Qualified employer, defined.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 77-6534
in effect77-6534. Qualified employer, defined.
Qualified employer means a taxpayer that:
(1) Employs (a) at least ten full-time qualified employees in Nebraska during the base year and (b) at least the same number of full-time qualified employees as were employed in the prior year for each year of the performance period;
(2) Pays wages for services rendered (a) at a rate equal to at least one hundred fifty percent of the Nebraska statewide average hourly wage in the base year and (b) at a rate equal to at least one hundred two percent of the prior year wage level during each year of the performance period; and
(3) Electronically verifies the work eligibility status of all new qualified employees employed in Nebraska prior to hire during the entire performance period.
Laws 2025, LB649, § 11. Operative Date: July 1, 2027
Source: Nebraska Legislature (nebraskalegislature.gov)URL: https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=77-6534Fetched: 10/20/2026