Workers' Compensation Archives

Seminar: State and Federal Employment and Labor Laws

On Sept. 10, 2015, Kevin McManaman of the Knudsen Law Firm and author of the Nebraska Human Resources Library will be presenting Employment Handbooks and Policies in the 21st Century. This comprehensive seminar will cover a gamut of various Nebraska and federal labor laws and regulations. It will also focus on the many aspects of [...]

Nebraska Supreme Court: Contribution, Comparative Negligence Not Available Against Employer Of Injured Employee

In Downey v Western Community College Area, 282 Neb. 970 (2012), the Nebraska Supreme Court recently held that, because Workers' Compensation is the exclusive remedy against an injured employee's employer, a third party tortfeasor cannot seek contribution from or argue the comparative negligence of the employer when the third party tortfeasor is liable to an [...]

Workers’ Compensation

Seminar: State and Federal Employment and Labor Laws

Nebraska Supreme Court: Contribution, Comparative Negligence Not Available Against Employer Of Injured Employee