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NE Code § 48-1,103 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-1,103 - Workers' Compensation Claims Revolving Fund; established; deficiency; notify Legislature; investment.

48-1,103.  Workers' Compensation Claims Revolving Fund; established; deficiency; notify Legislature; investment.There is hereby established in the state treasury a Workers' Compensation Claims Revolving Fund, to be administered by the Risk Manager, from which all workers' compensation costs, including prevention and administration, shall be paid. The fund may also be used to pay the costs of administering the Risk Management Program. The fund shall receive deposits from assessments against state agencies charged by the Risk Manager to pay for workers' compensation costs. When the amount of money in the Workers' Compensation Claims Revolving Fund is not sufficient to pay any awards or judgments under sections 48-192 to 48-1,109, the Risk Manager shall immediately advise the Legislature and request an emergency appropriation to satisfy such awards and judgments. Any money in the Workers' Compensation Claims Revolving Fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act.Source   Laws 1971, LB 390, § 12;   Laws 1981, LB 273, § 12;   Laws 1986, LB 811, § 130;   Laws 1994, LB 1211, § 3;   Laws 1995, LB 7, § 45;  Laws 2011, LB378, § 22. Cross References   Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.  Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
NE Code § 48-1,104 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-1,104 - Risk Manager; report; contents.

48-1,104.  Risk Manager; report; contents.The Risk Manager shall submit electronically a report to the Clerk of the Legislature by January 15 of each year, which report shall include the number of claims for which payments have been made, the amounts paid by categories of medical, hospital, compensation, and other costs separated by the agency and program or activity under which the claim arose. Each member of the Legislature shall receive an electronic copy of such report by making a request for it to the Risk Manager.Source   Laws 1971, LB 390, § 13;   Laws 1972, LB 1334, § 3;   Laws 1977, LB 399, § 1;   Laws 1979, LB 322, § 16;   Laws 1981, LB 545, § 52;   Laws 1981, LB 273, § 13;  Laws 2012, LB782, § 59.
NE Code § 48-1,105 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-1,105 - Immunity of state reserved; exception.

48-1,105.  Immunity of state reserved; exception.From and after August 27, 1971, the authority of any state agency to sue or be sued in its own name shall not be construed to authorize suits against such state agency on workers' compensation claims except as authorized in sections 48-192 to 48-1,109. The remedies provided by sections 48-192 to 48-1,109 in such cases shall be exclusive.Source   Laws 1971, LB 390, § 14;   Laws 1986, LB 811, § 131.
NE Code § 48-1,106 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-1,106 - Sections, how construed.

48-1,106.  Sections, how construed.Nothing in sections 48-192 to 48-1,109 shall be deemed to repeal any provision of law authorizing any state agency to consider, ascertain, adjust, compromise, settle, determine, allow, or pay any claim other than a workers' compensation claim as defined in sections 48-192 to 48-1,109.Source   Laws 1971, LB 390, § 15;   Laws 1986, LB 811, § 132.
NE Code § 48-1,107 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-1,107 - Insurance; Risk Manager; purchase; when.

48-1,107.  Insurance; Risk Manager; purchase; when.The Risk Manager may, if after proper investigation he or she deems it to be in the best interests of the state, purchase a policy or policies of insurance for investigation, servicing, and payment, or any one or two of such factors, of workers' compensation to protect the agencies and their employees. Such policy or policies shall contain such conditions, requirements, limitations, and amounts deemed necessary by the Risk Manager. The Risk Manager shall purchase such policy or policies by public letting and payment shall be made therefor out of the State Insurance Fund created pursuant to section 81-8,239.02.Source   Laws 1971, LB 390, § 16;   Laws 1981, LB 273, § 14;   Laws 1986, LB 811, § 133;  Laws 2000, LB 1221, § 17.
NE Code § 48-1,108 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-1,108 - Insurance policy; applicability; company; Attorney General; Risk Manager; cooperate.

