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NE Code § 48-145.02 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-145.02 - Employers; reports required.

48-145.02.  Employers; reports required.Every employer shall upon request of the administrator of the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court report to the administrator (1) the number of its employees and the nature and location of their work, (2) the name of the workers' compensation insurer with whom the employer has insured its liability under the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act and the number and date of expiration of such policy, and (3) the employer's federal employer identification number or numbers. Failure to furnish such report within ten days from the making of a request by certified or registered mail shall constitute presumptive evidence that the delinquent employer is violating section 48-145.01.Source   Laws 1971, LB 572, § 19;   Laws 1972, LB 1061, § 1;   Laws 1986, LB 811, § 69;  Laws 2005, LB 13, § 10.
NE Code § 48-145.03 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-145.03 - Employers; other liabilities not affected.

48-145.03.  Employers; other liabilities not affected.Sections 48-125.01, 48-145.01, and 48-145.02 shall not affect any other liability of the employer under the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act.Source   Laws 1971, LB 572, § 21;   Laws 1986, LB 811, § 70.
NE Code § 48-145.04 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-145.04 - Self-insurance; assessment; payments.

48-145.04.  Self-insurance; assessment; payments.(1) The administrator of the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court shall, prior to January 1 of each year, estimate as closely as possible the actual cost to the court of evaluating an application for self-insurance and supervising and administering the self-insurance program for the ensuing year and assess the amount thereof, but not to exceed two thousand dollars, against each applicant for self-insurance in this state. Such assessment shall be in addition to the payments required by subdivision (2) of section 48-145 and section 48-1,114. The administrator shall notify each applicant of the amount of the individual assessment. Such assessment shall be due and payable with the application for self-insurance. If any assessment is not paid, the application shall not be considered.(2) All payments received under subsection (1) of this section shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Compensation Court Cash Fund. Such payments shall be expended solely for evaluating applications for self-insurance and to aid in supervising and administering the self-insurance program. After the first year, the balance remaining of such payments at the time each annual assessment is made shall be taken into account when the total assessment for the ensuing year is made.Source   Laws 1986, LB 1036, § 1;   Laws 1992, LB 1006, § 93;   Laws 1993, LB 757, § 13;  Laws 1999, LB 2, § 1;  Laws 2000, LB 1221, § 9;  Laws 2005, LB 13, § 11.
NE Code § 48-146.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-146.01 - Transferred to section 44-3,158.

48-146.01.  Transferred to section 44-3,158.
NE Code § 48-146.03 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-146.03 - Workers' compensation insurance policy; deductible options; exception; liability; insurer; duties; prohibited acts; violation; penalty.

48-146.03.  Workers' compensation insurance policy; deductible options; exception; liability; insurer; duties; prohibited acts; violation; penalty.(1) Each workers' compensation insurance policy issued by an insurer pursuant to the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act:(a) Shall offer, at the option of the insured employer, a deductible for medical benefits in the amount of five hundred dollars to two thousand five hundred dollars per claim in increments of five hundred dollars; or(b) May offer, at the option of the insured employer and the workers' compensation insurer, a deductible for all amounts paid by the insurer as long as the deductible is not more than forty percent of the insured employer's otherwise applicable annual workers' compensation insurance premium at rates approved for the insurer but not less than fifty thousand dollars.The insured employer, if choosing to exercise one of such options listed in this subsection, may choose only one of the amounts as the deductible. The provisions of this section shall be fully disclosed to each prospective purchaser in writing.(2) The deductible form shall provide that the workers' compensation insurer shall remain liable for and shall pay the entire cost of medical benefits for each claim directly to the medical provider, shall remain liable for and pay the entire cost of benefits, claims, and expenses as required by the policy irrespective of the deductible provision, and shall then be reimbursed by the employer for any deductible amounts paid by the workers' compensation insurer. The employer shall be liable for reimbursement up to the limit of the deductible.(3) A workers' compensation insurer shall not be required to offer a deductible if, as a result of a credit investigation, the insurer determines that the employer does not have the financial ability to be responsible for the payment of deductible amounts.(4) A workers' compensation insurer shall service and, if necessary, defend all claims that arise during the policy period, including those claims payable in whole or in part from the deductible amount, and shall make such reports to the compensation court of payments made, including payments made under the deductible provisions, as may be required by the compensation court.(5) A person who is employed by a policyholder which chooses to exercise the option of a deductible policy shall not be required to pay any of the deductible amount, and any such policyholder shall not require or attempt to require the employee to give up his or her right of selection of physician set out in section 48-120. Any violation of this subsection shall be a Class II misdemeanor.Source   Laws 1990, LB 313, § 2;   Laws 1992, LB 1006, § 94;  Laws 2005, LB 238, § 12.
NE Code § 48-147 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-147 - Liability insurance; existing contract; effect of law; violations; penalty.

