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NE Code § 48-2609 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-2609 - Registration and renewal fees.

48-2609.  Registration and renewal fees.(1) An application for registration or renewal of registration must be accompanied by either an application for registration fee or a renewal of registration fee, as applicable.(2) The Secretary of State may, by rule and regulation, establish fees for applications for registration and renewals of registration at rates sufficient to cover the costs of administering the Nebraska Uniform Athlete Agents Act, in the event any such fees are required. Such fees shall be collected by the Secretary of State and remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Secretary of State Cash Fund.Source  Laws 2009, LB292, § 9;  Laws 2020, LB910, § 17.   Operative Date: July 1, 2021
NE Code § 48-2610 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-2610 - Required form of contract.

48-2610.  Required form of contract.(1) An agency contract must be in a record, signed or otherwise authenticated by the parties.(2) An agency contract must state or contain:(a) The amount and method of calculating the consideration to be paid by the student-athlete for services to be provided by the athlete agent under the contract and any other consideration the athlete agent has received or will receive from any other source for entering into the contract or for providing the services;(b) The name of any person not listed in the application for registration or renewal of registration who will be compensated because the student-athlete signed the agency contract;(c) A description of any expenses that the student-athlete agrees to reimburse;(d) A description of the services to be provided to the student-athlete;(e) The duration of the contract; and(f) The date of execution.(3) An agency contract must contain, in close proximity to the signature of the student-athlete, a conspicuous notice in boldface type in capital letters stating:WARNING TO STUDENT-ATHLETE(1) IF YOU ENTER INTO NEGOTIATIONS FOR, OR SIGN, A PROFESSIONAL-SPORTS-SERVICES CONTRACT, YOU MAY LOSE YOUR ELIGIBILITY TO COMPETE AS A STUDENT-ATHLETE IN YOUR SPORT;(2) IF YOU HAVE AN ATHLETIC DIRECTOR, WITHIN 72 HOURS AFTER ENTERING INTO THIS CONTRACT, BOTH YOU AND YOUR ATHLETE AGENT MUST NOTIFY YOUR ATHLETIC DIRECTOR; AND(3) YOU MAY CANCEL THIS CONTRACT WITHIN 14 DAYS AFTER SIGNING IT.(4) An agency contract that does not conform to this section is voidable by the student-athlete. If a student-athlete voids an agency contract, the student-athlete is not required to pay any consideration under the contract or to return any consideration received from the athlete agent to induce the student-athlete to enter into the contract.(5) The athlete agent shall give a record of the signed or otherwise authenticated agency contract to the student-athlete at the time of execution.Source  Laws 2009, LB292, § 10;  Laws 2020, LB962, § 10.
NE Code § 48-2611 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-2611 - Notice to educational institution.

48-2611.  Notice to educational institution.(1) Within seventy-two hours after entering into an agency contract or before the next scheduled athletic event in which the student-athlete may participate, whichever occurs first, the athlete agent shall give notice in a record of the existence of the contract to the athletic director of the educational institution at which the student-athlete is enrolled or the athlete agent has reasonable grounds to believe the student-athlete intends to enroll.(2) Within seventy-two hours after entering into an agency contract or before the next athletic event in which the student-athlete may participate, whichever occurs first, the student-athlete shall inform the athletic director of the educational institution at which the student-athlete is enrolled that he or she has entered into an agency contract.Source Laws 2009, LB292, § 11.
NE Code § 48-2612 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-2612 - Student-athlete's right to cancel.

48-2612.  Student-athlete's right to cancel.(1) A student-athlete may cancel an agency contract by giving notice of the cancellation to the athlete agent in a record within fourteen days after the contract is signed.(2) A student-athlete may not waive the right to cancel an agency contract.(3) If a student-athlete cancels an agency contract, the student-athlete is not required to pay any consideration under the contract or to return any consideration received from the athlete agent to induce the student-athlete to enter into the contract.Source Laws 2009, LB292, § 12.
NE Code § 48-2613 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-2613 - Required records.

48-2613.  Required records.(1) An athlete agent shall retain the following records for a period of five years:(a) The name and address of each individual represented by the athlete agent;(b) Any agency contract entered into by the athlete agent; and(c) Any direct costs incurred by the athlete agent in the recruitment or solicitation of a student-athlete to enter into an agency contract.(2) Records required by subsection (1) of this section to be retained are open to inspection by the Secretary of State during normal business hours.Source Laws 2009, LB292, § 13.
NE Code § 48-2614 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-2614 - Prohibited conduct.

