nebraska in the production, manufacture, or distribution of military or naval material, equipment, or supplies for the State of Nebraska or the government of the United Sta…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-216 Military supplies; discrimination; violation; penalty.
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Any person, firm or corporation, violating any of the provisions of section 48-215, shall be guilty of a Class III misdemeanor. Each violation of section 48-215 shall be a separate offense.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-217 Labor organizations; membership or nonmembership; prohibited acts.
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To make operative the provisions of sections 13, 14 and 15 of Article XV of the Constitution of Nebraska, no person shall be denied employment because of membership in or affiliation with, or resignation or expulsion from a labor organization or because of refusal to join, affili…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-218 Labor organization, defined.
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The term labor organization means any organization of any kind, or any agency or employee representation committee or plan, which exists for the purpose, in whole or in part, of dealing with employers concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages, rates of pay, hours of employment…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-219 Labor organization; violation; penalty.
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Any individual, corporation or association that enters into a contract after September 7, 1947, in violation of the provisions of section 48-217, shall be guilty of a Class IV misdemeanor.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-220 Medical examinations; employer, defined.
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As used in sections 48-220 to 48-223, unless the context otherwise requires, employer shall mean and include an individual, a partnership, a limited liability company, an association, a corporation, a legal representative, a trustee, a receiver, a trustee in bankruptcy, and any c…
Transferred to section 48-2208.
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Transferred to section 48-2209.
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Transferred to section 48-2210.
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Transferred to section 48-2214.
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Transferred to section 48-2211.
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Transferred to section 48-2212.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-2207 Act, how cited.
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Sections 48-2207 to 48-2214 shall be known and may be cited as the Non-English-Speaking Workers Protection Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-2208 Terms, defined.
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For purposes of the Non-English-Speaking Workers Protection Act, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Actively recruit means any affirmative act, as defined by the department, done by or on behalf of an employer for the purpose of recruitment or hiring of non-English-speaki…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-2209 Interpreter and referral agent; required; when.
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If more than five percent of the employees of an employer are non-English-speaking employees who speak the same non-English language, the employer shall: (1) Make an interpreter available at the worksite for each shift during which a non-English-speaking employee is employed. If …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-221 Medical examination; cost to applicant as condition of employment; unlawful; cost to employer.
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It shall be unlawful for any employer, as defined in section 48-220, to require any applicant for employment, to pay the cost of a medical examination required by the employer as a condition of employment. When the employer requests an applicant for a position to submit to a medi…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-2210 Written statement required; when; contents; employer provide transportation; when.
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(1) An employer or a representative of an employer who actively recruits any non-English-speaking persons for employment in this state and whose work force is more than ten percent non-English-speaking employees who speak the same non-English language shall file with the commissi…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-2211 Violations; penalty.
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Any employer who violates section 48-2209 or 48-2210 or the rules and regulations adopted and promulgated pursuant thereto is guilty of a Class IV misdemeanor.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-2212 Civil action; injunctive relief; authorized.
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Any person aggrieved as a result of a violation of section 48-2209 or 48-2210 or the rules and regulations adopted and promulgated pursuant thereto may file suit in any district court of this state. If the court finds that the respondent has intentionally violated section 48-2209…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-2213 Meatpacking industry worker rights coordinator; established; powers and duties.
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(1) The position of meatpacking industry worker rights coordinator is established within the department. The coordinator shall be appointed by the commissioner. (2) The duties of the coordinator shall be to inspect and review the practices and procedures of meatpacking operations…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-2214 Rules and regulations; commissioner; powers.
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The commissioner shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations necessary to carry out the Non-English-Speaking Workers Protection Act. The commissioner or a representative of the commissioner, including the coordinator, may: (1) Inspect employment records of an employer relati…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-222 Medical examination as condition of employment; violation; penalty.
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Any employer who violates the provisions of section 48-221 shall be guilty of a Class V misdemeanor. Each violation shall constitute a separate offense. It shall be the duty of the Commissioner of Labor to enforce the provisions of sections 48-220 to 48-223.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-223 Medical examination as condition of employment; exemptions from sections.
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The provisions of sections 48-220 to 48-223 shall not apply to any employment relationship entered into by the state or any subdivision of the state when a physical examination is required by law as a condition of employment.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-224 Withholding of wages; when authorized.
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(1) Any employee of the State of Nebraska, any municipal corporation, or any public body or agency created by the laws of this state, who desires to participate voluntarily in any employee organization, credit union, or any community charity or public welfare plan approved by the…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-225 Veterans preference; terms, defined.
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For purposes of sections 48-225 to 48-231: (1) Servicemember means a person who serves in the armed forces of the United States; (2) Veteran means: (a) A person who served full-time duty with military pay and allowances in the armed forces of the United States, except for trainin…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-226 Veterans; preference eligibles; preference; required, when.
