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Nebraska Payroll

Did you know that Nebraska requires employers to withhold income tax from the wages of residents and nonresidents? If an employee is working in more than one state, the employer may be required to withhold for more than one state for the same employee.

Nebraska Compensation

Employers must pay employees covered by Nebraska's minimum wage law at least $7.35 an hour.

All employees are covered except for:

agricultural workers;
apprentices and learners; and
veterans in training under the supervision of the Veterans Administration.

Nebraska Payroll

Employers covered by Nebraska's wage payment law must pay wages at a designated time, either set by employers or agreed upon with employees. Employers must give 30 days' written notice of any change to the designated payday. Employees absent on payday must be paid on demand at the usual place of payment.

Nebraska Unemployment:
Taxable Wage Base ($000s)	9,000
New Employer Rate (% Taxable Wages)	2.5 - 8.66
Employee Tax Rate (% Taxable Wages)	None
Period Effective	Calendar Year 2011

Nebraska Payroll Links

Nebraska Department of Revenue >> Nebraska State Office Building 301 Centennial Mall South PO Box 94818 Lincoln, Nebraska 68509 800.742.7474	Nebraska Department of Labor - Nebraska Workforce Development >> 550 S. 16th St. PO Box 94600 Lincoln, Nebraska 68509 402.471.9835

Nebraska Laws >>	Tax Forms and Publications >>

Nebraska Income Tax Withholding

The state requires employers to withhold income tax from the wages of residents and nonresidents under the Nebraska Revenue Act of 1967.

If an employee is working in more than one state, the employer may be required to withhold for more than one state for the same employee.

Nebraska Benefits

Nebraska Voting Rights:
Employer Right to Schedule Voting Hours	Yes
Pay Deduction for Voting Time Leave	Prohibited

Nebraska requires employers to allow employees sufficient time off to vote. All employers in Nebraska must allow employees time off to vote or to serve as election officials. This summary is restricted to coverage of private employers. Employers must grant employees up to two hours of voting time leave, unless employees have two consecutive nonwork hours while polls are open. Employers may specify the hours for voting time leave.

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