§ 48-601 Act, how cited
§ 48-602 Terms, defined
§ 48-603 Employer, defined
§ 48-603.01 Indian tribes; applicability of Employment Security Law
§ 48-604 Employment, defined
§ 48-605 Commissioner; salary
§ 48-606 Commissioner; duties; powers; annual report; schedule of fees
§ 48-606.01 Commissioner; office space; acquire; approval of Department of Administrative Services
§ 48-607 Rules and regulations; adoption; procedure
§ 48-608 Commissioner; distribution; duty
§ 48-609 Personnel; powers of commissioner; bond or insurance; retirement system
§ 48-611 Commissioner; general duties
§ 48-612 Employers; records and reports required; privileged communications; violation; penalty
§ 48-612.01 Employer information; disclosure authorized; costs; prohibited redisclosure; penalty
§ 48-613 Oaths; depositions; subpoenas
§ 48-614 Subpoenas; contumacy or disobedience; punishable as contempt; penalty
§ 48-616 Commissioner of Labor; cooperation with Secretary of Labor of the United States; duties
§ 48-617 Unemployment Compensation Fund; establishment; composition; investment
§ 48-618 Unemployment Compensation Fund; treasurer; accounts; transfer of interest; depositories; Unemployment Trust Fund; investment; bond or insurance
§ 48-619 Unemployment Trust Fund; withdrawals
§ 48-620 Unemployment Trust Fund; discontinuance
§ 48-621 Employment Security Administration Fund; Employment Security Special Contingent Fund; created; use; investment; federal funds; treatment
§ 48-622 Funds lost and improper expenditures; replacement; reimbursement
§ 48-622.01 State Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund; created; use; investment; commissioner; powers and duties; cessation of state unemployment insurance tax; effect
§ 48-622.02 Nebraska Training and Support Cash Fund; created; use; investment; Administrative Costs Reserve Account; created; use
§ 48-622.03 Nebraska Worker Training Board; created; members; chairperson; annual program plan; report
§ 48-623 Benefits; how paid
§ 48-624 Benefits; weekly benefit amount; calculation
§ 48-625 Benefits; weekly payment; how computed; suspension; conditions
§ 48-626 Benefits; maximum annual amount; determination
§ 48-627 Benefits; eligibility conditions; availability for work; requirements
§ 48-627.01 Benefits; monetary eligibility; earned wages; adjustment
§ 48-628 Benefits; conditions disqualifying applicant; exceptions
§ 48-628.01 Benefits; disqualification; receipt of other unemployment benefits
§ 48-628.02 Benefits; disqualification; receipt of other remuneration
§ 48-628.03 Benefits; disqualification; student
§ 48-628.04 Benefits; disqualification; alien
§ 48-628.05 Benefits; disqualification; sports or athletic events
§ 48-628.06 Benefits; disqualification; educational institution
§ 48-628.07 Benefits; training
§ 48-628.08 Benefits; disqualification; leave of absence
§ 48-628.09 Benefits; disqualification; labor dispute
§ 48-628.10 Benefits; disqualification; discharge for misconduct
§ 48-628.11 Benefits; disqualification; multiple disqualifications for prohibited acts by employee
§ 48-628.12 Benefits; disqualification; leave work voluntarily without good cause
§ 48-628.13 Good cause for voluntarily leaving employment, defined
§ 48-628.14 Extended benefits; terms, defined; weekly extended benefit amount; payment of emergency unemployment compensation
§ 48-628.15 Extended benefits; eligibility; seek or accept suitable work; suitable work, defined
§ 48-628.16 Extended benefits; payments not required; when
§ 48-628.17 Additional unemployment benefits; conditions; amount; when benefits payable
§ 48-629 Claims; rules and regulations for filing
§ 48-629.01 Claims; advisement to claimant; amounts deducted; how treated
§ 48-630 Claims; determinations by adjudicator
§ 48-631 Claims; redetermination; time; notice; appeal
§ 48-632 Claims; determination; notice; persons entitled; employer; rights; duties
§ 48-634 Administrative appeal; notice; time allowed; hearing; parties
§ 48-635 Administrative appeal; procedure; rules of evidence; record
§ 48-636 Administrative appeal; decision;conclusiveness
§ 48-637 Administrative appeal; decision; effect in subsequent proceeding; certification of question
§ 48-638 Appeal to district court; procedure
§ 48-643 Witnesses; fees
§ 48-644 Benefits; payment; appeal not a supersedeas; reversal; effect
§ 48-645 Benefits; waiver, release, and deductions void; discrimination in hire or tenure unlawful; penalty
§ 48-647 Benefits; assignments void; exemption from legal process; exception; child support obligations; Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits overissuance; disclosure required; collection
§ 48-648 Combined tax; employer; payment; rules and regulations governing; related corporations or limited liability companies; professional employer organization
§ 48-648.02 Wages, defined
§ 48-649 Combined tax rate
§ 48-649.01 State unemployment insurance tax rate
§ 48-649.02 Employer’s combined tax rate before benefits have been payable
