Yes, employers must pay all earned and usable vacation time and other paid time off with an employee’s final wages upon separation from employment.
Nebraska Labor Laws
Nebraska Minimum Wage
The minimum wage in Nebraska is set at $9 per hour, a rate that has been effective since January 1, 2016.
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History of Nebraska Labor Laws
In 2016, the minimum wage in Nebraska increased from $8 to $9 per hour.
Municipality Minimum Wage Laws
Although Nebraska allows municipalities to set their own minimum wage rates, no cities in the state have enacted such measures.
Nebraska Minimum Wage Exemptions
Here are the employees exempt from the minimum wage requirements of Nebraska’s Wage and Hour Act:
- Individuals employed in agriculture
- Babysitters working in or about a private home
- Individuals employed in a bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity, or as a superintendent or supervisor
- Individuals employed by the United States, the state, or any political subdivision thereof
- Individuals engaged in activities of an educational, charitable, religious, or nonprofit organization when the employer-employee relationship does not exist or when services are rendered on a voluntary basis
- Apprentices and learners as provided by law
- Veterans in training under the supervision of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs
- A child employed by their parent or a parent employed by their child
- Individuals receiving any form of federal, state, county, or local aid or welfare who are physically or mentally disabled and employed in a rehabilitation program, receiving a wage consistent with their health, efficiency, and general well-being
Nebraska Posting Requirements
Required posters:
- Minimum Wage
- Fair Employment
- Unemployment Insurance
Tipped Wage in Nebraska
Tipped employees in Nebraska must receive a base pay of at least $2.13 per hour, in addition to all gratuities they earn. If their total hourly earnings, including tips, do not reach $9 per hour, the employer is required to make up the difference.
Overtime Wage in Nebraska
Although Nebraska does not have its own overtime law, employers must comply with the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). This means they are required to pay employees time-and-a-half their regular rate of pay for any hours worked over 40 in a workweek.
Child Labor Laws in Nebraska
According to Nebraska child labor laws, minors under 16 years old are not allowed to work:
- More than eight hours per day or 48 hours per week
- Before 6 a.m. or after 10 p.m.
Additionally, Nebraska employers can pay employees who are 20 years old or younger a training wage of 75% of the current minimum wage for the first 90 calendar days of employment.
Employer Recordkeeping Requirements in Nebraska
Employers in Nebraska must keep records for four years. The required records for each worker include:
- Name
- Social Security number
- Residence (by state)
- Nature of services and places where services are performed; if there are multiple places, the worker’s base of operations or place of direction/control
- Date of hire, rehire, or return to work after a temporary layoff, and date of separation from work with reasons
- Gross remuneration paid for services, showing separately:
- Cash remuneration, including special payments
- Reasonable cash value of remuneration in any medium other than cash, including special payments
- Amounts paid as allowance or reimbursement for traveling or other business expenses, and the period for which paid
Additionally, employer records must include:
- Beginning and ending dates of each pay period
- Total amount of remuneration and the total amount paid in each calendar quarter
- Date in each calendar week with the largest number of workers employed and the number of such workers
Nebraska Labor Law Questions & Answers
Yes, any business with four or more employees must pay the state minimum wage.
Minors aged 14 or 15 can work up to eight hours per day and 48 hours per week.
Yes, employers must pay time-and-a-half the regular rate of pay for any hours worked over 40 in a workweek.
Yes, certain employers, such as assembly plants, mechanical establishments, and workshops, must provide employees with a 30-minute lunch period during each shift that lasts at least eight hours.
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