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★ Nebraska · workplace

Workplace settlements
in Nebraska.

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Nebraska adds 50 percent to comp payments the employer delays without a reasonable dispute, and the Supreme Court upheld that penalty for a Whole Foods worker in 2024. A Walmart manager who fell during a seizure was denied benefits. Two workers hurt in a rollover in their employer’s pickup sued the tire shop instead.

Facts that decide a workplace claim in Nebraska

Waiting time penalty“Fifty percent shall be added for waiting time for all delinquent payments after thirty days’ notice has been given of disability,” plus a reasonable attorney’s fee.Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-125, quoted in Mosher (Neb. 2024)
Raise it belowA theory not argued in the compensation court is waived; Maroulakos could not argue on appeal that striking a shelf made his seizure fall compensable.Maroulakos v. Walmart Assocs. (Neb. 2018)
Pay what is undisputedThe only legitimate excuse for delaying comp is genuine medical or legal doubt that any liability exists; even when the total is disputed, the insurer must promptly pay the amount that is not.Mosher v. Whole Foods Market (Neb. 2024)
★ band · US federal frame
Scheduled statutory benefits, no pain-and-suffering award
Workplace injury (workers compensation)
State workers-compensation schedules; value tracks the impairment rating, the wage rate and future medical, and most claims close by compromise-and-release rather than verdict.

The US band is the starting point. Nebraska's fault rule and any applicable cap then adjust the figure.

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★ NE · reported workplace outcomes

What Nebraska courts have awarded.

Real Nebraska decisions and verdicts, each linked to the court record or official report.

  • Mosher v. Whole Foods Market
    Nebraska Supreme Court · 2024
    Penalty and attorney fees affirmed

    Marlene Mosher fell at work in July 2021, and claimed injuries to her right leg and ankle and low back pain. The employer’s own examiner found a 17 percent permanent impairment, and the compensation court found no reasonable controversy that she was owed some benefit. It awarded temporary total disability, a waiting time penalty and attorney fees that included a legal assistant’s time. The Supreme Court affirmed.

  • Maroulakos v. Walmart Associates
    Nebraska Supreme Court · 2018
    Denial of benefits affirmed

    In August 2014 an overnight support manager felt overheated and lightheaded, then fell into a product aisle and had a seizure. He suffered a facial cut, sinus fractures and possibly a brain injury. The compensation court found an idiopathic seizure and syncope event personal to him and dismissed the claim. On appeal he argued he struck a shelf, but the Supreme Court held he had waived that point and affirmed.

★ NE · workplace · in practice

What changes the number here.

What actually moves a workplace settlement in Nebraska.

  1. 1

    Send written notice of disability so the 30 day penalty clock starts.

  2. 2

    Raise every theory at the compensation court, including a workplace hazard that made a fall worse; Maroulakos waived that point.

  3. 3

    Look for a third party: in Susman (2022) injured workers sued the shop they said fitted 20 year old tires, and the court let the suit go forward.

★ NE · statute of limitations
4 years for personal injury; 2 years for medical malpractice

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-207, § 44-2828

★ NE · fault rule
Modified comparative, 50% bar

Modified comparative, recovery barred at 50% claimant fault.

★ NE · caps

What caps recovery.

Statutory caps that may bear on a workplace settlement in Nebraska.

★ workplace · same region & fault regime

Compare to like jurisdictions.

How Nebraska's fault rule and limitation period compare to jurisdictions in the same US region and to those running the same fault rule for workplace claims.

JurisdictionFault ruleLimitationWorkplace page
Nebraska · you are hereModified comparative, 50% bar4 years for personal injury; 2 years for medical malpractice—
North DakotaModified comparative, 50% bar6 years for personal injury; 2 years for medical malpracticeND · workplace →
OhioModified comparative, 51% bar2 years from date of injuryOH · workplace →
South DakotaSlight versus gross negligence3 years from date of injurySD · workplace →
WisconsinModified comparative, 51% bar3 years from date of injuryWI · workplace →
IllinoisModified comparative, 51% bar2 years from date of injuryIL · workplace →
IndianaModified comparative, 51% bar2 years from date of injuryIN · workplace →
TennesseeModified comparative, 50% bar1 year from date of injury, among the shortest in the USTN · workplace →
UtahModified comparative, 50% bar4 years for personal injury; 2 years for medical malpracticeUT · workplace →
ArkansasModified comparative, 50% bar3 years for personal injury; 2 years for medical malpracticeAR · workplace →
ColoradoModified comparative, 50% bar2 years for personal injury; 3 years for motor vehicleCO · workplace →
NevadaModified comparative, 51% bar2 years for personal injury; 3 years for medical malpracticeNV · workplace →
New HampshireModified comparative, 51% bar3 years from date of injuryNH · workplace →
★ NE · workplace · frequently asked

Common questions.

Each answer is independently coherent and references the relevant statute or authority document.

Sources

Checked 2026-09-29. Every figure on this page comes from one of these documents.

★ all of NE
Nebraska overview

Fault rule, statute, caps, and key facts for Nebraska as a whole.

★ federal frame
Workplace in United States

Workplace band structure and severity tiers at the US level.

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Workplace · everywhere

Cross-jurisdiction comparison of workplace bands.

★ editorial note

Figures on this page are starting points: the US band adjusted for Nebraska's statutory framework. They are not quotes for any specific case. For representation, consult an attorney admitted in Nebraska. See /methodology, /sources, and /disclaimer.