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Checklists covering employer/employee registrations and requirements, federal and state; information for independent contractors; job and employee search resources; labor statistics.

State of Nebraska - Employer Registrations, Requirements & Information

1. Nebraska Tax ID Number - Application Form
2. Nebraska Income Tax Withholding FAQs -- Circular EN - Nebraska Income Tax Witholding
3. Nebraska Unemployment Insurance -- New Account: Apply online -or- download paper form
4. Nebraska New Hire Reporting -
5. Nebraska Workers Compensation Court - Workers comp insurance is required for all Nebraska employees
6. Federal & State Labor Posters
7. Nebraska Labor Laws
8. Nebraska Labor Market Information - NE Workforce Development
9. Nebraska Employee Benefit Survey
10. Wage/Salary data by occupation, location
11. New employer agency checklist (phone)

Federal - Employer Registrations & Requirements

1. IRS: Federal 'Employer ID Number' (EIN): On-Line EIN Application & Instructions
2. IRS: Federal employment information for businesses with employees
3. IRS: Employment Tax Forms & Publications
4. IRS: IRS Guidelines on "Employee vs. Independent Contractor?
5. -- Guide to the 20 IRS 'Employee vs Independent Contractor' Questions
6. SSA: Social Security Administration: Guide to Wage Reporting for Employers
7. USCIS: U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services - Employer Information - Omaha -- Nebraska Service Center
8. OSHA: Occupational Safety & Health Administration - Small Business Information
9. DOL: U.S. Department of Labor FAQs & Answers

Other Employment Information

1. Nebraska Job Service - Nebraska Dept. of Labor (aka Workforce Development)
2. AIM-CareerLink - Employee recruitment and career development site - from the Aim Institute
3. Nebraska Career Connections - Career, job, education, planning, and training resources for Nebraska
4. Nebraska Worker Training Program - Workforce Development/Dept. of Labor
5. Nebraska's Customized Job Training Program - Department of Economic Development - Grant Awards Made
6. Work Opportunity and Welfare-to-Work Federal tax credits - for employers who hire targeted workers
7. Quarterly Employment/Wage Data - Nebraska counties - DOL/Labor Market Information
8. Assistive Technologies Partnership - Employment Services
9. Foreign Business Ownership
10. BLS: Bureau of Labor Statistics -- Union affiliation of workers by state
11. BLS: CPI / Consumer Price Index -- PPI / Producer Price Index

12. BLS: Occupational Outlook Handbook

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Nebraska Department of Economic Development
301 Centennial Mall South
P.O. Box 94666
Lincoln, NE 68509-4666
(800) 426-6505 | Fax (402) 471-3778
Richard Baier, Director