Nebraska Revised Statutes

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-152 (2026)

Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court; creation; jurisdiction; judges; selected or retained in office

✓ current as of July 2026
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Recognizing that (1) industrial relations between employers and employees within the State of Nebraska are affected with a vital public interest, (2) an impartial and efficient administration of the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act is essential to the prosperity and well-being of the state, and (3) suitable laws should be enacted for the establishing and for the preservation of such an administration of the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act, there is hereby created, pursuant to the provisions of Article V, section 1, of the Nebraska Constitution, a court, consisting of judges, to be selected or retained in office in accordance with the provisions of Article V, section 21, of the Nebraska Constitution and to be known as the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court, which court shall have authority to administer and enforce all of the provisions of the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act, and any amendments thereof, except such as are committed to the courts of appellate jurisdiction or as otherwise provided by law.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 30 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1932–2024 · leading case: Bituminous Cas. Corp. v. Deyle, 451 N.W.2d 910 (Neb. 1990).
Bituminous Cas. Corp. v. Deyle, 451 N.W.2d 910 (Neb. 1990). · cites it 16× “The Workers' Compensation Court is vested with judicial authority.”
Bower v. Eaton Corp., 301 Neb. 311 (Neb. 2018). · cites it 2× “44 Under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-152 (Reissue 2010), the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court has only the "authority to administer and enforce all of the provisions of the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act, and any amendments thereof, except such as are committed to the courts of…”
Gimple v. Student Transp. of Am., 300 Neb. 708 (Neb. 2018). · cites it 2× “Student Transportation contends that the compensation court has authority to resolve these issues by virtue of Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 48-152 and 48-161 (Reissue 2010), two general jurisdictional statutes that authorize the Workers' Compensation Court to administer the Nebraska…”
Thomas v. Omega Re-Bar, Inc., 451 N.W.2d 396 (Neb. 1990). · cites it 6× “) Neb.Rev.Stat. § 48-152 (Reissue 1988). Among the provisions that the workers' compensation court must administer and enforce are those imposing duties upon insurance carriers.”
Zavala v. ConAgra Beef Co., 655 N.W.2d 692 (Neb. 2003). · cites it 2× “Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-152 (Reissue 1998) provides in part that the compensation court “shall have authority to administer and enforce all of the provisions of the Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Act, and any amendments thereof, except such as are committed to the courts of…”
Miller v. M.F.S. York/Stormor, 595 N.W.2d 878 (Neb. 1999). · cites it 2× “The jurisdiction of the Workers’ Compensation Court is set out in *105 Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-152 (Reissue 1998). Under that provision, the Workers’ Compensation Court can resolve only disputes that arise from the provisions of the Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Act.”
Richtarik v. Bors, 5 N.W.2d 199 (Neb. 1942). · cites it 6× “They insist that the following exclusionary provisions of section 48-152, Comp. St. Supp. 1941, preclude a recovery: “(c) Without otherwise affecting either the meaning or the interpretation of the abridged clause, ‘Personal injuries arising out of and in the course of…”
Anthony v. Pre-Fab Transit Co., 476 N.W.2d 559 (Neb. 1991). · cites it 2× “The Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court has only the “authority to administer and enforce all of the provisions of the Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Act, and any amendments thereof, except such as are committed to the courts of appellate jurisdiction.”
Phillips v. Monroe Auto Equip. Co., 558 N.W.2d 799 (Neb. 1997). · cites it 2× “See Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-152 (Reissue 1993). Moreover, article V, § 1, of the Nebraska Constitution vests in this court the power of general administration over all courts in this state, including the Workers’ Compensation Court.”
Roccaforte v. State Furniture Co., 7 N.W.2d 656 (Neb. 1943). · cites it 4× “Section 48-152, Comp. St. Supp. 1939, reads in part: “ (b) The word ‘accident’ as used in this act shall, unless a different meaning is clearly indicated by the context, be *772 construed to mean an unexpected or unforeseen event happening suddenly and violently with or without…”
Thiele v. Select Med. Corp., 316 Neb. 338 (Neb. 2024). · cites it 2× “§ 48-152(b) (1929). 16 See Comp. Stat. § 48-152(b) (Supp.”
Gibson v. Kurt Mfg., 583 N.W.2d 767 (Neb. 1998). “§ 48-152 (Supp. 1941), now codified at Neb.”
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Thiele v. Select Med. Corp., 316 Neb. 338 (Neb. 2024). “§ 48-152(b) (1929). 16 See Comp. Stat. § 48-152(b) (Supp.”
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