NE LB747

Requires employers to retain employment certificates for children under 16 for at least 12 months after employment ends, replacing the previous requirement to return certificates to the issuing authority or child

Expands the Department of Labor's authority to approve employment certificates for children residing outside Nebraska (previously limited to children from adjoining states only)

Grants the Commissioner of Labor subpoena power to compel records and witness testimony for enforcement of the Nebraska Wage Payment and Collection Act, with court enforcement for non-compliance

Eliminates the fee exemption for self-employed contractors paying less than $3,000 annually to employees and contractors engaged only in water well or septic system work under the Contractor Registration Act

Removes the requirement for the Department of Labor to operate a hotline and website for reporting suspected Employee Classification Act violations