48-147.  Liability insurance; existing contract; effect of law; violations; penalty.Nothing in the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act shall affect any existing contract for employers liability insurance, or affect the organization of any mutual or other insurance company, or any arrangement existing between employers and employees, providing for payment to such employees, their families, dependents, or representatives, sick, accident, or death benefits in addition to the compensation provided for by such act; but liability for compensation under such act shall not be reduced or affected by any insurance of the injured employee, or any contribution or other benefit whatsoever, due to or received by the person entitled to such compensation, and the person so entitled shall, irrespective of any insurance or other contract, have the right to recover the same directly from the employer, and in addition thereto, the right to enforce in his or her own name in the manner provided in section 48-146 the liability of any insurer who may, in whole or in part, have insured the liability for such compensation. Payment in whole or in part of such compensation by either the employer or the insurer, as the case may be, shall, to the extent thereof, be a bar to recovery against the other of the amount so paid. No agreement by an employee to pay any portion of premium paid by his or her employer or to contribute to a benefit fund or department maintained by such employer for the purpose of providing compensation as required by the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act shall be valid, and any employer who makes a deduction for such purpose from the pay of any employee entitled to the benefits of such act shall be guilty of a Class II misdemeanor. Nothing in this section invalidates or prohibits agreements pursuant to subdivision (11) of section 48-115 or section 48-115.02.Source   Laws 1913, c. 198, § 48, p. 600;   R.S.1913, § 3689;   C.S.1922, § 3071;   C.S.1929, § 48-148;   R.S.1943, § 48-147;   Laws 1971, LB 572, § 10;   Laws 1977, LB 40, § 273;   Laws 1986, LB 811, § 74;   Laws 1997, LB 474, § 6;  Laws 1999, LB 216, § 11.  Annotations  Pension benefits made under city ordinance did not affect the right of plaintiff to claim and receive under Workmen's Compensation Act. Novotny v. City of Omaha, 207 Neb. 535, 299 N.W.2d 757 (1980). Receipt and acceptance of workmen's compensation does not bar city fireman from right to fireman's pension. City of Lincoln v. Steffensmeyer, 134 Neb. 613, 279 N.W. 272 (1938). Widow of city fireman, who had received pension, was not barred thereby from claiming compensation for accidental death. Shandy v. City of Omaha, 127 Neb. 406, 255 N.W. 477 (1934). Payment of private insurance benefits, even if made pursuant to an employer-funded plan, does not entitle an employer to reduce an employee's benefits due under the Workers' Compensation Act. Nunn v. Texaco Trading & Transp., 3 Neb. App. 101, 523 N.W.2d 705 (1994).
NE Code § 48-148.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-148.01 - Denial of compensation; false representation.

48-148.01.  Denial of compensation; false representation.No compensation shall be allowed if, at the time of or in the course of entering into employment or at the time of receiving notice of the removal of conditions from a conditional offer of employment: (1) The employee knowingly and willfully made a false representation as to his or her physical or medical condition by acknowledging in writing that he or she is able to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation based upon the employer's written job description; (2) the employer relied upon the false representation and the reliance was a substantial factor in the hiring; and (3) a causal connection existed between the false representation and the injury.Source Laws 2015, LB480, § 1.
NE Code § 48-149 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-149 - Compensation payments; nonassignable; not subject to attachment; exceptions.

