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670 sections in this chapter.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-436 Terms, defined.
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For purposes of sections 48-436 to 48-442, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) High voltage means a voltage in excess of six hundred volts, measured between conductors, or measured between the conductor and the ground; and (2) Authorized and qualified persons includes empl…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-437 High voltage lines; prohibited acts; penalty.
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(1) No person, firm, or corporation, or agent of such person, firm, or corporation, shall require or permit any employee, except an authorized and qualified person, to perform and no person, except an authorized and qualified person, shall perform any function within the distance…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-438 High voltage lines; tools, equipment, materials, or buildings; operation, movement, or erection; use; conditions.
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(1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, the operation or erection of any tools, machinery, or equipment, or any part thereof capable of vertical, lateral, or swinging motion, or the handling or storage of any supplies, materials, or apparatus or the mov…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-439 Posting of warning signs.
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The owner, agent or employer responsible for the operation of equipment shall post and maintain in plain view of the operator on each crane, derrick, driver, or similar apparatus, any part of which is capable of vertical, lateral or swinging motion, an approved weather resistant …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-441 Sections, when not applicable.
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Nothing in sections 48-436 to 48-442 shall apply to any authorized or qualified person as defined in section 48-436 or the owner, agent, or employer of such persons in the performance of work or the moving of equipment in the conduct of its business.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-442 Violations; penalty.
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Except as provided in subdivision (2)(b) of section 48-437, any person, firm, or corporation, or any employee thereof, violating any provisions of sections 48-436 to 48-442 shall be guilty of a Class V misdemeanor. Each day's failure to comply with any of the provisions of sectio…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-443 Safety committee; required; membership; employee rights and remedies.
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(1) Every public employer subject to the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act shall establish a safety committee. Such committee shall adopt and maintain an effective written injury prevention program. (2)(a) For public employers subject to collective-bargaining agreements, the est…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-446 Workplace Safety Consultation Program Cash Fund; created; termination.
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There is hereby created the Workplace Safety Consultation Program Cash Fund. The fund terminates on July 18, 2026, and the State Treasurer shall transfer any money in the fund on such date to the General Fund.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-601 Act, how cited.
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Sections 48-601 to 48-683 shall be known and may be cited as the Employment Security Law.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-602 Terms, defined.
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For purposes of the Employment Security Law, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Agricultural labor means services performed: (a) On a farm, in the employ of any employer, in connection with cultivating the soil or in connection with raising or harvesting any agricultural …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-603 Employer, defined.
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As used in the Employment Security Law, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, employer shall mean: (1) Any individual or type of organization, including any partnership, limited liability company, association, trust, estate, joint-stock company, insurance company or corp…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-603.01 Indian tribes; applicability of Employment Security Law.
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(1) For purposes of the Employment Security Law, unless the context otherwise requires, the term employer shall include any Indian tribe for which services in employment as provided in subdivision (4)(a) of section 48-604 are performed. (2) The term employment shall include servi…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-604 Employment, defined.
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As used in the Employment Security Law, unless the context otherwise requires, employment shall mean: (1) Any service performed, including service in interstate commerce, for wages under a contract of hire, written or oral, express or implied; (2) The term employment shall includ…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-605 Commissioner; salary.
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The commissioner, for his or her services with respect to the administration of the Employment Security Law, shall receive the salary of the commissioner as set out in section 81-103.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-606 Commissioner; duties; powers; annual report; schedule of fees.
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(1) It shall be the duty of the Commissioner of Labor to administer the Employment Security Law. He or she shall have the power and authority to employ such persons, make such expenditures, require such reports, make such investigations, and take such other action as he or she de…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-606.01 Commissioner; office space; acquire; approval of Department of Administrative Services.
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The commissioner, with the written consent of the Department of Administrative Services, is authorized and empowered to use any funds available under either subdivision (1)(a) or (1)(b) of section 48-621, for the purpose of acquiring suitable office space within the corporate lim…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-607 Rules and regulations; adoption; procedure.
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The commissioner shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations necessary to carry out the Employment Security Law pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act. This section shall not be construed to invalidate any rules or regulations in effect on September 6, 1985.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-608 Commissioner; distribution; duty.
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The Commissioner of Labor shall furnish eight copies of the text of the Employment Security Law and his or her rules and regulations to the Nebraska Publications Clearinghouse.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-609 Personnel; powers of commissioner; bond or insurance; retirement system.
