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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-2711 Prohibited acts; violation; penalty; disciplinary action; powers of department; rules and regulations.
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(1)(a) A person shall not knowingly: (i) Offer or provide professional employer services in this state or use the names PEO, professional employer organization, staff leasing, employee leasing, administrative employer, or other title representing professional employer services un…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-2801 Act, how cited.
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Sections 48-2801 to 48-2807 shall be known and may be cited as the Manufacturing Modernization and Workforce Development Pilot Investment Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-2802 Act, purpose.
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The purpose of the Manufacturing Modernization and Workforce Development Pilot Investment Act is to: (1) Provide one-time grants to eligible manufacturing operations for new and existing capital investments that will increase or lead to the adoption and integration of smart techn…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-2803 Terms, defined.
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For purposes of the Manufacturing Modernization and Workforce Development Pilot Investment Act: (1) Department means the Department of Labor; (2) Eligible manufacturing operation means a manufacturer of goods at a facility located in this state that: (a) Has a North American Indu…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-2804 Eligible manufacturing operation; grant application; approval.
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(1) Beginning October 1, 2025, through November 1, 2026, an eligible manufacturing operation may apply to the department for a grant. The application shall include, but not be limited to, the following information: (a) A description of the manufacturing modernization investment p…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-2805 Manufacturing operation; eligibility; repay grant funds.
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(1) The department shall not approve an application for a manufacturing modernization investment project that was commenced prior to the date of the application. (2) Any eligible manufacturing operation that no longer meets the requirements of subdivision (2) of section 48-2803 s…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-2806 Grants; total amount.
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The department may award up to two hundred fifty thousand dollars in grants from the Workforce Development Program Cash Fund for purposes of carrying out the Manufacturing Modernization and Workforce Development Pilot Investment Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-2807 Rules and regulations.
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The department may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the Manufacturing Modernization and Workforce Development Pilot Investment Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-2901 Act, how cited.
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Sections 48-2901 to 48-2912 shall be known and may be cited as the Employee Classification Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-2902 Terms, defined.
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For purposes of the Employee Classification Act: (1) Commissioner means the Commissioner of Labor; (2) Construction has the same meaning as in section 48-2103; (3) Contractor means an individual, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, or other business entity engage…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-2903 Presumption; act; how construed.
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(1) An individual performing construction labor services for a contractor is presumed an employee and not an independent contractor for purposes of the Employee Classification Act, unless: (a) The individual meets the criteria found in subdivision (5) of section 48-604; (b) The i…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-2904 Violation.
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It is a violation of the Employee Classification Act for a contractor to designate an individual as an independent contractor who would be properly classified as an employee under section 48-2903.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-2905 Reports of suspected violations; commissioner; duties; confidentiality.
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(1) The commissioner may make such investigations as he or she finds necessary or appropriate to determine whether there is compliance with the Employee Classification Act. Investigations shall take place at the times and places as the commissioner directs. For purposes of any in…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-2907 Commissioner; citation; notice of penalty; contractor contest; hearing; unpaid administrative penalty, effect on government contracts.
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(1) In addition to any other fines or penalties provided by law, the commissioner may issue a citation to a contractor when an investigation reveals that a contractor has violated the Employee Classification Act. (2) When a citation is issued, the commissioner shall notify the co…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-2908 Action to collect unpaid combined taxes plus interest; additional investigation and enforcement action.
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Upon finding a contractor has violated the Employee Classification Act, the commissioner shall instigate proceedings pursuant to the Employment Security Law to collect any unpaid combined taxes plus interest. The commissioner shall share any violations with the Department of Reve…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-2910 Contractor; post notice.
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Every contractor shall post in a conspicuous place at the job site or place of business in English and Spanish the following notice: (1) Every individual working for a contractor has the right to be properly classified by the contractor as an employee rather than an independent c…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-2911 Contracts; affidavit required; rescission.
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Any contract between the state or a political subdivision and a contractor shall require that each contractor who performs construction or delivery service pursuant to the contract submit to the state or political subdivision an affidavit attesting that (1) each individual perfor…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-2912 Contractor; false affidavit; penalties.
