{"data":{"id":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-48-673","jurisdiction":"us-ne","citation":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-673","heading":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-673","body":"For purposes of sections 48-672 to 48-683 :\n\n(1) Affected unit means a specified plant, department, shift, or other definable unit which includes three or more employees to which an approved short-time compensation plan applies;\n\n(2) Commissioner means the Commissioner of Labor or any delegate or subordinate responsible for approving applications for participation in a short-time compensation plan;\n\n(3) Health and retirement benefits means employer-provided health benefits and retirement benefits under a defined benefit plan, as defined in section 414(j) of the Internal Revenue Code, or contributions under a defined contribution plan, as defined in section 414(i) of the Internal Revenue Code, which are incidents of employment in addition to the cash remuneration earned;\n\n(4) Short-time compensation means the unemployment benefits payable to employees in an affected unit under an approved short-time compensation plan, as distinguished from the unemployment benefits otherwise payable under the Employment Security Law;\n\n(5) Short-time compensation plan means a plan submitted by an employer, for written approval by the commissioner, under which the employer requests the payment of short-time compensation to workers in an affected unit of the employer to avert layoffs;\n\n(6) Unemployment compensation means the unemployment benefits payable under the Employment Security Law other than short-time compensation and includes any amounts payable pursuant to an agreement under any federal law providing for compensation, assistance, or allowances with respect to unemployment; and\n\n(7) Usual weekly hours of work means the usual hours of work for full-time or part-time employees in the affected unit when that unit is operating on its regular basis, not to exceed forty hours and not including hours of overtime work.","path":["NE Code","Chapter 48"],"source_url":"https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=48-673","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:21Z","sha256":"8417f726286498653735c6189025d6c36eed782df1796ce1f1d36621d99bbb41","source_id":"us-ne","stale":false,"prev":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-48-672","next":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-48-674"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}