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(1) Subject to other provisions of the Employment Security Law, the Commissioner of Labor is authorized to appoint, fix the compensation of, and prescribe the duties and powers of such officers, accountants, attorneys, experts, and other persons as may be necessary in the perform…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-611 Commissioner; general duties.
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The Commissioner of Labor, with the advice and aid of advisory councils, shall take all appropriate steps to reduce and prevent unemployment; to encourage and assist in the adoption of practical methods of vocational training, retraining, and vocational guidance; to investigate, …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-612 Employers; records and reports required; privileged communications; violation; penalty.
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(1) Each employer, whether or not subject to the Employment Security Law, shall keep true and accurate work records containing such information as required by the Commissioner of Labor. Such records shall be open to inspection and be subject to being copied by the commissioner or…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-612.01 Employer information; disclosure authorized; costs; prohibited redisclosure; penalty.
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(1) Information obtained pursuant to subsection (1) of section 48-612 may be disclosed under the following circumstances: (a) Any claimant or employer or representative of a claimant or employer, as a party before a hearing officer or court regarding an unemployment claim or tax …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-613 Oaths; depositions; subpoenas.
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In the discharge of the duties imposed by the Employment Security Law, the Commissioner of Labor, an impartial hearing officer employed by the Department of Labor, and any duly authorized representative of any of them shall have power to administer oaths and affirmations, take de…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-614 Subpoenas; contumacy or disobedience; punishable as contempt; penalty.
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The Commissioner of Labor, a hearing officer, or a duly authorized representative of the commissioner may petition a court to enforce a subpoena issued by the commissioner or a hearing officer in case of contumacy by any person or refusal of any person to obey such a subpoena. An…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-616 Commissioner of Labor; cooperation with Secretary of Labor of the United States; duties.
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In the administration of the Employment Security Law, the Commissioner of Labor shall cooperate, to the fullest extent consistent with such law, with the Secretary of Labor of the United States. The commissioner is authorized and directed to adopt appropriate rules and regulation…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-617 Unemployment Compensation Fund; establishment; composition; investment.
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(1) There is hereby established as a special fund, separate and apart from all public money or funds of this state, an Unemployment Compensation Fund. The fund shall be administered by the Commissioner of Labor exclusively for the purposes of the Employment Security Law. The fund…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-618 Unemployment Compensation Fund; treasurer; accounts; transfer of interest; depositories; Unemployment Trust Fund; investment; bond or insurance.
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(1) The Commissioner of Labor shall designate a treasurer and custodian of the Unemployment Compensation Fund, who shall be selected in accordance with section 48-609. The treasurer shall administer the Unemployment Compensation Fund in accordance with the directions of the commi…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-619 Unemployment Trust Fund; withdrawals.
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(1) Money shall be requisitioned from this state's account in the Unemployment Trust Fund solely for the payment of benefits in accordance with lawful rules and regulations adopted and promulgated by the Commissioner of Labor, except that money credited to this fund pursuant to s…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-620 Unemployment Trust Fund; discontinuance.
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(1) The provisions of sections 48-617 to 48-619, to the extent that they relate to the Unemployment Trust Fund, shall be operative only so long as such Unemployment Trust Fund continues to exist and so long as the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States of America continue…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-621 Employment Security Administration Fund; Employment Security Special Contingent Fund; created; use; investment; federal funds; treatment.
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(1) The administrative fund shall consist of the Employment Security Administration Fund and the Employment Security Special Contingent Fund. Each fund shall be maintained as a separate and distinct account in all respects, as follows: (a) There is hereby created in the state tre…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-622 Funds lost and improper expenditures; replacement; reimbursement.
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This state recognizes its obligation to replace, and hereby pledges the faith of this state that funds will be provided in the future, and applied to the replacement of, any money received from the Secretary of Labor of the United States under Title III of the Social Security Act…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-622.01 State Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund; termination; state unemployment insurance tax; disposition.
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There is hereby created in the state treasury a special fund to be known as the State Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund. The fund terminates on July 1, 2025, and the State Treasurer shall transfer any money in the fund on such date to the Workforce Development Program Cash Fund. …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-623 Benefits; how paid.
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All benefits provided in the Employment Security Law shall be payable from the Unemployment Compensation Fund. All benefits shall be paid through employment offices in accordance with rules and regulations adopted and promulgated by the Commissioner of Labor.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-624 Benefits; weekly benefit amount; calculation.
