77-6534.

Qualified employer, defined.

Qualified employer means a taxpayer that:

(1) Employs (a) at least ten full-time qualified employees in Nebraska during the base year and (b) at least the same number of full-time qualified employees as were employed in the prior year for each year of the performance period;

(2) Pays wages for services rendered (a) at a rate equal to at least one hundred fifty percent of the Nebraska statewide average hourly wage in the base year and (b) at a rate equal to at least one hundred two percent of the prior year wage level during each year of the performance period; and

(3) Electronically verifies the work eligibility status of all new qualified employees employed in Nebraska prior to hire during the entire performance period.