48-1,108.  Insurance policy; applicability; company; Attorney General; Risk Manager; cooperate.Whenever a claim or suit against the state is covered by workers' compensation insurance, the provisions of the insurance policy on defense and settlement shall be applicable notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of sections 48-192 to 48-1,109. The Attorney General and the Risk Manager shall cooperate with the insurance company.Source   Laws 1971, LB 390, § 17;   Laws 1986, LB 811, § 134;  Laws 2019, LB418, § 7.
NE Code § 48-1,109 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-1,109 - Employees; information; furnish; refusal; effect.

48-1,109.  Employees; information; furnish; refusal; effect.When any employee is injured in any accident or suffers any occupational disease arising out of or in the course of his or her employment, such employee as soon as practicable shall report full information on such occurrence to the head of the agency by which he or she is employed. The head of the agency shall furnish immediately all available information on such occurrence to the Risk Manager. All employees shall cooperate fully with the Attorney General in the investigation of all workers' compensation claims. Failure to comply with this section shall constitute grounds for dismissal from employment.Source   Laws 1971, LB 390, § 18;   Laws 1972, LB 1334, § 4;   Laws 1981, LB 273, § 15;   Laws 1986, LB 811, § 135.
NE Code § 48-1,110 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-1,110 - Act, how cited.

48-1,110.  Act, how cited.Sections 48-101 to 48-1,117 shall be known and may be cited as the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act.Source   Laws 1986, LB 811, § 136;   Laws 1986, LB 1036, § 2;   Laws 1990, LB 313, § 4;   Laws 1992, LB 360, § 26;   Laws 1993, LB 757, § 30;   Laws 1997, LB 128, § 7;   Laws 1997, LB 474, § 7;  Laws 2005, LB 13, § 32;  Laws 2007, LB588, § 5;  Laws 2010, LB780, § 3;  Laws 2011, LB151, § 16;  Laws 2015, LB480, § 5;  Laws 2019, LB418, § 9.
NE Code § 48-1,112 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-1,112 - Laws 2011, LB151, changes; applicability.

48-1,112.  Laws 2011, LB151, changes; applicability.Cases pending before the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court on August 27, 2011, in which a hearing on the merits has been held prior to such date shall not be affected by the changes made in sections 48-125, 48-145.01, 48-155, 48-156, 48-170, 48-178, 48-180, 48-182, and 48-185 by Laws 2011, LB151. Any cause of action not in suit on August 27, 2011, and any cause of action in suit in which a hearing on the merits has not been held prior to such date shall follow the procedures in such sections as amended by Laws 2011, LB151.Source Laws 2011, LB151, § 15.Annotations The hearing on a motion to enforce an award of compensation is the hearing on the merits referenced in this section. The hearing prior to the entry of the award is not the hearing on the merits referenced in this section. DeLeon v. Reinke Mfg. Co., 287 Neb. 419, 843 N.W.2d 601 (2014).
NE Code § 48-1,113 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-1,113 - Insurance company and risk management pool; annual payment; amount; Director of Insurance; powers and duties.

