Who needs an unemployment insurance account, new hire reporting and workers’ compensation in Nebraska?
Issued by Nebraska Department of Labor; Nebraska State Directory of New Hires (DHHS); Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court, at step 6 of 6 in the opening sequence: before the first hire.
Every kind of business in Nebraska
The Nebraska table lists this for every kind of business.
Workers’ compensation insurance is required for every employer with one or more employees, full time or part time, from the first hire. Register with the Department of Labor in the first quarter you pay wages, and report each new hire to the State Directory of New Hires within 20 days.
Checked Oct 21, 2026 against the agency’s page.
Step 6 of 6: Before the first hire
1Set up the business
2Register for tax
3Approve the space
4Get the permits for your kind of business
5Alcohol permits
6Before the first hire
Issued by Nebraska Department of Labor; Nebraska State Directory of New Hires (DHHS); Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court.
Sources and dates
Department of Labor 2026 guide to unemployment insurance combined tax rates; DHHS new hire reporting page; Neb. Rev. Stat. 48-106. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required for every employer with one or more employees, full time or part time, from the first hire.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required for every employer with one or more employees, full time or part time, from the first hire.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required for every employer with one or more employees, full time or part time, from the first hire.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required for every employer with one or more employees, full time or part time, from the first hire.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required for every employer with one or more employees, full time or part time, from the first hire.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required for every employer with one or more employees, full time or part time, from the first hire.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required for every employer with one or more employees, full time or part time, from the first hire.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required for every employer with one or more employees, full time or part time, from the first hire.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required for every employer with one or more employees, full time or part time, from the first hire.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required for every employer with one or more employees, full time or part time, from the first hire.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required for every employer with one or more employees, full time or part time, from the first hire.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required for every employer with one or more employees, full time or part time, from the first hire.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required for every employer with one or more employees, full time or part time, from the first hire.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required for every employer with one or more employees, full time or part time, from the first hire.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required for every employer with one or more employees, full time or part time, from the first hire.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required for every employer with one or more employees, full time or part time, from the first hire.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required for every employer with one or more employees, full time or part time, from the first hire.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required for every employer with one or more employees, full time or part time, from the first hire.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required for every employer with one or more employees, full time or part time, from the first hire.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required for every employer with one or more employees, full time or part time, from the first hire.
Nebraska Department of Labor; Nebraska State Directory of New Hires (DHHS); Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court.
Step 6 of 6, before the first hire. The steps before it: set up the business, register for tax, approve the space, get the permits for your kind of business and alcohol permits.
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