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NE Code § 48-1703 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-1703 - Act; exclusions.

48-1703.  Act; exclusions.The following shall be excluded from the Farm Labor Contractors Act:(1) Any individual who engages in a farm labor contracting activity on behalf of a farm, processing establishment, cannery, gin, packing shed, or nursery, which is owned and operated exclusively by such individual or a member of his or her immediate family, if such activities are performed only for such operation and exclusively by such individual or family member, but without regard to whether such individual has incorporated or otherwise organized for business purposes;(2) Any common carrier which would be a farm labor contractor solely because it is engaged in transporting any migrant or seasonal agricultural worker. For purposes of this section, a common carrier is one which holds itself out to the general public to engage in transportation of passengers for hire, whether over regular or irregular routes, and which holds a valid certificate or authorization for such purposes from an appropriate local, state, or federal agency;(3) Any labor organization as defined under applicable state law;(4) Any nonprofit charitable organization or public or private nonprofit educational institution;(5) Any custom combine, hay harvesting, sheep shearing, or custom poultry operations;(6) Employees of exempt employers; and(7) Any operation which has a workforce comprised of eighty percent or more individuals who are seventeen years of age or younger and which has obtained a certificate of exemption from the department. Any operator who meets the requirements of this subdivision shall be issued such certificate by the department. The department shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations necessary to carry out this subdivision.Source   Laws 1987, LB 344, § 3;   Laws 1992, LB 452, § 1;  Laws 2002, LB 931, § 2.
NE Code § 48-1704 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-1704 - Farm labor contractor; license; form; contents.

48-1704.  Farm labor contractor; license; form; contents.(1) Except as otherwise provided by the Farm Labor Contractors Act, no person shall act as a farm labor contractor and engage in farm labor contracting activity unless such person holds a valid license issued by the department.(2) Farm labor contractor licenses may be issued by the department only as follows:(a) To an individual operating as a sole proprietor under the person's own name or under an assumed business name registered with the state;(b) To two or more individuals operating as a partnership under their own names or under an assumed business name registered with the state; and(c) To a corporation, limited liability company, or cooperative association authorized to do business in Nebraska.(3) An application for a license as a farm labor contractor shall be sworn to by the applicant and shall be written on a form prescribed by the department. The form shall include, but not be limited to, the following:(a) The applicant's name and Nebraska address, all other temporary and permanent addresses the applicant uses or knows will be used in the future, and, if the applicant is an individual, the applicant's social security number;(b) Information on all motor vehicles to be used by the applicant in operations as a farm labor contractor, including the license number and state of licensure, the vehicle number, and the name and address of the vehicle owner for all vehicles used for farm labor contracting activity;(c) Whether or not the applicant was ever denied a license under the Farm Labor Contractors Act or in any other jurisdiction under a similar law or had such a license revoked or suspended; and(d) The names and addresses of all persons financially interested, whether as partners, limited liability company members, shareholders, associates, or profit sharers in the applicant's proposed operations as a farm labor contractor, together with the amount of their respective interests, and whether or not, to the best of the applicant's knowledge, any of such persons was ever denied a license under the act or in any other jurisdiction or had such a license revoked or suspended.Source   Laws 1987, LB 344, § 4;   Laws 1993, LB 121, § 302;   Laws 1994, LB 884, § 66;   Laws 1997, LB 752, § 128.
NE Code § 48-1706 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-1706 - Application fee.

48-1706.  Application fee.Each application shall be accompanied by a fee. The Commissioner of Labor shall establish the amount of the fee, which shall not exceed seven hundred fifty dollars, by rule and regulation. The fee shall be established with due regard for the costs of administering the Farm Labor Contractors Act. All fees so collected shall be deposited in the Contractor and Professional Employer Organization Registration Cash Fund.Source   Laws 1987, LB 344, § 6;  Laws 2002, LB 931, § 3;  Laws 2016, LB270, § 2.
NE Code § 48-1708 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-1708 - Department; adopt rules and regulations.

48-1708.  Department; adopt rules and regulations.The department shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations reasonably necessary for the administration and enforcement of the Farm Labor Contractors Act.Source  Laws 1987, LB 344, § 8.
NE Code § 48-1709 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-1709 - Notice; posting.

48-1709.  Notice; posting.Every farm labor contractor covered by the Farm Labor Contractors Act shall post conspicuously upon the premises where employees working under the contractor are employed, in both English and Spanish, a notice specifying the contractor's compliance with the act and the name and Nebraska address of the surety on the bond or a notice that a deposit in lieu of the bond has been made with the department together with the address of the department.Source  Laws 1987, LB 344, § 9.
NE Code § 48-1710 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-1710 - Department; licensing duties; license; protest; term; renewal; fee.

