Nebraska § 48-1201 Policy

Nebraska Statutes

§ 48-1201 — Policy

Nebraska § 48-1201

Ch. 48Labor

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Bluebook

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-1201 (2026).

Text

It is declared to be the policy of this state (1) to establish a minimum wage for all workers at levels consistent with their health, efficiency and general well-being, and (2) to safeguard existing minimum wage compensation standards which are adequate to maintain the health, efficiency and general well-being of workers against the unfair competition of wage and hours standards which do not provide adequate standards of living.

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It is declared to be the policy of this state (1) to establish a minimum wage for all workers at levels consistent with their health, efficiency and general well-being, and (2) to safeguard existing minimum wage compensation standards which are adequate to maintain the health, efficiency and general well-being of workers against the unfair competition of wage and hours standards which do not provide adequate standards of living.

Legislative History

Source: Laws 1967, c. 285, § 1, p. 773. Annotations: Parties may not waive the protections afforded under the Wage and Hour Act. Mays v. Midnite Dreams, 300 Neb. 485, 915 N.W.2d 71 (2018).