Employment laws and bills in Nebraska
Every bill in the Nebraska Legislature that falls inside the Employment and Labor Legislation Tracker's scope, with where each one currently stands.
- Bills in scope
- 48bills in scope
- Past committee
- 13past committee
- Most recent action
- 13 August 2026most recent action
Employment laws enacted in Nebraska in 2026
7 Employment bills were enacted in Nebraska this year, the latest with a last action on 17 April 2026. They lead the list below.
Employment bills in Nebraska
13Enacted
35Introduced or inactive
48 bills in scope
Enacted
13
LB 1165Adopt the Grow the Good Life Act, provide an income tax credit, change provisions relating to the Convention Center Facility Financing Assistance Act, the ImagiNE Nebraska Act, the Nebraska Advantage Act, and the Site and Building Development Act, and create grant programs to help employers retain or attract employees and to assist cities of the first class impacted by private entity closure or downsizing17 April 2026EnactedLB 455Change provisions of the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act relating to injury reports and workers' compensation insurance policies and deductibles17 April 2026EnactedLB 820Change retirement provisions relating to approved identification documents, participation in certain retirement systems, state contributions, ex officio members of the Nebraska Investment Council, contributions by school districts, computation of tax withholdings, retirement allowances, cost-of-living adjustments, and the Nebraska State Patrol and change the title of the executive director of the Nebraska Public Employees Retirement Systems17 April 2026EnactedLB 847Adopt the Nebraska Registered Apprenticeship Act, change provisions relating to funds, child labor, the Business Innovation Act, the Contractor Registration Act, the Employee Classification Act, the Employment Security Law, and the Nebraska Wage Payment and Collection Act, and transfer administration of student internships to the Department of Labor17 April 2026EnactedLB 921Adopt the Nebraska Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act and the Health Care Staffing Agency Registration Act and change provisions of the Employment Security Law, the In the Line of Duty Compensation Act, the Non-English-Speaking Workers Protection Act, and the State Miscellaneous Claims Act17 April 2026EnactedLB 397Change and eliminate provisions relating to workplace safety committees and a workplace safety program and terminate a fund25 February 2026EnactedLB 258Change provisions relating to the minimum wage under the Wage and Hour Act10 February 2026EnactedLB 265Adopt the Manufacturing Modernization and Workforce Development Pilot Investment Act, transfer, change, and eliminate funds, change provisions relating to the state unemployment insurance tax rate, and eliminate the Nebraska Worker Training Board6 June 2025EnactedLB 293Change provisions of the Professional Employer Organization Registration Act6 June 2025EnactedLB 415Change provisions of the Nebraska Healthy Families and Workplaces Act and the Conveyance Safety Act and provide for offset of debt owed due to the overpayment of unemployment benefits under the Employment Security Law against gambling winnings under the Gambling Winnings Setoff for Outstanding Debt Act and against future benefits under the Employment Security Law6 June 2025EnactedLB 297Change provisions relating to the combined tax rate under the Employment Security Law26 March 2025EnactedLB 197Change provisions relating to disqualification for benefits, claim determinations, and claim redeterminations under the Employment Security Law12 March 2025EnactedLB 229Exclude marketplace network contractors working for marketplace network platforms from the Employment Security Law12 March 2025Enacted
Introduced or inactive
12 of 35 shown
LR 436Interim study to review regulations for professional employer organizations13 August 2026In committeeLB 878Require paid parental leave for state employees17 April 2026DeadLB 1009Change provisions relating to the date when compensation begins under the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act17 April 2026DeadLB 1011Change provisions relating to compensation for temporary disability under the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act17 April 2026DeadLB 1015Redefine a term and change provisions relating to the combined tax and the state unemployment insurance tax rate under the Employment Security Law and change provisions relating to the Business Innovation Act17 April 2026DeadLB 1056Change provisions of the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act17 April 2026DeadLB 1089Change enforcement provisions of the Nebraska Healthy Families and Workplaces Act17 April 2026DeadLB 1141Create the Nebraska Youth Pre-Apprentice Conservation Program, provide powers and duties to the Game and Parks Commission, and transfer funds from the Workforce Development Program Cash Fund17 April 2026DeadLB 1173Provide for an annual filing fee for certain employers under the Employment Security Law, rename the Contractor and Professional Employer Organization Registration Cash Fund, and change permitted uses of such fund17 April 2026DeadLB 1249Redefine terms, change provisions relating to the carryover of paid sick time, and repeal obsolete provisions in the Nebraska Healthy Families and Workplaces Act17 April 2026DeadLB 174Change provisions relating to garnishment of wages for medical debt17 April 2026DeadLB 189Adopt the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Act17 April 2026Dead
Showing the 25 furthest along of 48. Subscribers see all of them, filtered and searchable. Bill titles link to the Nebraska Legislature's own page.
What counts as Employment and Labor Legislation legislation
In scope is any bill governing the employment relationship: minimum, prevailing and overtime wages, wage theft, worker classification and gig work, paid sick, family and medical leave, unemployment and workers' compensation, discrimination, harassment, pay equity and pay range disclosure, unions and public sector bargaining, workplace safety and heat standards, electronic monitoring and automated hiring tools, and noncompete and nondisclosure agreements.
Tracker scopes are model-drafted, not attorney-reviewed.
Employment legislation in other jurisdictions
52 more currently hold bills in this tracker
- New Jersey473
- Congress414
- New York325
- Massachusetts194
- California178
- Texas168
- Connecticut166
- Washington152
- Maryland151
- Virginia144
- Oregon136
- Illinois135
- Pennsylvania135
- Michigan133
- Hawaii132
- Iowa128
- Missouri124
- Kentucky118
- West Virginia104
- Oklahoma102
- Minnesota99
- Rhode Island86
- Maine79
- Montana77
- Mississippi75
- Wisconsin74
- North Carolina73
- Vermont71
- Arizona68
- Florida65
- Indiana56
- Utah48
- New Mexico44
- Georgia42
- Ohio40
- Alaska39
- Colorado35
- New Hampshire35
- Idaho34
- Tennessee33
- Kansas28
- Delaware25
- Louisiana25
- Nevada25
- South Carolina21
- Wyoming14
- Arkansas13
- Alabama10
- South Dakota9
- North Dakota7
- District of Columbia1
- Puerto Rico1
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