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For any benefit year beginning on or after January 1, 2018: (1) An individual's weekly benefit amount shall be one-half of his or her average weekly wage rounded down to the nearest even whole dollar amount, but shall not exceed one-half of the state average weekly wage as annual…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-625 Benefits; weekly payment; how computed; suspension; conditions.
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(1) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, each eligible individual who is unemployed in any week shall be paid with respect to such week a benefit in an amount equal to his or her full weekly benefit amount if he or she has wages payable to him or her with respect…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-626 Benefits; maximum annual amount; determination.
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(1) For any benefit year beginning before July 21, 2022, any otherwise eligible individual shall be entitled during any benefit year to a total amount of benefits equal to whichever is the lesser of (a) twenty-six times his or her weekly benefit amount or (b) one-third of his or …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-627 Benefits; eligibility conditions; availability for work; requirements.
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An unemployed individual shall be eligible to receive benefits with respect to any week, only if the Commissioner of Labor finds: (1) He or she has registered for work at an employment office, is actively searching for work, and thereafter reports at an employment office in accor…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-627.01 Benefits; monetary eligibility; earned wages; adjustment.
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(1) In addition to the requirements of section 48-627, for any benefit year beginning on or after January 1, 2018, an unemployed individual shall be monetarily eligible to receive benefits if the commissioner finds he or she has: (a) Earned total wages for employment by employers…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-628 Benefits; conditions disqualifying applicant; exceptions.
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(1) An individual shall be disqualified for benefits for any week of unemployment in which the commissioner finds he or she has failed, without good cause, to apply for available, suitable work when so directed by the employment office or the commissioner, to respond to an offer …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-628.01 Benefits; disqualification; receipt of other unemployment benefits.
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An individual shall be disqualified for benefits for any week with respect to which, or a part of which, he or she has received or is seeking unemployment benefits under an unemployment compensation law of any other state or of the United States. If the appropriate agency of such…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-628.02 Benefits; disqualification; receipt of other remuneration.
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(1) An individual shall be disqualified for benefits for any week in which he or she is receiving or has received remuneration in the form of: (a) Wages in lieu of notice or a dismissal or separation allowance; (b) Vacation leave pay, including that received in a lump sum or upon…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-628.03 Benefits; disqualification; student.
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(1) An individual shall be disqualified for benefits for any week of unemployment if such individual is a student unless the major portion of his or her wages for insured work during his or her base period was for services performed while attending school. Attendance at a school,…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-628.04 Benefits; disqualification; alien.
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(1) An individual shall be disqualified for unemployment benefits for any week if the services upon which such benefits are based are performed by an alien. This section shall apply unless such alien: (a) Is an individual who was lawfully admitted for permanent residence at the t…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-628.05 Benefits; disqualification; sports or athletic events.
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An individual shall be disqualified for unemployment benefits for any week if substantially all the services upon which such benefits are based consist of participating in sports or athletic events or training or preparing to so participate, if: (1) Such week of unemployment begi…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-628.06 Benefits; disqualification; educational institution.
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An individual shall be disqualified for benefits for any week of unemployment if claimed benefits are based on services performed: (1) In an instructional, research, or principal administrative capacity for an educational institution, if: (a) Such week commences during the period…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-628.07 Benefits; training.
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(1) Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Employment Security Law, no otherwise eligible individual shall be denied benefits for any week because he or she is in training approved under section 236(a)(1) of the federal Trade Act of 1974, 19 U.S.C. 2296(a)(1). Such an indivi…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-628.08 Benefits; disqualification; leave of absence.
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An individual shall be disqualified for benefits for any week during which the individual is on a leave of absence.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-628.09 Benefits; disqualification; labor dispute.
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(1) An individual shall be disqualified for benefits for any week with respect to which the commissioner finds that his or her total unemployment is due to a stoppage of work which exists because of a labor dispute at the factory, establishment, or other premises where he or she …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-628.10 Benefits; disqualification; discharge for misconduct.
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(1) An individual shall be disqualified for benefits for the week in which he or she has been discharged for misconduct connected with his or her work, if so found by the commissioner, and for the fourteen weeks immediately thereafter. (2) If the commissioner finds that the indiv…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-628.11 Benefits; disqualification; multiple disqualifications for prohibited acts by employee.
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An individual shall be disqualified for benefits for any week of unemployment benefits or for waiting week credit if he or she has been disqualified from the receipt of benefits pursuant to section 48-663.01 two or more times in the five-year period immediately prior to filing hi…