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To find out if you are liable to pay unemployment insurance taxes in the state of Nebraska, you first have to determine if the state even considers you an employer there. The Nebraska officials consider the official definition of employer to be “an individual or type of organization including any partnership, association, trust, estate, corporation or government agency who employs people.”

Sounds pretty straightforward right? Well, the law in the state of Nebraska goes on to differentiate between employers who are liable to pay unemployment insurance taxes and those who are not, and this differentiation is very important for determining your status in the state. But at least the state officials in charge of the process seem to make it relatively simple for employers to figure this out.

As a new employer in the state of Nebraska, you just have to send in an Application for an Unemployment Insurance Account Number. The state officials in charge of the unemployment insurance system then review your application and determine if you are liable to pay unemployment insurance tax in the state. So in effect, you don’t have to make that determination or worry about it. The state will do it for you.

They will then send you a letter that tells you whether or not you are liable. If you are liable, they will then set up an Unemployment Insurance Account Number for you, and pass that along to you as well. Then you will receive a report form every quarter from the state that tells you how many former employees of yours have been claiming unemployment insurance benefits on your account.

All of these forms, needless to say, should be kept in the safest possible location in your company’s human resource storage system. The unemployment records could be kept near to your personnel files, because much of the info on the unemployment forms will be included in forms in your personnel files, such as your exit interview forms, your employee employment offer and acknowledgement forms, and what not.

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1. Posted by: Kim Ksiazek

   How do I find out if a person I worked for was legally bound to pay in unemployment? Thanks, Kim

2. Posted by: Amelia

   Hi Kim!
   Contact Nebraska Workforce Development Department at http://www.dol.state.ne.us. Or, apply for unemployment at the nearest state office. Nearly every employer in Nebraska is obligated to pay unemployment taxes on employees, including domestic and agricultural workers. HTH, and thanks for reading the blogs!~ Amelia

3. Posted by: Kim Ksiazek

   Is there a site where I can find out if my employer paid into unemployment in Nebraska? I have filed a claim, and the Ne Workforce Devel. is way behind in claim processing and said they are still not sure that Big Valley Pork, Inc. has paid in. I would think this would be public information and that I could find out on my own. Thanks, Kim

4. Posted by: Amelia

   Hi Kim! No, as far as we can tell, this is not a public record. Only the Nebraska Workforce Development Office can tell for sure. Sorry! ~ Amelia