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NE Code § 48-2909 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-2909 - Report; contents.

48-2909.  Report; contents.The department shall provide electronically an annual report to the Legislature regarding compliance with and enforcement of the Employee Classification Act. The report shall include, but not be limited to, the number of reports received from both its hotline and website, the number of investigated reports, the findings of the reports, the amount of combined tax, interest, and fines collected, the number of referrals to the Department of Revenue, Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court, and appropriate prosecuting authority, and the outcome of such referrals.Source  Laws 2010, LB563, § 9;  Laws 2012, LB782, § 67.
NE Code § 48-2910 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-2910 - Contractor; post notice.

48-2910.  Contractor; post notice.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 contractor if the individual does not meet the requirements of an independent contractor under the law known as the Employee Classification Act.(2) If you believe you or someone else has not been properly classified as an employee or an independent contractor under the Employee Classification Act, contact the Department of Labor.Source Laws 2010, LB563, § 10.
NE Code § 48-2911 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-2911 - Contracts; affidavit required; rescission.

48-2911.  Contracts; affidavit required; rescission.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 performing services for such contractor is properly classified under the Employee Classification Act, (2) such contractor has completed a federal I-9 immigration form and has such form on file for each employee performing services, (3) such contractor has complied with section 4-114, (4) such contractor has no reasonable basis to believe that any individual performing services for such contractor is an undocumented worker, and (5) as of the time of the contract, such contractor is not barred from contracting with the state or any political subdivision pursuant to section 48-2907 or 48-2912. Such contract shall also require that the contractor follow the provisions of the Employee Classification Act. A violation of the act by a contractor is grounds for rescission of the contract by the state or political subdivision.Source  Laws 2010, LB563, § 11;  Laws 2018, LB953, § 3.
NE Code § 48-2912 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-2912 - Contractor; false affidavit; penalties.

48-2912.  Contractor; false affidavit; penalties.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 for a period of three years after the date of discovery of the falsehood.Source Laws 2010, LB563, § 12.Cross References  Perjury, penalty, see section 28-915.
NE Code § 48-3001 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-3001 - Act, how cited.

48-3001.  Act, how cited.Sections 48-3001 to 48-3011 shall be known and may be cited as the Teleworker Job Creation Act.Source Laws 2010, LB1081, § 1.
NE Code § 48-3002 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-3002 - Legislative findings and declarations.

48-3002.  Legislative findings and declarations.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 encourage businesses to promote the creation of and training for new jobs which can be performed in the home within the state.Source Laws 2010, LB1081, § 2.
NE Code § 48-3003 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-3003 - Terms, defined.

48-3003.  Terms, defined.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 date;(3) Base-year employee means any individual who was employed in Nebraska and subject to the Nebraska income tax on compensation received from the employer or its predecessors during the base year and who is employed at the project;(4) Director means the Director of Economic Development;(5) Employer means a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, cooperative, limited cooperative association, or joint venture, together with such other entities that are, or would be if incorporated, members of the same unitary group as defined in section 77-2734.04, that employs the teleworkers for which the job training reimbursements are applied for under the act;(6) Qualified training program means a training program which has the following features: (a) The program has at least fifteen hours of instruction per trainee, all of which will occur in the trainee's residence; (b) trainees are each paid at least the federal minimum hourly wage per hour of training performed; (c) trainees are being trained as teleworkers; and (d) the program requires the trainees to pass job-related tests established by the employer;(7) Qualifying employee means a teleworker who has the following characteristics: (a) The teleworker constitutes an employee of the employer under section 77-2753; (b) the teleworker resides in Nebraska at the time of his or her employment application according to his or her statement on his or her employment application; (c) the teleworker completes a qualified training program; (d) the teleworker is not a base-year employee; (e) the teleworker is not required to purchase a computer from the employer; (f) the teleworker has passed such job-related tests required under the qualified training program; (g) the teleworker has passed a criminal background check as required by the employer; and (h) the teleworker has been allowed to complete the hiring process paperwork from his or her residence, except for any drug testing and notarized proof of identity, which can be performed at such location directed by the employer; and(8) Teleworker means a person who works for the employer from his or her residence through the use of telecommunication systems, such as the telephone and the Internet, for inbound-only service and order-taking sales calls, which calls may also include the upselling of related products or services.Source Laws 2010, LB1081, § 3.
NE Code § 48-3005 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-3005 - Employer; submit description of training program.

48-3005.  Employer; submit description of training program.(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 constitute a qualified training program under the act, the director shall approve such program and provide the employer with an approval letter.Source Laws 2010, LB1081, § 5.
NE Code § 48-3006 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-3006 - Job training reimbursements; employer; requirements; amount of reimbursements.

