“There’s a downside after they’re combating tooth and nail towards dozens of college consultants and legal professionals and lobbyists to get just a few additional minutes of speech remedy or bodily remedy or a less-restrictive surroundings, and if Sen. Rountree’s measure would assist to make that course of work just a little bit higher for essentially the most susceptible social gathering within the scenario, for the taxpayer, we could not be bothered,” Conrad stated.
Lawmakers voted 28-14 towards Rountree’s modification, then gave the underlying schooling invoice (LB937) second-round approval on a voice vote.
Additionally Tuesday, lawmakers debated a proposal that will allow drivers for firms like DoorDash to ship prospects items from firm warehouses whereas nonetheless being thought-about unbiased contractors, not staff.
The proposal introduced forth arguments just like a proposal final 12 months that clarified drivers, together with for Uber and Lyft, have been unbiased contractors not entitled to advantages like employees compensation protection.