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A preference shall be given to preference eligibles seeking employment with the State of Nebraska or its governmental subdivisions. Such preference includes initial employment, reassignment, a transfer to a new position, and a return to employment with the State of Nebraska or it…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-227 Veterans; preference eligibles; examination or numerical scoring; notice and application; statement; veteran or spouse; duty; notice; contents.
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(1) Preference eligibles who obtain passing scores on all parts or phases of an examination or numerical scoring shall have five percent added to their passing score if a claim for such preference is made on the application. An additional five percent shall be added to the passin…
Repealed. Laws 1997, LB 5, § 5.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-229 Veterans preference; Commissioner of Labor; duties.
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It shall be the duty of the Commissioner of Labor to enforce the provisions of sections 48-225 to 48-231. The commissioner shall act on preference claims as follows: (1) When the employing agency and the claimant are in disagreement or when there is doubt as to any preference cla…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-230 Veterans preference; violations; penalty.
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Any person who violates sections 48-225 to 48-231 shall be guilty of a Class IV misdemeanor. Such person shall be prohibited from receiving any compensation from public funds until he or she complies with sections 48-225 to 48-231.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-2301 Act, how cited.
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Sections 48-2301 to 48-2308 shall be known and may be cited as the New Hire Reporting Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-2302 Terms, defined.
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For purposes of the New Hire Reporting Act: (1) Date of hire means the day an employee begins employment with an employer; (2) Department means the Department of Health and Human Services; (3) Employee means an independent contractor or a person who is compensated by or receives …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-2303 Employers; report to Department of Health and Human Services; when.
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(1) Beginning October 1, 1997, employers who hire or rehire any employee, for any amount of income or compensation, shall report to the department within the time period specified in subsection (2) of this section the name, address, and social security number of that employee, th…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-2304 Employer; immunity.
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An employer shall not be liable under any state law to any individual for disclosure of information or any other action taken in good faith compliance with the New Hire Reporting Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-2305 Multistate employer; transmission of reports.
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An employer that has employees who are employed in two or more states and that transmits reports magnetically or electronically may comply with the New Hire Reporting Act by designating one of such states in which the employer has employees as the state to which the employer will…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-2306 Employer; fine.
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On and after October 1, 1998, the department may levy a fine not to exceed twenty-five dollars for each employee not reported by the employer to the department. The department shall determine whether or not to levy a fine based upon the good faith efforts of an employer to comply…
Repealed. Laws 2025, LB376, § 42.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-2308 Rules and regulations.
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The department shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the New Hire Reporting Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-231 Veterans preference; county attorney; duties.
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The county attorneys, in their respective counties, shall prosecute, before any court of appropriate jurisdiction, all persons charged with violating sections 48-225 to 48-231.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-232 Anabolic steroids; terms, defined.
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For purposes of section 48-233: (1) Anabolic steroid shall have the definition found in section 28-401; (2) Employee shall mean any person, paid or unpaid, who in any way assists an entity in carrying out the business activities of such entity. Employee shall include an independe…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-233 Anabolic steroids; employees; prohibited acts; sanction.
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(1) In addition to the penalties provided in the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, any employee of a state agency, political subdivision, or institution who possesses, dispenses, delivers, administers, uses, or knowingly allows a subordinate employee or a student attending such …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-234 Adoptive parent; leave of absence authorized; enforcement; attorney's fees.
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(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, whenever an employer, including a governmental agency, permits an employee to take a leave of absence upon the birth of the employee's child, an adoptive parent, following the commencement of the parent-child relationship,…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-235 Law enforcement officers; ticket quota requirements; prohibited.
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A state agency or political subdivision shall not directly require a law enforcement officer employed by the state agency or political subdivision to issue a certain number or percentage of traffic citations, police citations, memoranda of traffic violations, memoranda of faulty …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-236 Genetic testing; restrictions.
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(1) For purposes of this section: (a) Employee does not include an individual employed in the domestic service of any person; (b) Employer means a person who has one or more employees; (c) Genetic information means information about a gene, gene product, or inherited characterist…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-237 Employer; prohibited use of social security numbers; exceptions; violations; penalty; conviction; how treated.
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(1) For purposes of this section: (a) Employer means a person which employs any individual within this state as an employee; (b) Employee means any individual permitted to work by an employer pursuant to an employment relationship or who has contracted to sell the goods of an emp…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-238 Veterans or spouses; preference in private employment; policy; notice to Commissioner of Labor; registry.
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(1) For purposes of this section: (a) Preference eligible means any veteran as defined in this section or the spouse of a servicemember as defined in this section, except that for a spouse of a servicemember such preference is limited to the time during which the servicemember re…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-239 COVID-19 vaccine; employer; requirements; vaccine exemption form; contents.
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(1) For purposes of this section: (a) COVID-19 means the novel coronavirus identified as SARS-CoV-2; any disease caused by SARS-CoV-2, its viral fragments, or a virus mutation therefrom; and all conditions associated with the disease which are caused by SARS-CoV-2, its viral frag…
Repealed. Laws 2004, LB 940, § 4.
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