Change provisions of the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act

Summary

LB 1056 proposes amendments to Nebraska’s Workers’ Compensation Act. It would make employers cover reasonable interpreter costs for injured employees who cannot readily understand English, broaden the employee’s right to select a treating physician, update medical fee schedules, add annual cost‑of‑living adjustments to benefits, and require benefits to be paid to a personal representative. The measure did not pass and was indefinitely postponed.

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