Child Support Enforcement - Sarpy County Nebraska

D. Unless otherwise agreed to, interpreters shall be paid by the hour in thirty minute
increments. Time shall be determined by using the next highest thirty minute increment (i.e.,
2 hours 4 minutes equals 2 hours 30 minutes).
IRS Mileage Reimbursement, Effective July 1, 2011
The IRS has set the mileage reimbursable rate to 55.5 cents per mile.
This is effective 7/01/11 and continues for 2012. Section 23-1112 outlines the
procedures for county officials to receive reimbursement for mileage to perform/attend county
functions. http://www.gsa.gov/portal/content/100715
Nebraska Worker‟s Compensation Court update
Nebraska Workers‟ Compensation maximum
income benefit set at $698.00 per week www.wcc.ne.gov/
Effective January 1, 2011, the maximum weekly income benefit under the Nebraska
Workers‘ Compensation Act is $691.00. This amount applies to work-related injuries
and illnesses occurring on or after January 1, 2011. This amount equals 100 percent of
the state average weekly wage as determined by the administrator of the Nebraska
Workers‘ Compensation Court.
The previous maximum weekly income benefit levels will continue to apply to workrelated
injuries and illnesses occurring during their effective dates. The minimum weekly
income benefit remains at $49.00, where it has remained since 1974!
An historic look at worker‘s comp. benefit rates in Nebraska may be found at
http://www.wcc.ne.gov/legal/benefits.pdf
For more information regarding workers‘ compensation in Nebraska, please call the
Nebraska Workers‘ Compensation Court information line at 800-599-5155 or 402-471-
6468. The court‘s Web site (www.wcc.ne.gov/) also contains information regarding the
court‘s operations.
Note: Worker‘s compensation benefits are subject to withholding for child support.
Relevant recent legislation/policy news:
§43-1724. Any employer or other payor who fails to withhold and remit any income of an
obligor receiving income from the employer or other payor, after proper notice as
provided in section 43-1723, shall be required to pay the certified amount to the State
Disbursement Unit. The county attorney or authorized attorney may file an action in
district court to enforce this section. The court may sanction an employer or other payor
twenty-five dollars per day, up to five hundred dollars per incident, for failure to
comply with proper notice.
$25 Federal Pass-through – As part of federal deficit reduction legislation passed in
2006, IV-D cases where the custodial parent does not receive TANF benefits are now
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