As used throughout Titles 218 to 230 of the regulations of the Department of Labor, the terms below shall be defined as follows:
A. "Commissioner" shall mean the Commissioner of Labor of the State of Nebraska.B. "Department" shall mean the Department of Labor of the State of Nebraska.C. "Week" shall mean a period of seven consecutive days ending at midnight Saturday.D. "Willful benefit overpayment" shall mean a benefit obtained by an individual who intentionally fails to disclose amounts earned during any week with respect to which benefits are claimed by him or who intentionally fails to disclose or has falsified as to any fact which would have disqualified him or rendered him ineligible for benefits during such week.E.1. For all benefit years beginning on or before June 30, 2011, "base period" shall mean the first four of the last five completed calendar quarters immediately preceding the first day of an individual's benefit year.2. For all benefit years beginning on or after July 1, 2011, "base period" shall mean the individual's base period as determined pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-602.F. Hearing Officer" shall mean an attorney or administrative law judge assigned to the Appeal Tribunal.219 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 1, § 002