48-149.  Compensation payments; nonassignable; not subject to attachment; exceptions.No proceeds or interest thereon from payments or lump-sum settlements under the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act or law of another state which provides compensation and benefits for employees sustaining job-related injuries shall be assignable, subject to attachment or garnishment, or held liable in any way for any debts, except (1) as provided in section 48-108 and (2) payments under the act or any law of another state which provides compensation and benefits for employees sustaining job-related injuries shall be subject to income withholding under the Income Withholding for Child Support Act, administrative attachment and bank matching pursuant to sections 43-3328 to 43-3339, and garnishment by a county attorney or authorized attorney pursuant to section 43-512.03 or garnishment for child support as defined in section 43-1705 by an obligee as defined in section 43-1713.Source   Laws 1913, c. 198, § 50, p. 600;   R.S.1913, § 3691;   C.S.1922, § 3073;   C.S.1929, § 48-150;   R.S.1943, § 48-149;   Laws 1986, LB 811, § 76;   Laws 1993, LB 523, § 24;   Laws 1993, LB 118, § 2;   Laws 1997, LB 752, § 124.  Cross References  Income Withholding for Child Support Act, see section 43-1701.
NE Code § 48-150 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-150 - Compensation claims; same preference as wage claims.

48-150.  Compensation claims; same preference as wage claims.The right to compensation and all compensation awarded any injured employee or for death claims to his or her dependents in any amount shall have the same preference against the assets of the employer as unpaid wages for labor, but such compensation shall not become a lien on the property of third persons by reason of such preference.Source   Laws 1913, c. 198, § 51, p. 600;   R.S.1913, § 3692;   C.S.1922, § 3074;   C.S.1929, § 48-151;   R.S.1943, § 48-150;   Laws 1986, LB 811, § 77.
NE Code § 48-152.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-152.01 - Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court; judges; judicial nominating commission; selection.

48-152.01.  Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court; judges; judicial nominating commission; selection.The members of the judicial nominating commission for the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court shall be selected on a statewide basis as provided in section 24-803.Source   Laws 1967, c. 292, § 4, p. 798;   Laws 1973, LB 110, § 11;   Laws 1986, LB 811, § 80.
NE Code § 48-153 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-153 - Judges; number; term; qualifications; continuance in office; prohibition on holding other office or pursuing other occupation.

48-153.  Judges; number; term; qualifications; continuance in office; prohibition on holding other office or pursuing other occupation.The Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court shall consist of seven judges. Judges holding office on August 30, 1981, shall continue in office until expiration of their respective terms of office and thereafter for an additional term which shall expire on the first Thursday after the first Tuesday in January immediately following the first general election at which they are retained in office after August 30, 1981. Judge of the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court shall include any person appointed to the office of judge of the Nebraska Workmen's Compensation Court prior to July 17, 1986, pursuant to Article V, section 21, of the Nebraska Constitution. Any person serving as a judge of the Nebraska Workmen's Compensation Court immediately prior to July 17, 1986, shall be a judge of the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court. The right of judges of the compensation court to continue in office shall be determined in the manner provided in sections 24-813 to 24-818, and the terms of office thereafter shall be for six years beginning on the first Thursday after the first Tuesday in January immediately following their retention at such election. In case of a vacancy occurring in the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court, the same shall be filled in accordance with the provisions of Article V, section 21, of the Nebraska Constitution and the right of any judge so appointed to continue in office shall be determined in the manner provided in sections 24-813 to 24-818. All such judges shall hold office until their successors are appointed and qualified, or until death, voluntary resignation, or removal for cause. No judge of the compensation court shall, during his or her tenure in office as judge, hold any other office or position of profit, pursue any other business or avocation inconsistent or which interferes with his or her duties as such judge, or serve on or under any committee of any political party.Source   Laws 1935, c. 57, § 2, p. 188;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 48-163;   R.S.1943, § 48-153;   Laws 1945, c. 113, § 1, p. 363;   Laws 1963, c. 288, § 1, p. 865;   Laws 1965, c. 280, § 2, p. 806;   Laws 1967, c. 292, § 2, p. 798;   Laws 1975, LB 187, § 10;   Laws 1978, LB 649, § 4;   Laws 1979, LB 237, § 5;   Laws 1981, LB 111, § 4;   Laws 1983, LB 18, § 3;   Laws 1986, LB 811, § 81;   Laws 1988, LB 868, § 2;  Laws 2011, LB151, § 3.
NE Code § 48-153.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-153.01 - Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court judge; eligibility.

