Wage Theft and Paystub Bill Advances for Final Reading
Nebraska Employers should be aware that the 2014 Nebraska Unicameral Business and Labor Committee has advanced LB560 for “Enrollment and Review for Engrossment.” The bill would significantly alter the Nebraska Wage Payment and Collection Act, addressing wage theft, mandating new wage itemization, and authorizing investigations with penalties. If passed suspected wage theft could result in […]
Another PTO payout challenge under the Nebraska Wage Payment and Collection Act
Nebraska employers know that unused vacation time must be paid out to an employee within two weeks of termination, or on the net regular payday, whichever is sooner. In 2008, a judge of the Lancaster County Court applied that payout requirement to paid time off (PTO) as well, but the decision was overturned on appeal to the District Court. The […]