Nebraska voters approved Initiative 436 in November 2024, establishing statewide paid sick leave starting October 2025. Employees accrue one hour per 30 worked, capped at 40 or 56 hours depending on employer size, applied uniformly across Omaha.
Initiative 436, approved by Nebraska voters in November 2024, created the state's first paid sick leave program. Effective October 1, 2025, employees accrue at least one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked. Employers with fewer than 20 employees cap accrual at 40 hours per year; larger employers cap at 56 hours. Covered uses include personal illness, family care, and certain safe-leave purposes. The state law applies uniformly, so Omaha cannot adopt a separate local sick-leave scheme above or below the floor.
Refusing to grant accrued sick leave or retaliating against users may bring Department of Labor enforcement, back pay, and civil penalties under the initiative's enforcement framework.
See how Omaha's paid leave preemption rules stack up against other locations.
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