48-1710.  Department; licensing duties; license; protest; term; renewal; fee.(1) The department shall conduct an investigation of each applicant's character, competence, and reliability and any other matters relating to the applicant's operations as a farm labor contractor.(2) The department shall issue a license within fifteen days of receipt of the application if the department determines that the applicant is of satisfactory character, competence, and reliability.(3) Any person may protest the issuance of a license to any applicant at any time by filing with the department a written statement detailing such person's reasons for protesting.(4) The licensing year shall run from April 1 to the following March 31 and each license shall expire on March 31 following the date of its issuance unless sooner revoked by the department.(5) A license shall be renewed annually upon payment in advance of the required fee, except that the Commissioner of Labor may require any person seeking renewal to file a new application and may conduct a new investigation of the applicant's character, competence, and reliability and any other matters relating to the applicant's operations as a farm labor contractor.(6) On its own initiative or upon receipt of a complaint or notice that a farm labor contractor is in violation of the Farm Labor Contractors Act, the department shall conduct an investigation of such contractor.Source   Laws 1987, LB 344, § 10;  Laws 2002, LB 931, § 4.
NE Code § 48-1711 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-1711 - Farm labor contractor; duties.

48-1711.  Farm labor contractor; duties.A farm labor contractor shall:(1) Carry his or her farm labor contractor license at all times and exhibit such license upon request to any person with whom the contractor intends to deal in his or her capacity as a farm labor contractor;(2) File immediately at the United States post office serving the farm labor contractor's address as noted on the license a correct change of address and notify the department each time an address change is made;(3) Pay or distribute promptly when due to the individuals entitled all money or other things of value entrusted to the farm labor contractor by any person for that purpose;(4) Comply with the terms and provisions of all legal and valid agreements or contracts entered into by the farm labor contractor;(5) Comply with all state laws, rules, and regulations relevant to the activity as a farm labor contractor;(6) Furnish to each worker at the time of hiring, recruiting, soliciting, or supplying such worker, whichever occurs first, a written statement in both English and Spanish which contains a description of:(a) The method of computing the rate of compensation and the rate of compensation;(b) The terms and conditions of any bonus offered and the manner of determining when the bonus is earned;(c) The terms and conditions of any loan made to the worker;(d) The conditions of any housing and health and day care to be provided;(e) The terms and conditions of employment, including the approximate length of season or period of employment and the approximate starting and ending dates;(f) The terms and conditions under which the worker is furnished clothing or equipment;(g) The name and address of the owner of all operations where the worker will be working; and(h) The worker's rights and remedies in plain and simple language in a form specified by the department;(7) Furnish to the worker each time the worker receives a compensation payment from the farm labor contractor a written statement itemizing the total payment, the amount and purpose of each deduction therefrom, the hours worked, and, if the work is done on a piece basis, the number of pieces completed; and(8) Provide a bilingual employee who shall be available at the worksite for each shift a non-English-speaking worker is employed if the farm labor contractor has a workforce of ten or more non-English-speaking workers who speak the same non-English language. The bilingual employee shall be conversant in the non-English language spoken by such workers.Source   Laws 1987, LB 344, § 11;  Laws 2002, LB 931, § 5.
NE Code § 48-1712 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-1712 - Farm labor contractor; applicant for license; prohibited acts.

48-1712.  Farm labor contractor; applicant for license; prohibited acts.A farm labor contractor or an applicant for a farm labor contractor license shall not:(1) Make any misrepresentation, false statement, or willful concealment in the application for a license or in his or her dealing with workers;(2) Solicit or induce or cause to be solicited or induced the violation of an existing contract of employment;(3) Assist a person to act in violation of the Farm Labor Contractors Act; and(4) By any force, intimidation, or threat, including threat of deportation, induce any worker employed or in a subcontracting relationship to the farm labor contractor to give up any part of the compensation to which the worker is entitled under the contract of employment or under federal or state wage laws.Source  Laws 1987, LB 344, § 12.
NE Code § 48-1713 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-1713 - License; revocation, suspension, refuse renewal; when.

48-1713.  License; revocation, suspension, refuse renewal; when.The department may revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew a farm labor contractor license upon the department's own motion or upon complaint by any individual if:(1) The licensee or his or her agent has violated or failed to comply with any provision of the Farm Labor Contractors Act;(2) The conditions under which the license was issued have changed or no longer exist; or(3) The licensee's character, reliability, or competence makes him or her an unfit farm labor contractor.Source  Laws 1987, LB 344, § 13.
NE Code § 48-1714 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-1714 - Violations; prohibited acts; penalty.