48-1,113.  Insurance company and risk management pool; annual payment; amount; Director of Insurance; powers and duties.Every insurance company which is transacting workers' compensation insurance business in this state shall on or before March 1 of each year pay to the Director of Insurance an amount equal to one percent of the gross amount of direct writing premiums received by the company during the preceding calendar year for workers' compensation insurance business transacted in this state. Every risk management pool providing workers' compensation group self-insurance coverage to any of its members shall on or before March 1 of each year pay to the Director of Insurance an amount equal to one percent of the annual contributions received by the pool to provide workers' compensation coverage less any amount paid for excess or aggregate workers' compensation insurance during the immediately preceding calendar year. For the purpose of calculating the amount due, a pool which has a scheme of operations that contemplates a return of a portion of the contributions of pool members without such members being claimants under the pool's insuring agreements may deduct such return contributions and any dividends paid during the immediately preceding calendar year that are attributable to workers' compensation. The computation of the amount shall be made on forms furnished by the Department of Insurance and shall be forwarded to the department together with a sworn statement by an appropriate fiscal officer of the company or the pool's chief operating officer attesting the accuracy of the computation. The department shall furnish the forms to the companies and risk management pools prior to the end of the year for which the amounts are payable together with any information deemed necessary or appropriate by the department.Upon receipt of the payment, the director shall audit and examine the computations to determine that the proper amount has been paid. After notice and hearing in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, the Director of Insurance may rescind or refuse to reissue the certificate of authority of any company which fails to remit the amount due.The Director of Insurance shall remit the amounts paid to the State Treasurer for credit to the Compensation Court Cash Fund, except that (1) when there is a dispute as to the amount payable, the proceeds shall be credited to a suspense account in the state treasury until disposition of the controversy and (2) one percent of the amounts received shall be credited to the Department of Insurance to cover the costs of administration.Source   Laws 1993, LB 757, § 19;  Laws 1999, LB 259, § 15.  Cross References  Administrative Procedure Act, see section 84-920.
NE Code § 48-1,114 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-1,114 - Self-insurer; annual payment; amount.

48-1,114.  Self-insurer; annual payment; amount.Every employer in the occupations described in section 48-106 who qualifies as a self-insurer and is issued a permit to self-insure shall remit to the State Treasurer for credit to the Compensation Court Cash Fund an annual amount equal to one and one-quarter percent of the prospective loss costs for like employment but in no event less than one hundred dollars. Prospective loss costs is defined in section 48-151. The compensation court is the sole judge as to the prospective loss costs that shall be used.Source   Laws 1993, LB 757, § 20;  Laws 1999, LB 216, § 17.
NE Code § 48-1,115 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-1,115 - Other payments; cumulative.

48-1,115.  Other payments; cumulative.The amounts required to be paid by insurance companies, risk management pools, and self-insurers under sections 48-1,113 and 48-1,114 shall be in addition to any other amounts, either in taxes, assessments, or otherwise, required by any other law of this state.Source  Laws 1993, LB 757, § 21.
NE Code § 48-1,116 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-1,116 - Compensation Court Cash Fund; created; use; investment.

48-1,116.  Compensation Court Cash Fund; created; use; investment.The Compensation Court Cash Fund is hereby created. The fund shall be used to aid in providing for the expense of administering the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act and the payment of the salaries and expenses of the personnel of the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court.All fees received pursuant to sections 48-120, 48-120.02, 48-138, 48-139, 48-145.04, and 48-165 shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Compensation Court Cash Fund. The fund shall also consist of amounts credited to the fund pursuant to sections 48-1,113, 48-1,114, and 77-912. The State Treasurer may receive and credit to the fund any money which may at any time be contributed to the state or the fund by the federal government or any agency thereof to which the state may be or become entitled under any act of Congress or otherwise by reason of any payment made from the fund.Any money in the fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act.Source   Laws 1993, LB 757, § 22;   Laws 1994, LB 1066, § 35;  Laws 2002, LB 1310, § 5;  Laws 2005, LB 13, § 33;  Laws 2009, First Spec. Sess., LB3, § 24;  Laws 2017, LB331, § 24;  Laws 2018, LB945, § 11;  Laws 2019, LB293, § 30.  Cross References   Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.  Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
NE Code § 48-1,117 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-1,117 - Compensation Court Cash Fund; accounting; abatement of contributions.

