Thomas v. Omega Re-Bar, Inc.

Omega Re-Bar, Inc. (Omega), appeals the majority decision of a three-judge Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court panel finding that Omega has no insurance to cover job-related injuries received by one of its employees in Omaha.

Even though the compensation panel majority held for them on the merits, the appellees Employers Casualty Company (Employers Casualty) and Texas Employers Insurance Association (Texas Employers) cross-appeal, claiming that the Workers’ Compensation Court lacks jurisdiction under the Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Act to determine insurance coverage issues as between…