48-3006.  Job training reimbursements; employer; requirements; amount of reimbursements.(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 the application filing date and offers employment to those qualifying employees to work for the employer as a teleworker. The employer shall, to the extent of available job positions, give a hiring priority preference, over other similarly qualified applicants, to those applicants who (a) reside in Nebraska counties of less than one hundred thousand inhabitants, as determined by the most recent federal decennial census, with such residence as determined by the statement of the qualifying employee on his or her employment application, or (b) reside in areas of high concentration of poverty within the corporate limits of a city or village consisting of one or more contiguous census tracts, as determined by the most recent federal decennial census, which contain a percentage of persons below the poverty line of greater than thirty percent, and all census tracts contiguous to such tract or tracts, as determined by the most recent federal decennial census. Such job positions shall pay a wage of at least the then-required minimum hourly wage required by federal law. If the employer fails to provide such a hiring priority preference to one or more of the persons entitled to it, then the employer shall lose the right to one job training reimbursement for each such failure.(2) The amount of the job training reimbursements allowed under subsection (1) of this section shall be three hundred dollars for each new qualifying employee hired by the employer after the application filing date, up to a total of five hundred qualifying employees per project, resulting in a maximum reimbursement per project of one hundred fifty thousand dollars.Source Laws 2010, LB1081, § 6.
NE Code § 48-3007 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-3007 - Request; form; contents.

48-3007.  Request; form; contents.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 of the Teleworker Job Creation Act, and such amounts shall be paid to the employer upon approval by the director.Source Laws 2010, LB1081, § 7.
NE Code § 48-3008 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-3008 - Department of Economic Development; audit employer.

48-3008.  Department of Economic Development; audit employer.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 subaccount created under subsection (3) of section 81-1201.21 to support the costs of audits and administration of the Teleworker Job Creation Act.Source Laws 2010, LB1081, § 8.
NE Code § 48-3009 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-3009 - Right to reimbursement and agreement under act; not transferable; exception.

48-3009.  Right to reimbursement and agreement under act; not transferable; exception.(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 381 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.(2) The acquiring employer, as of the date of notification of the director of the completed transfer, shall be entitled to any unused job training reimbursements and to any future job training reimbursements allowable under the act.Source Laws 2010, LB1081, § 9.
NE Code § 48-3010 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-3010 - Job training reimbursements; interest not allowed.

48-3010.  Job training reimbursements; interest not allowed.Interest shall not be allowable on any job training reimbursements earned under the Teleworker Job Creation Act.Source Laws 2010, LB1081, § 10.
NE Code § 48-3011 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-3011 - No preclusion from receiving tax incentives or other benefits.

48-3011.  No preclusion from receiving tax incentives or other benefits.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.Source Laws 2010, LB1081, § 11.
NE Code § 48-3201 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-3201 - Act, how cited.

48-3201.  Act, how cited.Sections 48-3201 to 48-3205 shall be known and may be cited as the Facilitating Business Rapid Response to State Declared Disasters Act.Source Laws 2016, LB913, § 1.
NE Code § 48-3202 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-3202 - Terms, defined.

48-3202.  Terms, defined.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 United States has declared to be a major disaster or emergency;(2) Disaster period means the period of time that begins ten days before the Governor's proclamation of a state of emergency or the declaration by the President of the United States of a major disaster or emergency, whichever occurs first, and extending for a period of sixty calendar days following the end of the period specified in the proclamation or declaration or sixty calendar days after the proclamation or declaration if no end is provided. The Governor may extend the disaster period as warranted;(3) Infrastructure means real and personal property, including buildings, offices, power lines, cable lines, poles, communication lines, pipes, structures, equipment, and related support facilities, owned or used by a public utility, communications network, broadband or Internet service provider, cable or video service provider, natural gas distribution system, or water pipeline that provides service to more than one customer or person;(4)(a) Out-of-state business means a business entity:(i) That does not have a presence in the state;(ii) That does not conduct business in the state;(iii) That has no registrations, tax filings, or nexus in the state before the declared state disaster or emergency; and(iv) Whose assistance in repairing, renovating, installing, or building infrastructure or rendering services or other business activities related to a declared state disaster or emergency is requested by the state, a county, city, village, or other political subdivision of the state, or a registered business that owns or uses infrastructure.(b) Out-of-state business includes a business entity that is affiliated with a registered business solely through common ownership as long as that business entity does not have any registrations, tax filings, or nexus in the state before the declared state disaster or emergency. For purposes of this section, a prior registration as an out-of-state business for a declared state disaster or emergency shall not be considered a registration in this state;(5) Out-of-state employee means a nonresident individual who does not work in the state except for disaster or emergency related work during a disaster period; and(6) Registered business means a business entity that is registered or licensed to do business in the state before the declared state disaster or emergency.Source Laws 2016, LB913, § 2.
NE Code § 48-3203 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-3203 - Out-of-state business; applicability of state or local employment, licensing, or registration requirements; out-of-state employee; how treated.

