Apprenticeship registry measure broadened, advanced
A bill that would create a registry for apprenticeships in Nebraska was broadened to become an omnibus business measure before being advanced to select file March 4.
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Business and Labor
Work comp injury report confidentiality amended, advanced
After approximately six hours of debate spanning three days, lawmakers reached a compromise March 3 and advanced a bill that would make workers’ compensation first injury reports confidential.
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Changes proposed to workers’ compensation disability benefits
The Business and Labor Committee heard joint testimony Feb. 23 on two measures related to workers’ compensation disability benefits.
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Workplace safety committee rules modified
Lawmakers approved a measure Feb. 20 that eliminates an unfunded state program related to workplace safety for private employers.
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Human trafficking bill approved
Lawmakers passed a bill Feb. 20 intended to help combat human trafficking at Nebraska hotels and motels.
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Civil action proposed for paid sick leave violations
The Business and Labor Committee considered a proposal Feb. 9 to reinstate protections against employers who violate provisions of a voter-approved paid sick leave ballot initiative.
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Workplace safety committee bill amended, advanced to final round
A bill that would eliminate an unfunded state program requiring workplace safety committees was amended and advanced to final reading Feb. 9.
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Minimum wage limitations approved
After a second vote on the bill’s final passage, lawmakers approved a measure Feb. 5 that limits scheduled increases to the state’s minimum wage.
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Workplace safety committee elimination advanced
Lawmakers gave first-round approval Jan. 27 to a bill that seeks to eliminate an unfunded state program requiring workplace safety committees.
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Notification requirements considered for mass layoffs, closures
Members of the Business and Labor Committee heard testimony Jan. 26 on a bill that seeks to provide state-level notification requirements in Nebraska for businesses experiencing mass layoffs or closures.
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Bill to provide work comp for firefighter cancer diagnoses passed over
After approximately five hours of general file debate, a bill that would provide workers’ compensation benefits to firefighters who develop certain cancers was passed over Jan. 23 at the request of the introducer.
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Session Review: Business and Labor
Lawmakers considered several proposals this session relating to paid sick leave, the state’s minimum wage and other employment benefits and hiring practices.
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Paid sick leave limitations approved
Senators passed a measure May 28 intended to clarify provisions of a ballot initiative passed by Nebraska voters that guarantees paid sick leave.
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Vote on limits to state minimum wage reconsidered
Lawmakers could have a second chance to vote on final passage of a measure that would limit scheduled increases to the state’s minimum wage after choosing May 22 to reconsider a vote taken last week.
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Limits to state minimum wage stall
A bill that would limit scheduled increases to the state’s minimum wage and establish a separate, lower wage for young Nebraskans fell two votes short on the final round of debate May 14.
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