Anyway, for a huge swathe of the team, it was the last straw. "Half the department (including me) called out 'sick' today," ...

Nebraska voters passed a paid sick leave bill in November that guarantees paid sick leave for more employees than ever before. That law takes effect Wednesday.

All employees will be required to receive paid sick leave, with exceptions of those under 16, seasonal agriculture workers and small businesses with 10 or fewer employees.

Nebraska’s Healthy Families and Workplaces Act (HFWA), as amended by Legislative Bill (LB) 415 (effective September 3, 2025), requires most private employers with eleven or more employees to provide ...