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Any contractor who knowingly provides a false affidavit under section 48-2911 to the state or political subdivision shall be subject to the penalties of perjury and upon a second or subsequent violation shall be barred from contracting with the state or any political subdivision …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-3001 Act, how cited.
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Sections 48-3001 to 48-3011 shall be known and may be cited as the Teleworker Job Creation Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-3002 Legislative findings and declarations.
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The Legislature hereby finds and declares that: (1) Current economic conditions in the state have resulted in unemployment, loss of jobs, and difficulty in attracting new jobs; and (2) It is the policy of the state to make revisions in Nebraska's job training structure to encoura…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-3003 Terms, defined.
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For purposes of the Teleworker Job Creation Act: (1) Application filing date means the date that the employer files an application for an agreement with the director under the act; (2) Base year means the three hundred sixty-five days immediately preceding the application filing …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-3004 Job training reimbursements; application; contents; confidentiality; director; duties; written agreement; contents.
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(1) To earn the job training reimbursements set forth in the Teleworker Job Creation Act, an employer shall file an application for an agreement with the director. An application may be filed at any time on or after April 8, 2010. (2) The application shall contain: (a) A written …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-3005 Employer; submit description of training program.
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(1) To be eligible to file an application for an agreement with the director under the Teleworker Job Creation Act, the employer shall submit a description of its training program to the director for review. (2) If the employer's training program meets the requirements to constit…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-3006 Job training reimbursements; employer; requirements; amount of reimbursements.
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(1) Job training reimbursements shall be made to any employer who has an approved application pursuant to the Teleworker Job Creation Act and who trains at least four hundred qualifying employees in a qualified training program within three hundred sixty-five calendar days from t…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-3007 Request; form; contents.
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A request for job training reimbursements may be filed annually or quarterly by the employer on a form required by the director. Each request shall contain verification of the number of qualifying employees, designated by project, for which the employer has met the requirements o…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-3008 Department of Economic Development; audit employer.
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The Department of Economic Development shall, prior to making the job training reimbursement, audit the employer for compliance with the Teleworker Job Creation Act. The department may utilize the Administrative Cash Fund to support the costs of audits and administration of the T…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-3009 Right to reimbursement and agreement under act; not transferable; exception.
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(1) The right to job training reimbursements and the agreement under the Teleworker Job Creation Act shall not be transferable except when a project covered by an agreement is transferred by sale or lease to another employer or in an acquisition of assets qualifying under section…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-301 Terms, defined.
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For purposes of sections 48-302 to 48-313: (1) Employment means (a) service for wages or (b) being under a contract of hire, written or oral, express or implied. Employment, other than detasseling, does not include any employment for which the employer is not liable for payment o…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-3010 Job training reimbursements; interest not allowed.
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Interest shall not be allowable on any job training reimbursements earned under the Teleworker Job Creation Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-3011 No preclusion from receiving tax incentives or other benefits.
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Participation in the Teleworker Job Creation Act shall not preclude an employer from receiving tax incentives or other benefits under other federal, state, or local incentive programs.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-302 Children under sixteen; employment certificate required; enforcement of section.
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(1) No child under sixteen years of age shall be employed or permitted or suffered to work in any employment as defined in section 48-301 within this state unless the person or corporation employing the child procures and keeps on file, accessible to the attendance officers and t…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-302.01 Children; golf caddy; exempt from provisions of section.
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Section 48-302 shall not be construed to apply to the employment of any child solely as a caddy on any golf course or place where golf is played.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-302.02 Parent or person standing in loco parentis; exemption.
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Section 48-302 shall not apply to a parent or a person standing in loco parentis who employs and directly supervises his or her own child or a child in his or her custody in a business owned and operated by such parent or person standing in loco parentis. This section shall not e…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-302.03 Detasseling; employment; conditions; exemption.
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(1) A child under the age of twelve shall not be employed in detasseling. (2) A child who is at least twelve years but less than sixteen years of age may be employed in detasseling if: (a) The employment is outside of school hours during the month of June, July, or August; (b) Th…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-302.04 Detasseling; employer; requirements.