48-2614.  Prohibited conduct.(1) An athlete agent, with the intent to induce a student-athlete to enter into an agency contract, may not:(a) Give any materially false or misleading information or make a materially false promise or representation;(b) Furnish anything of value to a student-athlete before the student-athlete enters into the agency contract; or(c) Furnish anything of value to any individual other than the student-athlete or another registered athlete agent.(2) An athlete agent may not intentionally:(a) Initiate contact with a student-athlete unless registered under the Nebraska Uniform Athlete Agents Act;(b) Refuse or fail to retain or permit inspection of the records required to be retained by section 48-2613;(c) Fail to register when required by section 48-2604;(d) Provide materially false or misleading information in an application for registration or renewal of registration;(e) Predate or postdate an agency contract; or(f) Fail to notify a student-athlete before the student-athlete signs or otherwise authenticates an agency contract for a particular sport that entering into negotiations for, or signing, a professional-sports-services contract may make the student-athlete ineligible to participate as a student-athlete in that sport.Source  Laws 2009, LB292, § 14;  Laws 2020, LB962, § 11.
NE Code § 48-2615 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-2615 - Criminal penalty.

48-2615.  Criminal penalty.An athlete agent who violates section 48-2614 is guilty of a Class I misdemeanor.Source Laws 2009, LB292, § 15.
NE Code § 48-2616 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-2616 - Civil remedies.

48-2616.  Civil remedies.(1) An educational institution has a right of action against an athlete agent or a former student-athlete for damages caused by a violation of the Nebraska Uniform Athlete Agents Act. In an action under this section, the court may award to the prevailing party costs and reasonable attorney's fees.(2) Damages of an educational institution under subsection (1) of this section include losses and expenses incurred because, as a result of the conduct of an athlete agent or a former student-athlete, the educational institution was injured by a violation of the act or was penalized, disqualified, or suspended from participation in athletics by a national association for the promotion and regulation of athletics, by an athletic conference, or by reasonable self-imposed disciplinary action taken to mitigate sanctions likely to be imposed by such an organization.(3) A right of action under this section does not accrue until the educational institution discovers or by the exercise of reasonable diligence would have discovered the violation by the athlete agent or former student-athlete.(4) Any liability of the athlete agent or the former student-athlete under this section is several and not joint.(5) The act does not restrict rights, remedies, or defenses of any person under law or equity.Source Laws 2009, LB292, § 16.
NE Code § 48-2617 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-2617 - Administrative penalty.

48-2617.  Administrative penalty.The Secretary of State may assess a civil penalty against an athlete agent not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars for a violation of the Nebraska Uniform Athlete Agents Act.Source Laws 2009, LB292, § 17.
NE Code § 48-2618 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-2618 - Uniformity of application and construction.

48-2618.  Uniformity of application and construction.In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.Source Laws 2009, LB292, § 18.
NE Code § 48-2619 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-2619 - Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.

48-2619.  Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.The provisions of the Nebraska Uniform Athlete Agents Act governing the legal effect, validity, or enforceability of electronic records or signatures, and of contracts formed or performed with the use of such records or signatures, conform to the requirements of section 102 of the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, Public Law 106-229, 114 Stat. 464 (2000), as such act existed on January 1, 2009, and supersede, modify, and limit the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.Source Laws 2009, LB292, § 19.
NE Code § 48-2701 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-2701 - Act, how cited.

48-2701.  Act, how cited.Sections 48-2701 to 48-2711 shall be known and may be cited as the Professional Employer Organization Registration Act.Source Laws 2010, LB579, § 1.
NE Code § 48-2705 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-2705 - Financial commitment required; filing with department.

48-2705.  Financial commitment required; filing with department.(1) Except as provided in subsections (7) and (10) of section 48-2704, each professional employer organization or professional employer organization group shall have either:(a) Positive working capital of at least one hundred thousand dollars at the time of initial registration and each renewal thereafter as reflected in the financial statements submitted to the department with the initial registration and each annual renewal; or(b)(i) If the positive working capital of the professional employer organization is less than one hundred thousand dollars, a bond, certificate of deposit, escrow account, or irrevocable letter of credit in an amount of not less than one hundred thousand dollars; or(ii) If the financial statement submitted to the department indicates a deficit in working capital, a bond, certificate of deposit, escrow account, or irrevocable letter of credit in an amount that is not less than one hundred thousand dollars plus an amount that is sufficient to cover that deficit.(2) The commitment described in subdivision (1)(b) of this section shall be in a form approved by the department, shall be held in a depository designated by the department, and shall secure the payment by the professional employer organization or professional employer organization group of any wages, salaries, employee benefits, workers' compensation insurance premiums, payroll taxes, unemployment insurance contributions, or other amounts that are payable to or with respect to an employee performing services for a client if the professional employer organization or professional employer organization group does not make those payments when due. The commitment shall be established in favor of or be made payable to the department, for the benefit of the state and any employee to whom or with respect to whom the professional employer organization or professional employer organization group does not make a payment described in this subsection when due. The professional employer organization or professional employer organization group shall file with the department any agreement, instrument, or other document that is necessary to enforce the commitment against the professional employer organization or professional employer organization group, against any relevant third party, or both.Source Laws 2010, LB579, § 5.
NE Code § 48-2707 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-2707 - Funds; records.

