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Summary of differences between federal and state regulations
Nebraska has some labor laws regarding union activity in private sector employment; however, these laws provide protections similar to those of the National Labor Relations Act and Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act.
Right to work
The state does have a right to work law. It is prohibited to deny employment based on union affiliation or to require membership in a union as condition of employment.
Non-English speakers
Nebraska requires that if an employer or a representative of an employer actively recruits any non-English-speaking persons for employment and if more than ten percent of the employees of an employer are non-English-speaking employees and speak the same non-English language, the employer must provide a bilingual employee who is conversant in the identified non-English language and available at the worksite for each shift during which a non-English-speaking employee is employed to
- explain and respond to questions regarding the terms, conditions, and daily responsibilities of employment and
- serve as a referral agent to community services for the non-English-speaking employees.
Public employment
Nebraska has specific labor relations laws regarding public sector employment.
State
Contacts
National Labor Relations Board (Region 17)
National Labor Relations Board (Region 14)
Public employment
Nebraska Commission of Industrial Relations
Regulations
Right to work
Labor organizations; no denial of employment; closed shop not permitted, Nebraska Constitution, Article XV, Section 13
Nebraska Revised Statutes §§48-214, 48-217 through 219, 48-901 through 48-912, 48-2207 through 48-2214
Public employment
State Employees Collective Bargaining Act, Nebraska Constitution, Article 13, Ch. 81, §81-1369 et seq.
Industrial Relations Act, Nebraska Revised Statute, Ch. 48, §48-801 et seq.