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(1) An employer who employs a child under sixteen years of age in detasseling shall provide at least two supervisors who are eighteen years of age or older at each location where detasseling is being performed by a child under sixteen years of age. The supervisors shall be capabl…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-303 Employment certificate; approval by school officer; report; investigation.
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Except as otherwise provided in this section, an employment certificate shall be approved only by the principal of the school the child attends or by a person authorized by him or her in writing or, when there is no principal, by a person authorized by the chief administrative of…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-304 Employment certificate; issuance; conditions.
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The person authorized to issue an employment certificate under section 48-303 shall not issue such certificate until he or she has received, examined, approved, and filed the following papers duly executed: (1) The school record of the child, properly filled out and signed as pro…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-305 Employment certificate; contents.
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Such certificate shall state the date and place of birth of such child and describe the color of the hair and eyes, the height and weight and any distinguishing facial marks of such child, and that the papers required by section 48-304 have been duly examined, approved and filed,…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-306 School record; contents.
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The school record shall be signed by the teacher and principal of the school which such child has attended and shall be furnished on demand to a child entitled thereto. It shall contain a statement certifying that the child has regularly attended the public schools, or schools eq…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-308 Employment certificate; evening school; attendance record.
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Regular attendance of a child at any public evening school, maintained in any city or village when instruction is given not less than twenty weeks each year, three evenings each week, and two hours each evening, shall authorize the issuance of a certificate of employment when the…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-309 Age and schooling certificate; Department of Labor to prescribe form.
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The age and schooling certificate provided for herein shall be made out upon blank forms prescribed and furnished by the Department of Labor.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-310 Children under sixteen; working hours; limit; posting of notice; fee; special permit; exceptions.
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(1) No person under sixteen years of age shall be employed or permitted to work in any employment as defined in section 48-301 more than forty-eight hours in any one week, nor more than eight hours in any one day, nor before the hour of 6 in the morning, nor after the hour of 8 i…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-310.01 Performing arts; special permit; fee.
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When the Department of Labor finds it to be in the best interests of the child, the Department of Labor may issue a special permit waiving any requirement or restriction imposed on employment of a child pursuant to sections 48-302 to 48-313 for any child employed as a performer i…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-310.02 Special permits; fees; limitation.
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The fees established by the Commissioner of Labor pursuant to sections 48-310 and 48-310.01 shall be established with due regard for the costs of administering sections 48-310 and 48-310.01. The fees shall not exceed the amount necessary to meet the costs of administering section…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-311 Violations; penalties.
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Whoever employs a child under sixteen years of age and whoever, having under his or her control a child under such age, causes or permits such child to be employed in violation of sections 48-302 to 48-313 is guilty of a Class I misdemeanor. Whoever continues to employ any child …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-312 Unlawful employment; evidence; visitation; reports; enforcement, powers.
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The presence of a child under sixteen years of age, apparently at work, in a place of employment as defined in section 48-301 is prima facie evidence of his or her employment there. The Department of Labor, any agent or employee of the department, or any attendance officer may vi…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-313 Children under sixteen; dangerous, unhealthy, or immoral employment.
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No child under the age of sixteen years shall be employed in any work which by reason of the nature of the work or place of performance is dangerous to life or limb or in which his or her health may be injured or his or her morals may be depraved. No parent, guardian, or other pe…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-3201 Act, how cited.
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Sections 48-3201 to 48-3205 shall be known and may be cited as the Facilitating Business Rapid Response to State Declared Disasters Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-3202 Terms, defined.
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For purposes of the Facilitating Business Rapid Response to State Declared Disasters Act: (1) Declared state disaster or emergency means a disaster or emergency event (a) for which a Governor's state of emergency proclamation has been issued or (b) that the President of the Unite…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-3203 Out-of-state business; applicability of state or local employment, licensing, or registration requirements; out-of-state employee; how treated.
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(1) An out-of-state business that conducts operations within the state for purposes of assisting in repairing, renovating, installing, or building infrastructure or rendering services or other business activities related to a declared state disaster or emergency during the disast…