If an injured employee or a dependent is mentally incompetent or is a minor at the time when any right or privilege accrues to him or her under the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act, his or her guardian or next friend may, in his or her behalf, claim and exercise such right or privilege.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-132
Compensation; employees or dependents under disability; rights; enforcement
Laws 1913, c. 198, § 32, p. 593; R.S.1913, § 3673; C.S.1922, § 3055; C.S.1929, § 48-132; R.S.1943, § 48-132; Laws 1961, c. 234, § 1, p. 692; Laws 1986, LB 811, § 51.
Official source: Nebraska Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nebraska statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.