Nebraska Paid Sick Time Poster

PAID SICK TIME

NEBRASKA

NEBRASKA HEALTHY FAMILIES & WORKPLACES ACT | EFFECTIVE DATE: OCTOBER 1, 2025

BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2025, EMPLOYEES ARE ENTITLED TO PAID SICK TIME.
SICK TIME ACCRUAL
Employees begin accruing paid sick time after 80
hours of consecutive employment, at which point
employees then accrue a minimum of one hour
for every 30 hours worked, subject to the following
limitations:
•	 Employees whose employers have 11-19
employees earn 40 hours of paid sick time in
a year.
•	 Employees whose employers have 20 or
more employees earn 56 hours of paid sick
time in a year.
Employers are permitted to select higher limits of
accrual and use.

USE OF SICK TIME
Employees may use accrued paid sick time for
the following reasons:

•	 Meetings at school or a care provider’s
location related to the employee’s child’s
illness, injury, or health condition.
•	 Closure of the Employee’s business or to care
for a child due to closure of school or place
of care by order of public official due to public
health emergency.
•	 The employee’s need to self-isolate or care for
a family member that needs to isolate due to
a communicable disease as determined by a
health authority or a health care professional.

RETALIATION PROHIBITED
Retaliatory personnel action against employees
who request or use paid sick time is prohibited.

RIGHTS

•	 The employee’s illness, injury, or health
condition; or for treatment, diagnosis, or
preventative medical care.

Each employee has the right to file a suit or
complaint if paid sick time as required by the
Act is denied by the employer or the employee
is subjected to retaliatory personnel action for
requesting or taking paid sick time.

•	 Care of the employee’s family member(s) for
illness, injury, or health condition; or for treatment, diagnosis, or preventative medical care.

Questions about rights and responsibilities
under the Act may be directed to the Labor
Standards Division.

Nebraska Dept. of Labor - Labor Standards Division | dol.nebraska.gov
Email: [email protected] | Phone: 402-471-2239

Published: 07/2025
Equal Opportunity Program/Employer | TDD: 800-833-7352
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