Legal Opinion
Opinion No. (1999)
Nebraska Attorney General Reports
Decided September 20, 1999Published
1Opinion of the Court
REQUESTED BY: Senator Carol Hudkins District 21 You have requested an Attorney General's Opinion concerning the language of Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-115(3), as it pertains to volunteer firefighters who are injured while responding to calls. Specifically, you ask whether additional legislation is needed to clarify its meaning.
Under the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act, Neb. Rev. Stat., § 48-101, et. seq., employees are entitled to benefits when they incur injuries arising out of, and in the course of their duties. However, a general principle of workers' compensation law, known as the going and…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Pearson v. Lincoln Telephone Co.Nebraska Court of Appeals · 1994
- Southern Nebraska Rural Public Power District v. Nebraska Electric Generation & Transmission Cooperative, Inc.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1996
- Estate of Soupene Ex Rel. Soupene v. LignitzSupreme Court of Kansas · 1998
- Department of Social Services v. C.B.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1993
- Hall v. ChristensenCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1951
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