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Contact 402-444-5600 for a non-emergency response from the Omaha Police Department.

You may contact the front desk of the Omaha police at (402) 444-5600 to request report copies. You can visit the Central Police Headquarters located at 15th & Howard every day of the week from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Be sure to call before coming. Finally, requests can be sent by mail addressed to 505 S. 15th (Attn: Records Manager), Omaha, NE 68102.

Call the DOL Labor Standards Office at 402-471-2239 or send an email to ndol.laborstdrdsinquiries@nebraska.gov. The office can answer questions regarding the Meatpacking Bill of Rights and workplace regulations and rights in Omaha. It can also provide assistance on matters such as wage complaints, professional employer organizations, and child or farm labor laws.

No. Employers in Omaha are not required by law to give entitlements to employees with impairments just on the basis of a doctor's note. Employees with impairments have to properly provide notice of their impairment by filing a workers' compensation or disability claim and Family & Medical Leave request.

The WARN Act helps employees in Omaha respond better in case of a mass layoff at work or plant closing. It gives employees transition time to prepare for the upcoming loss of work, search for a new job, and acquire a new skill. Employees under WARN protection are those from companies with 100 or more full-time employees. Those not covered by WARN are workers on strike, temporary employees, and business partners.

The Nebraska Fair Employment Practice Act (NFEPA) prohibits employers in Omaha from discriminating against job applicants for their race, religion, marital status, disability, and gender. Employers in Omaha also follow the Nebraska Age Discrimination in Employment Act, which forbids them from having hiring biases for employees ages 40 years old and above.

Some of the pregnancy-related accommodations include frequent breaks, manual labor assistance, job restructuring, and modified work schedules. Employers also need to give leave for employees to recover from childbirth, provide appropriate facilities for breastfeeding, and offer employees temporary arrangements for less hazardous work. NFEPA requires such accommodations for employers in Omaha who have 15 or more employees.