Session Review: Business and Labor
Lawmakers considered bills this session that were intended to encourage workforce development and adjust workers’ compensation benefits.
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Grants to address rural housing shortage authorized
Grant funds for communities looking to address workforce housing shortages were authorized under legislation passed April 24.
Read moreEmployment preference approved for military spouses
A bill intended to help military families become established in Nebraska was passed by the Legislature April 24.
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Lawmakers consider job-training grant funds
Lawmakers heard a bill on general file April 10 that would provide grants to prepare young people to join the workforce, but debate stalled after a vote on an amendment failed.
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Employment preference advanced for military spouses
A bill that would help military families become established in Nebraska was advanced from general file March 28.
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Grants to address rural housing shortage advanced
Lawmakers gave first-round approval March 22 to a bill that would provide grant funds to communities looking to address workforce housing shortages.
Read moreState claims bill considered
The Business and Labor Committee heard testimony March 20 on a bill that would authorize payment of claims against the state of Nebraska.
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Bill would delay criminal history check on job applicants
A prospective employer would be required to evaluate a job applicant’s qualifications without an initial check of his or her criminal history under a bill heard by the Business and Labor Committee March 13.
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Workers’ comp drug formulary proposed
The Workers’ Compensation Court would adopt an evidence-based drug formulary under a bill heard by the Business and Labor Committee March 6.
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Workers’ comp reimbursement bill stalls
A bill that would require employers to cover the cost of a second medical opinion for employees’ work-related injuries was bracketed March 6, making it unlikely to be debated again this session.
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Mental health benefits sought for frontline state employees
State employees could receive workers’ compensation benefits for mental health injuries under a bill heard by the Business and Labor Committee Feb. 27.
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Bill would allow nonelection of workers’ compensation coverage
The Business and Labor Committee heard testimony Feb. 27 on a bill that would allow individual employers to opt out of workers’ compensation coverage.
Read moreGrants proposed to address rural housing shortage
The Business and Labor Committee heard testimony Feb. 13 on a bill that would provide grant funds to communities looking to address workforce housing shortages.
Read moreBill would prohibit employment discrimination against family caregivers
A bill seeking to expand employment protections to include family caregivers was heard by the Business and Labor Committee Feb. 6.
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Family leave plan proposed
Nebraska would create a program similar to the federal paid family leave program under a bill considered Feb. 6 by the Business and Labor Committee.
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