48-1714.  Violations; prohibited acts; penalty.(1) Any person violating section 48-1711 or 48-1712 shall be guilty of a Class II misdemeanor.(2) Any person who (a) intentionally defaces, alters, or changes a farm labor contractor license, (b) uses the license of another, (c) knowingly permits the use of another person's license, or (d) acts as a farm labor contractor without a license shall be guilty of a Class II misdemeanor.Source  Laws 1987, LB 344, § 14.
NE Code § 48-1801 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-1801 - Transferred to section 81-5,190.

48-1801.  Transferred to section 81-5,190.
NE Code § 48-1802 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-1802 - Transferred to section 81-5,191.

48-1802.  Transferred to section 81-5,191.
NE Code § 48-1803 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-1803 - Transferred to section 81-5,192.

48-1803.  Transferred to section 81-5,192.
NE Code § 48-1804 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-1804 - Transferred to section 81-5,193.

48-1804.  Transferred to section 81-5,193.
NE Code § 48-1804.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-1804.01 - Transferred to section 81-5,194.

48-1804.01.  Transferred to section 81-5,194.
NE Code § 48-1805 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-1805 - Transferred to section 81-5,195.

48-1805.  Transferred to section 81-5,195.
NE Code § 48-1806 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-1806 - Transferred to section 81-5,196.

48-1806.  Transferred to section 81-5,196.
NE Code § 48-1807 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-1807 - Transferred to section 81-5,197.

48-1807.  Transferred to section 81-5,197.
NE Code § 48-1808 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-1808 - Transferred to section 81-5,198.

48-1808.  Transferred to section 81-5,198.
NE Code § 48-1809 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-1809 - Transferred to section 81-5,199.

48-1809.  Transferred to section 81-5,199.
NE Code § 48-1811 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-1811 - Transferred to section 81-5,200.

48-1811.  Transferred to section 81-5,200.
NE Code § 48-1812 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-1812 - Transferred to section 81-5,201.

48-1812.  Transferred to section 81-5,201.
NE Code § 48-1813 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-1813 - Transferred to section 81-5,202.

48-1813.  Transferred to section 81-5,202.
NE Code § 48-1814 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-1814 - Transferred to section 81-5,203.

48-1814.  Transferred to section 81-5,203.
NE Code § 48-1815 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-1815 - Transferred to section 81-5,204.

48-1815.  Transferred to section 81-5,204.
NE Code § 48-1816 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-1816 - Transferred to section 81-5,205.

48-1816.  Transferred to section 81-5,205.
NE Code § 48-1817 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-1817 - Transferred to section 81-5,206.

48-1817.  Transferred to section 81-5,206.
NE Code § 48-1818 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-1818 - Transferred to section 81-5,207.

48-1818.  Transferred to section 81-5,207.
NE Code § 48-1819 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-1819 - Transferred to section 81-5,208.

48-1819.  Transferred to section 81-5,208.
NE Code § 48-1901 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-1901 - Legislative intent.

48-1901.  Legislative intent.It is the intent of the Legislature through sections 48-1901 to 48-1910 to help in the treatment and elimination of drug and alcohol use and abuse in the workplace while protecting the employee's rights. Nothing in sections 48-1901 to 48-1910 shall be construed to require employers to conduct drug and alcohol testing of their employees nor shall sections 48-1901 to 48-1910 be determinative of the cases or circumstances under which such tests may be given.Source  Laws 1988, LB 582, § 1.
NE Code § 48-1902 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-1902 - Terms, defined.

48-1902.  Terms, defined.For purposes of sections 48-1901 to 48-1910, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) Alcohol means any product of distillation of any fermented liquid, whether rectified or diluted, whatever may be the origin thereof, synthetic ethyl alcohol, the four varieties of liquor, alcohol, spirits, wine, and beer, as defined in sections 53-103.01, 53-103.03, 53-103.38, and 53-103.42, every liquid or solid, patented or not, containing alcohol, spirits, wine, or beer, and alcohol used in the manufacture of denatured alcohol, flavoring extracts, syrups, or medicinal, mechanical, scientific, culinary, and toilet preparations;(2) Breath-testing device means intoxilyzer model 4011AS or other scientific testing equivalent as approved by and operated in accordance with the department rules and regulations;(3) Breath-testing-device operator means a person who has obtained or been issued a permit pursuant to the department rules and regulations;(4) Department means the Department of Health and Human Services;(5) Department rules and regulations means the techniques and methods authorized pursuant to section 60-6,201;(6) Drug means any substance, chemical, or compound as described, defined, or delineated in sections 28-405 and 28-419 or any metabolite or conjugated form thereof, except that any substance, chemical, or compound containing any product as defined in subdivision (1) of this section may also be defined as alcohol;(7) Employee means any person who receives any remuneration, commission, bonus, or other form of wages in return for such person's actions which directly or indirectly benefit an employer; and(8) Employer means the State of Nebraska and its political subdivisions, all other governmental entities, or any individual, association, corporation, or other organization doing business in the State of Nebraska unless it, he, or she employs a total of less than six full-time and part-time employees at any one time.Source   Laws 1988, LB 582, § 2;   Laws 1993, LB 370, § 44;   Laws 1994, LB 859, § 1;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 276;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 218;  Laws 2010, LB861, § 6.
NE Code § 48-1903 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-1903 - Test results; use; requirements.