48-3203.  Out-of-state business; applicability of state or local employment, licensing, or registration requirements; out-of-state employee; how treated.(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 disaster period shall not be considered to have established a level of presence that would subject the out-of-state business or any of its out-of-state employees to any of the following state or local employment, licensing, or registration requirements:(a) Registration with the Secretary of State;(b) Withholding or income tax registration, filing, or remitting requirements; and(c) Sales, use, or ad valorem tax on equipment brought into the state temporarily for use or consumption during the disaster period if such equipment does not remain in the state after the disaster period.(2) An out-of-state employee shall not be considered to have established residency or a presence in the state that would require that person or that person's employer to file and pay income taxes, to be subjected to tax withholdings, or to file and pay any other state or local income or withholding tax or fee for work repairing, renovating, installing, or building infrastructure or rendering services or other business activities during the disaster period.(3) After the conclusion of a disaster period, an out-of-state business or out-of-state employee that remains in the state is fully subject to the state or local employment, licensing, or registration requirements listed in this section or that were otherwise suspended under the Facilitating Business Rapid Response to State Declared Disasters Act during the disaster period.Source Laws 2016, LB913, § 3.
NE Code § 48-3204 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-3204 - Out-of-state business; notification to Department of Revenue; information; contents; registered business; duties.

48-3204.  Out-of-state business; notification to Department of Revenue; information; contents; registered business; duties.(1) An out-of-state business shall provide notification to the Department of Revenue within ten days after entry to the state during a disaster period that the out-of-state business is in the state for purposes of responding to the declared state disaster or emergency. The out-of-state business shall provide to the department information related to the out-of-state business including, but not limited to, the following:(a) Name;(b) State of domicile;(c) Principal business address;(d) Federal employer identification number;(e) The date when the out-of-state business entered the state; and(f) Contact information while the out-of-state business is in this state.(2) A registered business shall provide the notification required in subsection (1) of this section for an affiliate of the registered business that enters the state as an out-of-state business. The notification under this subsection shall also include contact information for the registered business in the state.Source Laws 2016, LB913, § 4.
NE Code § 48-3205 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-3205 - Work pursuant to request for bid or request for proposals; how treated.

48-3205.  Work pursuant to request for bid or request for proposals; how treated.The Facilitating Business Rapid Response to State Declared Disasters Act shall not grant exemptions authorized by the act to any out-of-state business performing work pursuant to a request for bid or request for proposals by a state agency or political subdivision.Source Laws 2016, LB913, § 5.
NE Code § 48-3301 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-3301 - Act, how cited.

48-3301.  Act, how cited.Sections 48-3301 to 48-3305 shall be known and may be cited as the Nebraska Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.Source Laws 2016, LB1110, § 1.
NE Code § 48-3303 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-3303 - Career pathway, defined.

48-3303.  Career pathway, defined.For purposes of the Nebraska Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, career pathway means an identified series of positions, work experiences, or educational benchmarks or credentials with multiple access points that offers occupational and financial advancement within a specified career field or related fields over time. Career pathways offer combined programs of rigorous and high-quality education, training, and other services that do all of the following:(1) Align with the skill needs of industries in the state and regional economies;(2) Prepare an individual to be successful in any of a full range of secondary or postsecondary education options, including apprenticeships registered under the National Apprenticeship Act, 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq., except apprenticeships under 29 U.S.C. 3226;(3) Include counseling to support an individual in achieving the individual's education and career goals;(4) Include, as appropriate, education offered concurrently with and in the same context as workforce preparation activities and training for a specific occupation;(5) Organize education, training, and other services to meet the particular needs of an individual in a manner that accelerates the educational and career advancement of the individual to the extent practicable;(6) Enable an individual to attain a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent and at least one recognized postsecondary credential; and(7) Help an individual enter or advance within a specific occupation.Source Laws 2016, LB1110, § 3.
NE Code § 48-3304 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-3304 - Commissioner of Labor; performance report; duties.

48-3304.  Commissioner of Labor; performance report; duties.On or before November 30 of each year, the Commissioner of Labor shall submit a copy of the performance report required by section 116(d) of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, 29 U.S.C. 3141(d), to the Governor, the Legislature, and the Nebraska Workforce Development Board. The report shall cover the prior program year and shall include the total amount of federal funding provided to the state and to each of the local workforce development areas for the adult, youth, and dislocated worker programs and the amount expended within each program for training services. The report to the Legislature shall be submitted electronically.Source Laws 2016, LB1110, § 4.
NE Code § 48-3305 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-3305 - Department of Labor; powers; rules and regulations.

48-3305.  Department of Labor; powers; rules and regulations.(1) The Department of Labor shall have the authority to administer the requirements of Title I of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, including, but not limited to, establishing accounting, monitoring, auditing, and reporting procedures and criteria in order to ensure state compliance with the objectives and requirements of Title I of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.(2) The department may adopt and promulgate any rules and regulations necessary to implement the Nebraska Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.Source Laws 2016, LB1110, § 5.
NE Code § 48-3401 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-3401 - Act, how cited.

48-3401.  Act, how cited.Sections 48-3401 to 48-3407 shall be known and may be cited as the Sector Partnership Program Act.Source Laws 2016, LB1110, § 6.