The decision, which is a big win for injured workers, resolved a split among the trial judges of the Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court
In a major victory for injured workers, the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled on Friday that a worker
The decision, which is a big win for injured workers, resolved a split among the trial judges of the Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court
In a major victory for injured workers, the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled on Friday that a worker…
LB 443, introduced by State Senator Joni Albrecht, would end permanent disability benefits for most workers compensation injuries under the Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Act at age 72. The bill would also limit workers injured over the age of 67…
Last week the Omaha police shot and killed a potential mass shooter at a Target store in west Omaha. Employees were traumatized and at least one employee, who was interviewed by Omaha.com, quit after the shooting.
But while Target employees…
“It was horrible,” said the woman.One minute she could see a sanitation worker struggling to climb out of the refuse barrel of a city garbage truck. The next minute mechanical forces pulled him back into the cavernous opening. It looked…
Is inflation slowing down? At least when it comes to wage growth in Nebraska, the answer looks to be yes. For injured workers in Nebraska or covered by Nebraska workers compensation, this means maximum benefit rates will rise less in…
JBS and Tyson Foods both announced recently that they have invested in smartwatch technology to monitor employees in an effort to reduce injuries. These new practices could run afoul a recent proposal by the general counsel to the National Labor…
Study could be helpful in a brewing battle over workers’ compensation retaliation in Nebraska
A study published by the MIT Review of Economics and Statistics shows states that adopted the public policy exceptions to employment at-will for retaliatory claims related…
Employers are taking advantage of a gap in Nebraska case law to coerce injury employees into coercive light duty assignments
As temperatures and wind-chills plummeted, the familiar sounds of holiday bells rung out over parts of Lincoln.
But the tradition…
Recent Nebraska case law may force pregnant workers to chose between filing a discrimination or workers’ compensation case for pregnancy-related injuries.
Paid maternity leave is nearly a luxury in the United States – particularly for lower-wage hourly workers in the…
Summary: Nebraska would take a step in right direction in protecting vulnerable retail and fast food workers by providing some baseline workers compensation coverage for all workers for purely mental injuries. Louisiana is one model Nebraska could use.