Nebraska Revised Statutes
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-119 (2026)
Compensation; from what date computed
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No compensation shall be allowed for the first seven calendar days of disability, except as provided in section 48-120, but if disability extends beyond the period of seven calendar days, compensation shall begin on the eighth calendar day of disability, except that if such disability continues for six weeks or longer, compensation shall be computed from the date disability began. For purposes of this section, a partial day of disability shall be deemed a calendar day of disability.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10
cases, 1990–2013 · leading case: Risor v. Nebraska Boiler, 765 N.W.2d 170 (Neb. 2009).
Risor v. Nebraska Boiler, 765 N.W.2d 170 (Neb. 2009). “It notes that a 1999 amendment to Neb.Rev.Stat. § 48-119 (Reissue 2004) now requires compensation to be paid from "`the date disability began,'" rather than "the date of injury.”
Bituminous Cas. Corp. v. Deyle, 451 N.W.2d 910 (Neb. 1990). “Section 48-125(2) provides in part: When an attorney's fee is allowed pursuant to this section, there shall further be assessed against the employer an amount of interest on the final award obtained, computed from the date compensation was payable, as provided in section 48-119,…”
Sherard v. State, 509 N.W.2d 194 (Neb. 1993). “Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-119 (Reissue 1988) provides that if the disability continues for 6 weeks or longer, then compensation is payable from the date of the injury.”
Koterzina v. Copple Chevrolet, Inc., 542 N.W.2d 696 (Neb. 1996). “Section 48-125(2), in relevant part, states: When an attorney's fee is allowed pursuant to this section, there shall further be assessed against the employer an amount of interest on the final award obtained, computed from the date compensation was payable, as provided in…”
Thomas v. Omega Re-Bar, Inc., 451 N.W.2d 396 (Neb. 1990). “When an attorney's fee is allowed pursuant to this section, there shall further be assessed against the employer an amount of interest on the final award obtained, computed from the date compensation was payable, as provided in section 48-119, at a rate equal to the rate of…”
Russell v. Kerry, Inc., 775 N.W.2d 420 (Neb. 2009). “The trial judge determined that under Neb.Rev.Stat. § 48-119 (Reissue 2004) and § 48-125, when a judge awards a claimant attorney fees, he or she is also entitled to interest on the total compensation owed when the employer paid the award, starting from the date that the…”
Merrill v. Griswold's, Inc., 703 N.W.2d 893 (Neb. 2005). “The first 7 days were not included in Merrill’s entitlement, in accordance with Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-119 (Reissue 2004). In its order, the trial court noted that Merrill claimed Griswold’s was liable for his treatment by Messer beginning October 1, 2001, but that Messer was…”
Hobza v. Seedorff Masonry, Inc., 611 N.W.2d 828 (Neb. 2000). “In between periods of receiving such benefits, Hobza worked full time and did not receive benefits.”
Dobson-Grosz v. Univ. of Nebraska Med. Ctr., 499 N.W.2d 83 (Neb. Ct. App. 1993). “Dobson-Grosz appeals the decision of a three-judge panel of the Workers’ Compensation Court, which panel denied her motion requesting (1) an order, pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-119 (Reissue 1988), declaring that *435 permanent disability payments awarded Dobson-Grosz by the…”
Rader v. Speer Auto (Neb. 2013). “The compensation court found that Rader was temporarily totally disabled for 21⁄ 7 weeks and that under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-119 (Reissue 2010), due to “the lack of evi- dence at trial that [Rader’s] disability continued for six weeks or longer, the first seven calendar days of…”
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