48-638 Appeal to district court; procedure.
48-638. Appeal to district court; procedure.Any party to the proceedings before the appeal tribunal may appeal the tribunal's decision by filing a petition (1) in the district court of the county in which the individual claiming benefits claims to have been last employed or in which such claimant resides, (2) in any district court of this state upon which the parties may agree, or (3) if neither subdivision (1) or (2) of this section applies, then in the district court of Lancaster County. If the commissioner is not the petitioning party, he or she shall be a party defendant in every appeal. Such appeal shall otherwise be governed by the Administrative Procedure Act. SourceLaws 1941, c. 94, § 4, p. 388; C.S.Supp.,1941, § 48-706; R.S.1943, § 48-638; Laws 1945, c. 115, § 4, p. 384; Laws 1957, c. 208, § 4, p. 731; Laws 1979, LB 328, § 2; Laws 1986, LB 950, § 4; Laws 1988, LB 352, § 85; Laws 1996, LB 1072, § 4. Cross ReferencesAdministrative Procedure Act, see section 84-920. AnnotationsIn an appeal to the district court under this section by the Commissioner of Labor the filing of the transcript required by the statute is not jurisdictional. The transcript filing requirement in this section is distinguishable from that in an error proceeding because it applies only to the commissioner, review in the district court is de novo, and the statute permits the introduction of additional evidence in the review proceeding. Sorensen v. Bernhardt, 223 Neb. 395, 389 N.W.2d 583 (1986).The Employment Security Law provides one avenue of judicial appeal when the dispute concerns benefit liability and another when the dispute concerns contribution liability. Northern Messenger v. Sorensen, 218 Neb. 846, 359 N.W.2d 787 (1984).Appeal from decision of appeal tribunal is provided. A. Borchman Sons v. Carpenter, 166 Neb. 322, 89 N.W.2d 123 (1958).The Commissioner of Labor is an interested party in any action under the provisions of the Unemployment Compensation Act, and may appeal when he feels himself aggrieved. Woodmen of the World Life Ins. Soc. v. Olsen, 141 Neb. 12, 2 N.W.2d 353 (1942).An employee who has established rights to benefits under the Unemployment Compensation Act is a necessary party for a review of the decision on appeal. Brown v. Haith, 140 Neb. 717, 1 N.W.2d 825 (1942).