If an employer, as defined in section 48-106 , does not carry a policy of workers' compensation insurance nor qualify as a self-insurer or, in the case of an employer who is a lessor of one or more commercial motor vehicles leased to a self-insured motor carrier, is not a party to an effective agreement pursuant to section 48-115.02 , he or she loses the right to interpose the three defenses mentioned in section 48-102 in any action brought against him or her for personal injury or death of an employee.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-103
Employer's liability; defenses; when not available
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Merrick v. Fischer, Rounds & Assocs. (2020)
Most recently applied in Merrick v. Fischer, Rounds & Assocs. (March 2020)
Laws 1913, c. 198, § 3, p. 579; R.S.1913, § 3644; C.S.1922, § 3026; C.S.1929, § 48-103; R.S.1943, § 48-103; Laws 1971, LB 572, § 3; Laws 1986, LB 811, § 25; Laws 1997, LB 474, § 1.
Official source: Nebraska Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nebraska statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.