The Nebraska Healthy Families and Workplaces Act (paid sick time law) goes into effect October 1, 2025.
Additional guidance regarding paid sick time has been posted to the Department’s website at dol.nebraska.gov/LaborStandards.
Please see the document at this link: Paid Sick Leave Guidance This document provides more details regarding topics already covered on the website.
What you need to know as an employer:
- The new law requires businesses with 11 or more employees to provide their employees with paid sick time.
- Employers are required to provide written notice and postings by September 15, 2025. Model notice and poster are available on this website, free of charge, in both English and Spanish.
Starting October 1, 2025:
- Employees accrue paid sick time after 80 hours of employment and at a minimum of 1 hour paid sick time for every 30 hours worked.
- Employers may cap the leave at 40 hours or 56 hours per year, depending on employer size, or they may provide more leave than what the law requires.
- Small businesses are employers with 11 to 19 employees and must allow employees to accrue up to 40 hours of paid sick time per year.
- Employers with 20 or more employees must allow employees to accrue up to 56 hours of paid sick time per year.
- Employees may use paid sick time, at their own request, free from retaliation, for themselves, a family member, or like family relationship, for mental or physical illness, preventative medical care, or for closure of school or childcare by order of public health emergency.
More information may be found:
dol.nebraska.gov/LaborStandards
dol.nebraska.gov/LaborStandards/WorkerRights/PSTFAQs
Questions may be emailed to the Nebraska Department of Labor, Labor Standards Division at: NDOL.LaborStdrdsInquiries@nebraska.gov