48-153.01.  Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court judge; eligibility.No person shall be eligible for the office of judge of the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court unless he or she:(1) Is at least thirty years of age;(2) Is a citizen of the United States;(3) Has been engaged in the practice of law in the State of Nebraska for at least five years, which may include prior service as a judge;(4) Is currently admitted to practice before the Nebraska Supreme Court; and(5) Is a resident of the State of Nebraska, and remains a resident of such state during the period of service.This section shall not apply to a person serving as a judge of the Nebraska Workmen's Compensation Court on August 24, 1979, who continues to serve as a judge of the Nebraska Workmen's Compensation Court after August 24, 1979, and prior to July 17, 1986, and who continues to serve as a judge of the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court on and after July 17, 1986.Source   Laws 1979, LB 237, § 6;   Laws 1986, LB 811, § 82.
NE Code § 48-154 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-154 - Judges; removal; grounds.

48-154.  Judges; removal; grounds.Any judge of the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court may be removed in the same manner and for the same causes as a judge of the district court may be removed.Source   Laws 1935, c. 57, § 3, p. 189;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 48-164;   R.S.1943, § 48-154;   Laws 1967, c. 292, § 3, p. 798;   Laws 1986, LB 811, § 83.
NE Code § 48-155 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-155 - Presiding judge; how chosen; term; powers and duties; acting presiding judge; selection; powers.

48-155.  Presiding judge; how chosen; term; powers and duties; acting presiding judge; selection; powers.The judges of the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court shall, on July 1 of every odd-numbered year by a majority vote, select one of their number as presiding judge for the next two years, subject to approval of the Supreme Court. The presiding judge may designate one of the other judges to act as presiding judge in his or her stead whenever necessary during the disqualification, disability, or absence of the presiding judge. The presiding judge shall rule on all matters submitted to the compensation court except those arising in the course of hearings or as otherwise provided by law, assign or direct the assignment of the work of the compensation court to the several judges, clerk, and employees who support the judicial proceedings of the compensation court, preside at such meetings of the judges of the compensation court as may be necessary, and perform such other supervisory duties as the needs of the compensation court may require. During the disqualification, disability, or absence of the presiding judge, the acting presiding judge shall exercise all of the powers of the presiding judge.Source   Laws 1935, c. 57, § 4, p. 189;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 48-165;   R.S.1943, § 48-155;   Laws 1945, c. 113, § 2, p. 364;   Laws 1959, c. 225, § 1, p. 791;   Laws 1969, c. 396, § 1, p. 1386;   Laws 1986, LB 811, § 84;   Laws 1992, LB 360, § 15;  Laws 2000, LB 1221, § 10;  Laws 2005, LB 13, § 14;  Laws 2011, LB151, § 4.
NE Code § 48-155.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-155.01 - Judges; appointment of acting judge; compensation.

