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 who injured her wrist and elbow on the same arm in the same injury could…
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 to five years of benefits. Currently permanent total disability benefits are lifetime benefits.
There is…
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 undoubtedly suffered lost wages and medical expenses related to the trauma, those expenses will not…
“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 to her as though the man’s raincoat had snagged on the vehicle, foiling his escape…
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 2023 than in 2022.
The maximum wage benefit rate for workers injured in 2023 who…
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 Relations Board (NLRB) which would presume such devices would violate employee rights under the National…
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 to workers compensation claims lead to a reduction in workplace deaths and lead to overall…
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 of holiday bell ringing to solicit donations for the Salvation Army has been marred by…
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 service industry. But pregnant workers in Nebraska have some protections in the way of anti-discrimination…
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.
Convenience store clerks and fast food workers are routinely victimized in armed robberies. But depending on where…
