OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska’s new rules for unemployment benefits are generally earning praise, but some people have been tripped up by one of the requirements.

Last fall, Nebraska increased the number of job contacts people must make each week to qualify for unemployment benefits to five from two. But some applicants are missing a requirement that one of those contacts must be made through the state’s jobs site.

Maddy Hager says she was surprised to receive a warning letter from the Labor Department saying she hadn’t met the requirements even though she contacted five employers.

The unemployment rules require applicants to make at least one job contact through the NEworks.Nebraska.gov website. That requirement is explained in the middle of a 34-page handbook and in a letter applicants receive.