§ 48-649.03 Employer’s combined tax rate once benefits payable from experience account; experience factor
§ 48-649.04 State or political subdivision; combined tax; election to make payments in lieu of contributions
§ 48-650 Combined tax rate; determination of employment; notice, method; review; redetermination; proceedings; appeal
§ 48-651 Employer’s account; benefit payments; notice; effect
§ 48-652 Employer’s experience account; reimbursement account; combined tax; liability; termination; reinstatement
§ 48-654 Employer’s experience account; acquisition by transferee-employer; transfer; contribution rate
§ 48-654.01 Employer’s experience account; transferable; when; violation; penalty
§ 48-655 Combined taxes; payments in lieu of contributions; collections; setoffs; interest; actions; setoff against federal income tax refund; procedure
§ 48-655.01 State; jurisdiction over employer; when
§ 48-655.02 Combined taxes; courts; jurisdiction; actions
§ 48-656 Combined taxes; report or return; requirements; assessment; notice; protest; penalty
§ 48-657 Combined tax or interest; default; lien; contracts for public works; requirements
§ 48-658 Combined tax; transfer of business; notice; succeeding employer’s liability; action
§ 48-659 Combined tax and interest; legal distribution of employer’s assets; priorities
§ 48-660 Combined tax or interest; adjustments; refunds
§ 48-660.01 Benefits; nonprofit organizations; combined tax; payments in lieu of contributions; election; notice; appeal; lien; liability
§ 48-661 Employer; election to become subject to Employment Security Law; written election to become or cease to be an employer; termination of coverage
§ 48-662 State employment service; establishment; functions; funds available; agreements authorized
§ 48-663 Benefits; prohibited acts by employee; penalty; limitation of time for prosecution
§ 48-663.01 Benefits; false statements by employee; forfeit; appeal; failure to repay overpayment of benefits; penalty; levy authorized; procedure; failure or refusal to honor levy; liability
§ 48-664 Benefits; false statements by employer; penalty; failure or refusal to make combined tax payment
§ 48-665 Benefits; erroneous payments; recovery; setoff against federal income tax refund; procedure
§ 48-665.01 Benefits; unlawful payments fromforeign state or government; recovery
§ 48-666 Violations; general penalty
§ 48-667 Commissioner of Labor; civil and criminal actions; representation
§ 48-668 Unemployment compensation; servicesperformed in another state; arrangements with other states
§ 48-668.01 Unemployment compensation; services performed in another state; arrangements with other states; alter
§ 48-668.02 Unemployment compensation; servicesperformed in another state; reimbursements to and from other states
§ 48-668.03 Unemployment compensation; services performed in foreign country; facilities and services; utilize
§ 48-670 Federal law; adjudged unconstitutional, invalid, or stayed; effect
§ 48-671 City or village; levy a tax; when; limitation
§ 48-672 Short-time compensation program created
§ 48-673 Short-time compensation program; terms,defined
§ 48-674 Short-time compensation program; participation;application; form; contents
§ 48-675 Short-time compensation program; commissioner; decision; eligibility
§ 48-676 Short-time compensation program; plan;effective date; notice of approval; expiration; revocation; termination
§ 48-677 Short-time compensation program; plan;revocation; procedure; grounds; order
§ 48-678 Short-time compensation program; plan;modification; request; decision; employer; report
§ 48-679 Short-time compensation program; individual; eligibility
§ 48-680 Short-time compensation program; weeklybenefit amount; provisions applicable to individuals
§ 48-681 Short-time compensation; charged toemployer’s experience account
§ 48-682 Short-time compensation; when considered exhaustee
§ 48-683 Short-time compensation program; department;funding; report
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Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes > Employment Security Law

  • Acquire: when used in connection with a grant of power or property right to any person shall include the purchase, grant, gift, devise, bequest, and obtaining by eminent domain. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
  • Action: shall include any proceeding in any court of this state. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
  • Action shall: include any proceeding in any court of this state. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Assessment association: shall mean a company that meets its losses and expenses from assessment levied upon its members. See Nebraska Statutes 44-103
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Attorney: shall mean attorney at law. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
  • Balanced budget: A budget in which receipts equal outlays.
  • Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Clerk of court: An officer appointed by the court to work with the chief judge in overseeing the court's administration, especially to assist in managing the flow of cases through the court and to maintain court records.
  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Company: shall include any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint-stock company, joint venture, or association. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
  • Company shall: include any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint-stock company, joint venture, or association. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Department: shall mean the Department of Insurance. See Nebraska Statutes 44-103
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Director: shall mean the Director of Insurance. See Nebraska Statutes 44-103
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • Domestic: when applied to corporations shall mean all those created by authority of this state. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
  • Electronic funds transfer: The transfer of money between accounts by consumer electronic systems-such as automated teller machines (ATMs) and electronic payment of bills-rather than by check or cash. (Wire transfers, checks, drafts, and paper instruments do not fall into this category.) Source: OCC
  • Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Foreign: when applied to corporations shall include all those created by authority other than that of this state. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor
  • Grace period: The number of days you'll have to pay your bill for purchases in full without triggering a finance charge. Source: Federal Reserve
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Insurer: shall include all companies, exchanges, societies, or associations whether organized on the stock, mutual, assessment, or fraternal plan of insurance and reciprocal insurance exchanges. See Nebraska Statutes 44-103
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Month: shall mean calendar month. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Mutual company: shall mean a company without capital stock that charges a fixed premium and is required to maintain the same reserve as a stock company. See Nebraska Statutes 44-103
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: shall include bodies politic and corporate, societies, communities, the public generally, individuals, partnerships, limited liability companies, joint-stock companies, and associations. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
  • Person shall: include bodies politic and corporate, societies, communities, the public generally, individuals, partnerships, limited liability companies, joint-stock companies, and associations. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Process: shall mean a summons, subpoena, or notice to appear issued out of a court in the course of judicial proceedings. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
  • Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
  • Recess: A temporary interruption of the legislative business.
  • Reinsurance: shall mean a contract by which an insurer procures a third party to insure it against loss or liability by reason of such original insurance. See Nebraska Statutes 44-103
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • State: when applied to different states of the United States shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories organized by Congress. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Sworn: shall include affirmed in all cases in which an affirmation may be substituted for an oath. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
  • term employment: shall include an individual's entire service, performed within or both within and without this state if (a) the service is localized in this state, (b) the service is not localized in any state but some of the service is performed in this state and the base of operations or, if there is no base of operations, then the place from which such service is directed or controlled is in this state or the base of operations or place from which such service is directed or controlled is not in any state in which some part of the service is performed but the individual's residence is in this state, (c) the service shall be deemed to be localized within a state if (i) the service is performed entirely within such state or (ii) the service is performed both within and without such state, but the service performed without such state is incidental to the individual's service within the state, for example, is temporary or transitory in nature or consists of isolated transactions. See Nebraska Statutes 48-604
  • term employment shall: include an individual's entire service, performed within or both within and without this state if (a) the service is localized in this state, (b) the service is not localized in any state but some of the service is performed in this state and the base of operations or, if there is no base of operations, then the place from which such service is directed or controlled is in this state or the base of operations or place from which such service is directed or controlled is not in any state in which some part of the service is performed but the individual's residence is in this state, (c) the service shall be deemed to be localized within a state if (i) the service is performed entirely within such state or (ii) the service is performed both within and without such state, but the service performed without such state is incidental to the individual's service within the state, for example, is temporary or transitory in nature or consists of isolated transactions. See Nebraska Statutes 48-604
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • Uniform Commercial Code: A set of statutes enacted by the various states to provide consistency among the states' commercial laws. It includes negotiable instruments, sales, stock transfers, trust and warehouse receipts, and bills of lading. Source: OCC
  • United States: shall include territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
  • United States shall: include territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
  • Violate: shall include failure to comply with. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
  • Year: shall mean calendar year. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801