Nebraskans have voted to implement paid sick leave in the state. Effective October 1, 2025, employers will be required to provide paid sick leave as follows:
- Employers with 20 or more employees must allow employees to accrue at least one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked, and to earn and use up to 56 hours of paid sick leave per year;
- Employers with fewer than 20 employees must allow employees to accrue at least one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked, and to earn and use up to 40 hours of paid sick leave per year.
Employees may use such leave for the following reasons:
- The employee’s own mental or physical illness, injury, or health condition; need for medical diagnosis, care, or treatment; or need for preventative medical care;
- Care of a family member who has a mental or physical illness, injury, or health condition; who needs medical diagnosis; who needs preventative medical care; or, in the case of a child, to attend a meeting necessitated by the child’s mental or physical illness at a school or place of care; and
- Closure of the employee’s place of business by order of a public official due to a public health emergency; need to care for a child whose school or place of care has been closed by order of a public official due to a public health emergency; or the need to self-isolate or care for a family member when it has been determined by health authorities that the presence of the individual in the community may jeopardize the health of others due to exposure to a communicable disease.
You can access the full text of the enacted law here.