48-1903.  Test results; use; requirements.Any results of any test performed on the body fluid or breath specimen of an employee, as directed by the employer, to determine the presence of drugs or alcohol shall not be used to deny any continued employment or in any disciplinary or administrative action unless the following requirements are met:(1) A positive finding of drugs by preliminary screening procedures has been subsequently confirmed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry or other scientific testing technique which has been or may be approved by the department; and(2) A positive finding of alcohol by preliminary screening procedures is subsequently confirmed by either:(a) Gas chromatography with a flame ionization detector or other scientific testing technique which has been or may be approved by the department; or(b) A breath-testing device operated by a breath-testing-device operator. Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to preclude an employee from immediately requesting further confirmation of any breath-testing results by a blood sample if the employee voluntarily submits to give a blood sample taken by qualified medical personnel in accordance with the rules and regulations adopted and promulgated by the department. If the confirmatory blood test results do not confirm a violation of the employer's work rules, any disciplinary or administrative action shall be rescinded.Except for a confirmatory breath test as provided in subdivision (2)(b) of this section, all confirmatory tests shall be performed by a clinic, hospital, or laboratory which is certified pursuant to the federal Clinical Laboratories Improvement Act of 1967, 42 U.S.C. 263a.Source   Laws 1988, LB 582, § 3;  Laws 2000, LB 1115, § 5.
NE Code § 48-1904 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-1904 - Specimens; preservation.

48-1904.  Specimens; preservation.Except for breath test specimens as provided in subdivision (2)(b) of section 48-1903, all specimens which result in a finding of drugs or alcohol shall be refrigerated and preserved in a sufficient quantity for retesting for a period of at least one hundred eighty days.Source  Laws 1988, LB 582, § 4.
NE Code § 48-1905 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-1905 - Specimens; chain of custody.

48-1905.  Specimens; chain of custody.Except for breath test specimens as provided in subdivision (2)(b) of section 48-1903, a written record of the chain of custody of the specimen shall be maintained from the time of the collection of the specimen until the specimen is no longer required.Source  Laws 1988, LB 582, § 5.
NE Code § 48-1906 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-1906 - Test results; release or disclosure; when.

48-1906.  Test results; release or disclosure; when.The employer or its, his, or her agents shall not release or disclose the test results to the public, except that such results shall be released as required by law or to the employee upon request. Test results may be released to those officers, agents, or employees of the employer who need to know the information for reasons connected with their employment.Source  Laws 1988, LB 582, § 6.
NE Code § 48-1907 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-1907 - Sections, how construed.

48-1907.  Sections, how construed.Nothing in sections 48-1901 to 48-1906 shall be construed to establish any rule, right, or duty not expressly provided for in such sections.Source  Laws 1988, LB 582, § 7.
NE Code § 48-1908 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-1908 - Body fluids; prohibited acts; penalty.

48-1908.  Body fluids; prohibited acts; penalty.(1) It shall be unlawful to provide, acquire, or use body fluids for the purpose of altering the results of any test to determine the presence of drugs or alcohol.(2) Any employee who violates subsection (1) of this section may be subjected to the same discipline as if the employee had refused the directive of the employer to provide a body fluid or breath sample.(3) Any person, including an employee, who violates subsection (1) of this section shall be guilty of a Class I misdemeanor.Source  Laws 1988, LB 582, § 8.
NE Code § 48-1909 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-1909 - Body fluids; tampering; penalty.

48-1909.  Body fluids; tampering; penalty.(1) No person shall tamper with or aid or assist another in tampering with body fluids at any time during or after the collection or analysis of such fluids for the purpose of altering the results of any test to determine the presence of drugs or alcohol.(2) Any employee who violates subsection (1) of this section may be subjected to the same discipline as if the employee had refused the directive of the employer to provide a body fluid or breath sample.(3) Any person, including an employee, who violates subsection (1) of this section shall be guilty of a Class I misdemeanor.Source  Laws 1988, LB 582, § 9.
NE Code § 48-1910 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-1910 - Refusal to submit to test; effect.

48-1910.  Refusal to submit to test; effect.Any employee who refuses the lawful directive of an employer to provide a body fluid or breath sample as provided in section 48-1903 may be subject to disciplinary or administrative action by the employer, including denial of continued employment.Source  Laws 1988, LB 582, § 10.