Nebraska Revised Statutes

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-2705 (2026)

Employee protections

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Any person who has authority to recommend, approve, direct, or otherwise take or affect personnel action shall not, with respect to such authority:

(1) Take personnel action against an employee because of the disclosure of information by the employee to the Public Counsel or an official which the employee reasonably believes evidences wrongdoing;

(2) Take personnel action against an employee as a reprisal for the submission of an allegation of wrongdoing or a violation of this section to the Public Counsel or official by such employee; or

(3) Take personnel action against an employee as a reprisal for providing information or testimony, pursuant to an investigation or hearing held under the State Government Effectiveness Act, to the Public Counsel, an official, the State Personnel Board, a corresponding personnel appeals board, or the director or chief operating officer of an agency.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1997–2004 · leading case: State Ex Rel. Shepherd v. Nebraska Equal Opportunity Comm'n, 557 N.W.2d 684 (Neb. 1997).

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State Ex Rel. Shepherd v. Nebraska Equal Opportunity Comm'n, 557 N.W.2d 684 (Neb. 1997). · cites it 26× “That section states in pertinent part that any person who has authority to take or effect personnel action shall not, with respect to such authority, take such personnel action against an employee because of the employee's disclosure of information, submission of allegations of…”

Biby v. Bd. of Regents of Univ. of Nebraska, 340 F. Supp. 2d 1031 (D. Neb. 2004). · cites it 4× “Neb.Rev.Stat. § 81-2705. If an employee notifies the public counsel of an alleged violation of § 81-2705, the public counsel conducts an investigation to determine whether there are grounds to believe that a violation has occurred or is about to occur.”

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