48-2707.  Funds; records.Any funds held by the professional employer organization in a fiduciary capacity shall be recorded separately and held in a fiduciary capacity on behalf of each client. The professional employer organization shall keep copies of all the records pertaining to such deposits and withdrawals and, upon request of a client, shall furnish the client with an accounting and copies of the records.Source Laws 2010, LB579, § 7.
NE Code § 48-2708 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-2708 - Retirement and employee welfare benefit plans.

48-2708.  Retirement and employee welfare benefit plans.(1) A client and a professional employer organization shall each be deemed an employer under the laws of this state for purposes of sponsoring retirement and employee welfare benefit plans for its covered employees.(2) A fully insured employee welfare benefit plan offered to the covered employees of a single professional employer organization shall be for purposes of state law a single employee welfare benefit plan and shall not be considered a multiple employer welfare arrangement, as defined in section 44-7603, and shall be exempt from the registration requirements of the Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangement Act.(3) For purposes of the Small Employer Health Insurance Availability Act, a professional employer organization shall be considered the employer of all of its covered employees and all covered employees of any client participating in a health benefit plan sponsored by a single professional employer organization shall be considered employees of the professional employer organization. Subject to any eligibility requirements imposed by the plan or policy, the insurer shall accept and insure all employees of the client and all beneficiaries of those employees.Source Laws 2010, LB579, § 8.Cross References   Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangement Act, see section 44-7601.  Small Employer Health Insurance Availability Act, see section 44-5223.
NE Code § 48-2710 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-2710 - Fees.

48-2710.  Fees.(1) The department shall adopt a schedule of fees for initial registration, annual registration renewal, and limited registration, not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars for initial registration, one thousand five hundred dollars for annual registration renewal, and one thousand dollars for limited registration. Such fees shall not exceed those reasonably necessary for the administration of the Professional Employer Organization Registration Act.(2) Fees imposed pursuant to this section shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Contractor and Professional Employer Organization Registration Cash Fund.Source  Laws 2010, LB579, § 10;  Laws 2016, LB270, § 4.
NE Code § 48-2901 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-2901 - Act, how cited.

48-2901.  Act, how cited.Sections 48-2901 to 48-2912 shall be known and may be cited as the Employee Classification Act.Source Laws 2010, LB563, § 1.
NE Code § 48-2902 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-2902 - Terms, defined.

48-2902.  Terms, defined.For purposes of the Employee Classification Act:(1) Commissioner means the Commissioner of Labor;(2) Construction has the same meaning as in section 48-2103;(3) Contractor means an individual, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, or other business entity engaged in a delivery service or a construction contractor business, as contractor is defined in section 48-2103, and includes any subcontractor performing services for a contractor;(4) Delivery service means the transport and delivery of goods, products, supplies, or raw materials upon the highways of this state;(5) Department means the Department of Labor; and(6) Performing services means the performance of construction labor or delivery services for remuneration.Source Laws 2010, LB563, § 2.
NE Code § 48-2903 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-2903 - Presumption; act; how construed.

48-2903.  Presumption; act; how construed.(1) An individual performing construction labor services for a contractor is presumed an employee and not an independent contractor for purposes of the Employee Classification Act, unless:(a) The individual meets the criteria found in subdivision (5) of section 48-604;(b) The individual has been registered as a contractor pursuant to the Contractor Registration Act prior to commencing construction work for the contractor; and(c) The individual has been assigned a combined tax rate pursuant to sections 48-649 to 48-649.04 or is exempted from unemployment insurance coverage pursuant to subdivision (6) of section 48-604.(2) An individual performing delivery services for a contractor is presumed an employee and not an independent contractor for purposes of the Employee Classification Act, unless the individual meets the criteria found in subdivision (5) of section 48-604 or is exempted from unemployment insurance coverage pursuant to subdivision (6) of section 48-604.(3) The Employee Classification Act shall not be construed to affect or apply to a common-law or statutory action providing for recovery in tort and shall not be construed to affect or change the common-law interpretation of independent contractor status as it relates to tort liability or a workers' compensation claim. The act shall also not be construed to affect or alter the use of the term independent contractor as interpreted by the Department of Revenue and shall not be construed to affect any action brought pursuant to the Nebraska Revenue Act of 1967.Source  Laws 2010, LB563, § 3;  Laws 2017, LB172, § 84.  Cross References   Contractor Registration Act, see section 48-2101.  Nebraska Revenue Act of 1967, see section 77-2701.
NE Code § 48-2904 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-2904 - Violation.