48-1,117.  Compensation Court Cash Fund; accounting; abatement of contributions.The Department of Administrative Services shall furnish monthly to the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court a statement of the Compensation Court Cash Fund setting forth the balance in the fund as of the first day of the preceding month, the income and its sources, the payments from the fund in itemized form, and the balance in the fund on hand as of the last day of the preceding month.At the close of business on June 30 of any year, if the balance in the fund is equal to or exceeds three times the sum expended and encumbered in the fiscal year then ending, the contributions to the fund pursuant to sections 48-1,113 and 48-1,114 shall abate for the calendar year next ensuing and only for that year and the compensation court shall notify all self-insurers and the Director of Insurance who shall notify all workers' compensation insurers and risk management pools of such abatement and of the date when such contributions shall resume. No abatement shall ever extend beyond one year.Source   Laws 1993, LB 757, § 23;  Laws 2005, LB 238, § 16.
NE Code § 48-1,118 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-1,118 - Cost-benefit analysis and review of Laws 1993, LB 757; reports.

48-1,118.  Cost-benefit analysis and review of Laws 1993, LB 757; reports.On January 1, 1997, the Governor shall direct the Director of Insurance and the Commissioner of Labor to conduct and complete a cost-benefit analysis and a review of the effectiveness of the changes made by Laws 1993, LB 757, to control or reduce the cost of workers' compensation premiums. Information for the study may be elicited from interested persons and from the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court. The director and the commissioner shall submit a report, which may include recommendations for further legislation, to the chairperson of the Business and Labor Committee of the Legislature, the Clerk of the Legislature, and the Governor by October 1, 1997. The Business and Labor Committee of the Legislature shall hold a public hearing on the study and shall submit a report to the Legislature by December 1, 1997. The Governor or the Legislature, by resolution, may require a similar study in 1999 and every two years thereafter. Any report submitted to the committee and the Clerk of the Legislature shall be submitted electronically.Source   Laws 1993, LB 757, § 40;  Laws 2012, LB782, § 60.
NE Code § 48-202 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-202 - Public employer; applicant; disclosure of criminal record or history; limitation.

48-202.  Public employer; applicant; disclosure of criminal record or history; limitation.(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a public employer shall not ask an applicant for employment to disclose, orally or in writing, information concerning the applicant's criminal record or history, including any inquiry on any employment application, until the public employer has determined the applicant meets the minimum employment qualifications.(2) This section does not apply to any law enforcement agency, to any position for which a public employer is required by federal or state law to conduct a criminal history record information check, or to any position for which federal or state law specifically disqualifies an applicant with a criminal background.(3)(a) This section does not prevent a public employer that is a school district or educational service unit from requiring an applicant for employment to disclose an applicant's criminal record or history relating to sexual or physical abuse.(b) This section does not prevent a public employer from preparing or delivering an employment application that conspicuously states that a criminal history record information check is required by federal law, state law, or the employer's policy.(c) This section does not prevent a public employer from conducting a criminal history record information check after the public employer has determined that the applicant meets the minimum employment qualifications.(4) For purposes of this section:(a) Law enforcement agency means an agency or department of this state or of any political subdivision of this state which is responsible for the prevention and detection of crime, the enforcement of the penal, traffic, or highway laws of this state or any political subdivision of this state, and the enforcement of arrest warrants. Law enforcement agency includes a police department, an office of the town marshal, an office of the county sheriff, the Nebraska State Patrol, and any department to which a deputy state sheriff is assigned as provided in section 84-106; and(b) Public employer means an agency or department of this state or of any political subdivision of this state.Source Laws 2014, LB907, § 12.
NE Code § 48-203 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-203 - Legislative findings, declarations, and intent; veterans' program coordinator; qualifications; duties; Department of Veterans' Affairs; duties.

