December
There were no employment and/or labor bills that were enacted that were identified.
November
There were no employment and/or labor bills that were enacted that were identified.
October
There were no employment and/or labor bills that were enacted that were identified.
September
There were no employment and/or labor bills that were enacted that were identified.
August
There were no employment and/or labor bills that were enacted that were identified.
July
There were no employment and/or labor bills that were enacted that were identified.
June
There were no employment and/or labor bills that were enacted that were identified.
May
State Fair Employment Practice Act
Bill
Legislative Bill 451
Summary
Includes characteristics associated with race, culture, and personhood within definition of race, including hair texture and protective hairstyles under the Nebraska Fair Employment Practice Act; changes provisions relating to unlawful employment practices.
Enacted
05/05/2021
Effective Date
09/11/2021
Topics
Accommodation; Applicant; Current_employees; Discrimination; Hairstyles; Race
State Workers’ Compensation Act
Bill
Legislative Bill 451
Summary
Relates to the State Workers’ Compensation Act; changes provisions relating to lump-sum settlement approval and the filing of releases; repeals the original section.
Enacted
05/21/2021
Effective Date
09/11/2021
Topics
Workers_Comp
Civil Rights
Bill
Legislative Bill 540
Summary
Relates to civil rights; changes terminology related to disability; prohibits discrimination in place of public accommodation on the basis of disability.
Enacted
05/21/2021
Effective Date
09/11/2021
Topics
Disability; Discrimination
Employment Security Law
Bill
Legislative Bill 260
Summary
Changes provisions relating to good cause for voluntarily leaving employment and employers’ experience accounts.
Enacted
05/24/2021
Effective Date
08/28/2021
Topics
Unemployment
COVID-19 Liability Act
Bill
Legislative Bill 139
Summary
Adopts the Coronavirus disease 2019 Liability Act; adopts the Health Care Crisis Protocol Act and to declare an emergency.
Enacted
05/25/2021
Effective Date
05/26/2021
Topics
Covid
April
There were no employment and/or labor bills that were enacted that were identified.
March
There were no employment and/or labor bills that were enacted that were identified.
February
There were no employment and/or labor bills that were enacted that were identified.
January
There were no employment and/or labor bills that were enacted that were identified.