48-2904.  Violation.It is a violation of the Employee Classification Act for a contractor to designate an individual as an independent contractor who would be properly classified as an employee under section 48-2903.Source Laws 2010, LB563, § 4.
NE Code § 48-2905 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-2905 - Reports of suspected violations; department; duties; confidentiality.

48-2905.  Reports of suspected violations; department; duties; confidentiality.The department shall establish and operate a hotline and website for individuals to report suspected violations of the Employee Classification Act. The hotline and website may be operated in conjunction with the requirements of the Contractor Registration Act. At a minimum, the department shall require the reporting individual to provide contact information and a description of the suspected violation including the name of the business and job site location. Except to the extent needed in any administrative hearing, civil action, or criminal proceeding brought to enforce the Employment Security Law, Nebraska Revenue Act of 1967, or Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act, information obtained by the department under this section or obtained from any individual pursuant to the administration of the Employee Classification Act shall be held confidential.Source Laws 2010, LB563, § 5.Cross References   Contractor Registration Act, see section 48-2101.  Employment Security Law, see section 48-601.  Nebraska Revenue Act of 1967, see section 77-2701.  Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act, see section 48-1,110.
NE Code § 48-2906 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-2906 - Investigations.

48-2906.  Investigations.The department shall timely investigate all credible reports made pursuant to section 48-2905.Source Laws 2010, LB563, § 6.
NE Code § 48-2907 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-2907 - Commissioner; citation; notice of penalty; contractor contest; hearing; unpaid administrative penalty, effect on government contracts.

48-2907.  Commissioner; citation; notice of penalty; contractor contest; hearing; unpaid administrative penalty, effect on government contracts.(1) In addition to any other fines or penalties provided by law, the commissioner may issue a citation to a contractor when an investigation reveals that a contractor has violated the Employee Classification Act.(2) When a citation is issued, the commissioner shall notify the contractor of the proposed administrative penalty, if any, by certified mail or any other manner of delivery by which the United States Postal Service can verify delivery or by any method of service recognized under Chapter 25, article 5. The administrative penalty shall be not more than five hundred dollars per misclassified individual for the first offense and not more than five thousand dollars per misclassified individual for each second or subsequent offense.(3) The contractor has fifteen working days after the date of the citation or penalty to contest such citation or penalty. Notice of contest shall be sent to the commissioner who shall provide a hearing in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.(4) A contractor who is assessed an administrative penalty for a violation of the Employee Classification Act shall pay such administrative penalty no later than ten days after the date the penalty becomes final and not subject to further appeal. A contractor who has an unpaid administrative penalty in violation of this subsection shall be barred from contracting with the state or any political subdivision until such administrative penalty is paid.Source  Laws 2010, LB563, § 7;  Laws 2018, LB953, § 2;  Laws 2020, LB1016, § 8.  Cross References  Administrative Procedure Act, see section 84-920.
NE Code § 48-2908 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-2908 - Action to collect unpaid combined taxes plus interest; additional investigation and enforcement action.

48-2908.  Action to collect unpaid combined taxes plus interest; additional investigation and enforcement action.Upon finding a contractor has violated the Employee Classification Act, the commissioner shall instigate proceedings pursuant to the Employment Security Law to collect any unpaid combined taxes plus interest. The commissioner shall share any violations with the Department of Revenue for analysis of violations of the Nebraska Revenue Act of 1967 and with the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court. Upon receipt, the Department of Revenue shall promptly investigate and, if appropriate, proceed with the collection of any income tax not withheld plus interest and penalties. The commissioner, Department of Revenue, and Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court shall refer any violation reasonably believed to be a civil or criminal violation of the Employment Security Law, the Nebraska Revenue Act of 1967, the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act, or another law to the appropriate prosecuting authority for appropriate action.Source Laws 2010, LB563, § 8.Cross References   Employment Security Law, see section 48-601.  Nebraska Revenue Act of 1967, see section 77-2701.  Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act, see section 48-1,110.