Family Military Leave is available to employees in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Nebraska Family Military Leave Act, Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 55-501 through 55-507, and the amendments to the federal Family Medical Leave Act made by the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2008 (29 U.S.C. § 2612 et seq.).
007.01A Requesting employees will provide the Department with certification from the proper military authority to verify eligibility for the leave taken under the Nebraska Family Military Leave Act.007.01B Requesting employees will provide the Department with certification by the covered service member's health care provider for leave requested to care for that service member under the provisions of the federal National Defense Authorization Act amendments to the Family Medical Leave Act.007.01C Requesting employees will provide the Department with such certification as may be provided for through regulations issued by the United States Secretary of Labor for leave requested for a "qualifying exigency" arising out of the fact that an employee's spouse, son, daughter or parent is on active duty, or has been notified of impending call for active duty, in the Armed Forces in support of a contingency operation under the provisions of the federal National Defense Authorization Act amendments to the Family Medical Leave Act.93 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 9, § 007
Amended effective 11/4/2015.Amended effective 7/5/2017.Amended effective 12/1/2018Amended effective 12/2/2018Amended effective 6/2/2024