35-1408 – Wrongful termination of employment or disciplinary action; reinstatement; action to enforce act.
35-1408. Wrongful termination of employment or disciplinary action; reinstatement; action to enforce act. An employee who is terminated or against whom any disciplinary action is taken in violation of the Volunteer Emergency Responders Job Protection Act shall be immediately reinstated to his or her former position, if wrongfully terminated, without reduction of wages, seniority, or […]
35-1323 – Annexation, merger, or consolidation; no service award benefit program; effect.
35-1323. Annexation, merger, or consolidation; no service award benefit program; effect. Whenever by reason of annexation, merger, or consolidation a city, village, or rural or suburban fire protection district conducting a service award benefit program ceases to exist and becomes part of another city, village, or rural or suburban fire protection district which is not […]
35-1324 – Annual accounts; deposits and other property held in grantor trust; effect.
35-1324. Annual accounts; deposits and other property held in grantor trust; effect. (1) All deposits made to annual accounts under any service award benefit program conducted pursuant to the Volunteer Emergency Responders Recruitment and Retention Act, all property and rights purchased with such deposits, and all investment income, property, or rights attributable to such deposits […]
35-1326 – Administrative services agreements authorized.
35-1326. Administrative services agreements authorized. Any city, village, or rural or suburban fire protection district conducting a program may enter into an administrative services agreement with an appropriate organization authorized to conduct business in Nebraska to administer the service award benefit programs provided for in the Volunteer Emergency Responders Recruitment and Retention Act. No such […]
35-1327 – Agreement; provisions.
35-1327. Agreement; provisions. The agreement authorized by section 35-1326 shall provide: (1) That the organization shall make all disbursements under the contract or contracts issued by it, such disbursements to be made in such manner and amounts as directed by the city, village, or rural or suburban fire protection district conducting the service award benefit […]
35-1329 – Service award benefit program; termination; effect.
35-1329. Service award benefit program; termination; effect. Whenever a city, village, or rural or suburban fire protection district conducting a service award benefit program ceases to conduct the service award benefit program, each person listed on the certification lists for all years of service completed prior to the date upon which the city, village, or […]
35-1330 – Unallocated contributions forfeited; use.
35-1330. Unallocated contributions forfeited; use. All unallocated contributions forfeited pursuant to section 35-1314 shall be used by the city, village, or rural or suburban fire protection district to finance the cost of conducting the service award benefit program or, at the discretion of the city, village, or rural or suburban fire protection district, to reduce […]
35-1401 – Act, how cited.
35-1401. Act, how cited. Sections 35-1401 to 35-1408 shall be known and may be cited as the Volunteer Emergency Responders Job Protection Act. Source Laws 2008, LB1096, § 5.
35-1402 – Terms, defined.
35-1402. Terms, defined. For purposes of the Volunteer Emergency Responders Job Protection Act: (1) Employee does not include a career firefighter or law enforcement officer who is acting as a volunteer emergency responder; (2) Employer means any person employing ten or more employees; and (3) Volunteer emergency responder means: (a) An individual who has been […]
35-1403 – Employer; prohibited acts.
35-1403. Employer; prohibited acts. No employer shall terminate or take any other disciplinary action against any employee who is a volunteer emergency responder if such employee, when acting or actively deployed as a volunteer emergency responder, is absent from or reports late to his or her place of employment in order to respond to an […]