Chapter 48 — LABOR
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Repealed. Laws 2026, LB397, § 6.
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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.
Repealed. Laws 1999, LB 2, § 3.
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Repealed. Laws 1999, LB 2, § 3.
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Repealed. Laws 1999, LB 2, § 3.
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Repealed. Laws 1977, LB 162, § 24.
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Repealed. Laws 2020, LB1016, § 12.
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Repealed. Laws 1977, LB 162, § 24.
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Repealed. Laws 2020, LB1016, § 12.
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Repealed. Laws 2020, LB1016, § 12.
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Repealed. Laws 2020, LB1016, § 12.
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Repealed. Laws 2020, LB1016, § 12.
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Repealed. Laws 2020, LB1016, § 12.
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Repealed. Laws 1972, LB 1460, § 17.
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Repealed. Laws 2020, LB1016, § 12.
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Repealed. Laws 2020, LB1016, § 12.
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Repealed. Laws 2020, LB1016, § 12.
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Repealed. Laws 2020, LB1016, § 12.
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Repealed. Laws 2020, LB1016, § 12.
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Repealed. Laws 2020, LB1016, § 12.
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Repealed. Laws 2020, LB1016, § 12.
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Repealed. Laws 2020, LB1016, § 12.
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Repealed. Laws 2020, LB1016, § 12.
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Repealed. Laws 2020, LB1016, § 12.
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Repealed. Laws 2020, LB1016, § 12.
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Repealed. Laws 2020, LB1016, § 12.
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Repealed. Laws 1977, LB 162, § 24.
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Repealed. Laws 2020, LB1016, § 12.
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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…
Repealed. Laws 2009, LB 631, § 15.
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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…
Repealed. Laws 1987, LB 277, § 1.
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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…