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Nebraska

For Nebraska, maximum share of earnings a creditor may take is Twenty-five percent of his or her disposable earnings for that week; earnings wholly exempt is thirty times the federal minimum hourly wage prescribed by 29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1) in effect at the time earnings are payable; statute is 25-1558, verified against its source on 2026-08-30.

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Nebraska our reading
Maximum share of earnings a creditor may take
Twenty-five percent of his or her disposable earnings for that week verified
Earnings wholly exempt
thirty times the federal minimum hourly wage prescribed by 29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1) in effect at the time earnings are payable verified
Statute
25-1558 verified
Sourcenebraskalegislature.gov
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the maximum part of the aggregate disposable earnings of an individual for any workweek which is subject to garnishment shall not exceed the lesser of the following amounts: (a) Twenty-five percent of his or her disposable earnings for that week; (b) The amount by which his or her disposable earnings for that week exceed thirty times the federal minimum hourly wage prescribed by 29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1) in effect at the time earnings are payable; or (c) Fifteen percent of his or h

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