48-203.  Legislative findings, declarations, and intent; veterans' program coordinator; qualifications; duties; Department of Veterans' Affairs; duties.(1) The Legislature finds and declares that:(a) Nebraska is a welcoming state for veterans and their families; and(b) Nebraska is committed to workforce development initiatives that help attract and retain veterans and their families.(2) It is the intent of the Legislature to:(a) Increase efforts to create public awareness among veterans and their families about the benefits of living and working in Nebraska, including special initiatives enacted to make Nebraska a veteran-friendly state; and(b) Develop new initiatives to better connect veterans to Nebraska's job market and the workforce development needs of employers.(3) The position of veterans' program coordinator shall be maintained by the Department of Labor. The coordinator shall be a veteran and a full-time employee of the Department of Labor and shall:(a) Seek advice and input from the Commission on Military and Veteran Affairs related to veterans' workforce development issues;(b) Be a nonvoting, ex officio member of the Commission on Military and Veteran Affairs; and(c) Submit an annual progress report to the Commission on Military and Veteran Affairs.(4) The Department of Labor shall provide the necessary staff to assist the veterans' program coordinator in carrying out the purposes of this section.(5) The Department of Veterans' Affairs shall:(a) Develop a website, in collaboration with the Department of Labor, with a job-search tool specific to veterans. Such website shall be implemented on a date designated by the Director of Veterans' Affairs when sufficient cash funds have accumulated in the Veterans Employment Program Fund to develop such website, but no later than June 30, 2024; and(b) Research best practices and websites specific to veterans from other states.Source Laws 2019, LB138, § 1.
NE Code § 48-212 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-212 - Lunch hour; requirements; applicability.

48-212.  Lunch hour; requirements; applicability.Any person, firm, or corporation owning or operating an assembling plant, workshop, or mechanical establishment employing one or more persons shall allow all of their employees not less than thirty consecutive minutes for lunch in each eight-hour shift, and during such time it shall be unlawful for any such employer to require such employee or employees to remain in buildings or on the premises where their labor is performed. This section does not apply to employment that is covered by a valid collective-bargaining agreement or other written agreement between an employer and employee.Source   Laws 1931, c. 96, § 1, p. 265;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 48-215;   R.S.1943, § 48-212;   Laws 1955, c. 188, § 1, p. 536;  Laws 2004, LB 382, § 1.
NE Code § 48-213 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-213 - Lunch hour; violation; penalty.

48-213.  Lunch hour; violation; penalty.Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of section 48-212 shall be guilty of a Class III misdemeanor.Source   Laws 1931, c. 96, § 2, p. 266;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 48-216;   R.S.1943, § 48-213;   Laws 1977, LB 40, § 275.
NE Code § 48-214 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-214 - Collective bargaining; race or color discrimination prohibited.

48-214.  Collective bargaining; race or color discrimination prohibited.It is hereby declared to be the policy of this state that no representative agency of labor, in collective bargaining with employers concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages, rates of pay, hours of employment or other conditions of work, shall, in such collective bargaining, discriminate against any person because of his race or color. The Department of Labor shall be and hereby is charged with the duty of enforcement of this policy in conformity with Article I of the Constitution of Nebraska and section 1 of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America.Source   Laws 1941, c. 96, § 1, p. 406;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 48-801;   R.S.1943, § 48-214. Cross References   Actions of employees in collective bargaining with employers, designation of plaintiff, process, and execution of judgment, see sections 25-313 and 25-530.08.  Civil rights, see Chapter 20. Annotations Enforcement of policy of collective bargaining in labor disputes was a matter of statewide and not local concern. Midwest Employers Council, Inc. v. City of Omaha, 177 Neb. 877, 131 N.W.2d 609 (1964).
NE Code § 48-215 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-215 - Military supplies; production; distribution; discrimination prohibited.

48-215.  Military supplies; production; distribution; discrimination prohibited.It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, engaged to any extent whatsoever in the State of Nebraska in the production, manufacture or distribution of military or naval material, equipment or supplies for the State of Nebraska or the government of the United States, to refuse to employ any person in any capacity, if said person is a citizen and is qualified, on account of the race, color, creed, religion or national origin of said person.Source   Laws 1943, c. 114, § 1, p. 400;   R.S.1943, § 48-215. Annotations This section prohibits racial discrimination by persons producing or distributing military or naval supplies. Midwest Employers Council, Inc. v. City of Omaha, 177 Neb. 877, 131 N.W.2d 609 (1964).