Nebraska Amends Paid Sick Time Law

Nebraska Legislature Amends Paid Sick Leave Requirement

In November of 2024, Nebraska voters approved Initiative 436 which adopts the Nebraska Healthy Families and Workplaces Act which provides paid sick leave to most non-governmental employees. On June 4, 2025, Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen signed LB415 which made some significant changes to the Act which becomes effective October 1, 2025.

Who is Covered?

The Act applies to employees who work in Nebraska for at least 80 hours in a calendar year, except that it does not cover seasonal and temporary workers employed in agriculture, employees under age 16, employers with fewer than 11 employees, employees covered by the federal Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, or employees of federal or state agencies, state departments, and political subdivisions.