US EditionNebraska Lawmakers Revise Voter-Backed Paid Sick Leave Proposal with Bipartisan Support
- Nebraska lawmakers passed a bill on Wednesday that weakens a voter-approved paid sick leave measure in the state Legislature.
- This action followed voters approving the measure by nearly 3-to-1 in November, with a ballot language set to take effect October 1.
- The bill, which received support from 33 senators including one Democrat, creates exemptions that allow certain workers—such as teenagers and temporary agricultural laborers—to be excluded from receiving paid sick leave.
- Opponents warn that the bill removes workers' ability to sue employers for retaliation, possibly stripping protections for 140,000 Nebraskans while supporters claim it balances worker and business interests.
- The bill’s passage sparked criticism that 33 senators ignored thousands of Nebraskans who demanded respect for the voter mandate on paid sick leave.
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Nebraska Republicans sought to weaken voter-backed paid sick leave. A Democrat helped them do it.
The Nebraska Legislature has passed a bill that significantly weakens a voter-backed measure requiring employers to offer paid sick leave.
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Cherokee Tribune Ledger NewsBill weakening Nebraska paid sick leave passes, but Dems stall effort to slow minimum wage growth
State Sen. Jane Raybould of Lincoln, center, talks with State Sens. Paul Strommen of Sidney and Kathleen Kauth of the Millard area on May 28, 2025. Raybould sponsored a measure to slow voter-approved minimum wage increases while Strommen sponsored a measure to weaken voter-approved paid sick leave. Kauth chairs the Legislature's Business and Labor Committee. (Zach Wendling/Nebraska Examiner)LINCOLN — A majority of Nebraska Democrats and one Repu…
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