48-155.01.  Judges; appointment of acting judge; compensation.(1) The Governor may, by single order, appoint a qualified person meeting the eligibility requirements of section 48-153.01 to serve as acting judge of the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court. Such appointment shall be for a period of two years. In determining whether a person is qualified to serve as acting judge of the compensation court, the Governor shall consider the person's knowledge of the law, experience in the legal system, intellect, capacity for fairness, probity, temperament, and industry. The acting judge shall be subject to call by the presiding judge of the compensation court, who may assign the acting judge to temporary duty in order to (a) sit in the compensation court to relieve a congested docket of the court or to prevent the docket from becoming congested or (b) sit for a judge of the court who may be incapacitated or absent for any reason. An acting judge appointed and assigned pursuant to this section shall possess the same powers and be subject to the duties, restrictions, and liabilities as are prescribed by law respecting judges of the compensation court, except that an acting judge is not prohibited from practicing law as provided in section 7-111.(2) The acting judge shall receive for each day of temporary duty an amount equal to one-twentieth of the monthly salary he or she would receive if he or she were a regularly appointed judge of the compensation court and shall be reimbursed for his or her expenses while on temporary duty at the same rate as provided in sections 81-1174 to 81-1177. Within fifteen days following completion of a temporary duty assignment, the acting judge shall submit to the presiding judge of the compensation court a request for payment or reimbursement for services rendered and expenses incurred during such temporary duty assignment. Upon receipt of such request, the presiding judge shall endorse on the request that the services were performed and expenses incurred pursuant to an assignment of the presiding judge of the compensation court and file such request with the proper authority for payment.(3) The acting judge shall not pay into the Nebraska Retirement Fund for Judges nor be eligible for retirement benefits under the Judges Retirement Act.Source   Laws 1959, c. 226, § 1, p. 792;   Laws 1981, LB 204, § 79;   Laws 1986, LB 811, § 85;   Laws 1994, LB 833, § 27;  Laws 2004, LB 1097, § 22;  Laws 2005, LB 238, § 13.  Cross References  Judges Retirement Act, see section 24-701.01.
NE Code § 48-156 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-156 - Judges; quorum; powers.

48-156.  Judges; quorum; powers.A majority of the judges of the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court shall constitute a quorum to adopt rules and regulations, as provided in sections 48-163 and 48-164, to transact business, except when the statute or a rule adopted by the compensation court permits one judge thereof to act. The act or decision of a majority of the judges constituting such quorum shall in all such cases be deemed the act or decision of the compensation court, except that a majority vote of all the judges shall be required to adopt rules and regulations.Source   Laws 1935, c. 57, § 5, p. 190;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 48-166;   R.S.1943, § 48-156;   Laws 1945, c. 113, § 3, p. 364;   Laws 1965, c. 280, § 3, p. 807;   Laws 1983, LB 18, § 4;   Laws 1986, LB 811, § 86;   Laws 1992, LB 360, § 16;  Laws 1999, LB 216, § 13;  Laws 2011, LB151, § 5. Annotations  The plain and ordinary meaning of the quorum requirement of this section is that review of a disputed claim must be conducted by no less than three judges of the Workers' Compensation Court. Hagelstein v. Swift-Eckrich Div. of ConAgra, 257 Neb. 312, 597 N.W.2d 394 (1999). Absent statutory disqualification, bias, or other cause shown, it is not prejudicial for the one judge of the Workmen's Compensation Court to serve as one of the judges of that court on rehearing. Schademann v. Casey, 194 Neb. 149, 231 N.W.2d 116 (1975). A majority of the court as a quorum is empowered to transact business. City of Lincoln v. Nebraska Workmen's Compensation Court, 133 Neb. 225, 274 N.W. 576 (1937).
NE Code § 48-158 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-158 - Judges; administrator; clerk; bond or insurance; oath.

48-158.  Judges; administrator; clerk; bond or insurance; oath.Each of the judges of the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court, the administrator of the compensation court, and the clerk of the compensation court shall, before entering upon or discharging any of the duties of his or her office, be bonded or insured as required by section 11-201 and such judges, administrator, and clerk shall, before entering upon the duties of their offices, take and subscribe the statutory oath of office.Source   Laws 1935, c. 57, § 8, p. 191;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 48-169;   R.S.1943, § 48-158;   Laws 1978, LB 653, § 9;   Laws 1986, LB 811, § 88;  Laws 2004, LB 884, § 20;  Laws 2005, LB 13, § 16.