Section 93-9-011 - Civil LeaveThe employee will provide the Department with documentation to verify eligibility for civil leave. Civil leave does not include leave for military duty in connection with national defense, national disaster, or civil disturbances. Employees (including temporary) will be eligible for paid civil leave under the following conditions:
011.01Jury Duty. When an employee is called to serve as a juror, civil leave without loss of pay will be granted during the time when the employee's physical presence is required by the court. Employees will return to work when the employee's physical presence is not required by the court.011.02Election Board Duty. When an employee serves as a juror, clerk, election inspector, or judge of an election board or a counting board, civil leave without loss of pay will be granted during the time when the employee's physical presence is required by the court or the election or counting board. The employee will also retain all fees paid them for their civil service.011.03Voting Time. An employee who is a registered voter and does not have two (2) consecutive hours in the period between the time of the opening and closing of the polls during which he or she is not required to be present at work for the Department is entitled on election day to be absent from employment for such a period of time as will, in addition the employee's nonworking time, total two (2) consecutive hours between the time of the opening and closing of the polls. If the employee applies for such leave of absence prior to or on election day, paid civil leave of two (2) hours will be granted. The Department may specify the hours during which the employee may be absent. The two (2) hours authorized for voting does not apply to those employees who choose to vote by the use of an absentee ballot or who by reason of their employment must vote by use of an absentee ballot.011.04Court/Hearing Appearances. While serving as a witness under a work-related subpoena or voluntarily at the request of the Department, the employee will be excused from work with pay during the time that the employee's presence is required by the court or administrative body which issued the subpoena, or as required to testify when requested by the Department. At all other times during the employee's regular workday, the employee who is subject to a work-related subpoena will be on the job and working. Any witness fee received under such subpoena will be remitted to the funding source from which the employee's salary is paid. Employees attending court or an administrative hearing as a plaintiff, defendant, or witness on non-work-related matters, will use vacation leave or earned compensatory time, if available. If the employee does not have vacation leave or compensatory time available, the appropriate Office Administrator may grant leave without pay. In the event the employee is subpoenaed for non-work-related matters and does not have vacation leave or compensatory time, the appropriate Office Administrator will grant leave without pay. Any witness fees paid to the employee for such court appearances may be retained by the employee.
93 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 9, § 011
Amended effective 11/4/2015.Amended effective 7/5/2017.Amended effective 12/1/2018Amended effective 12/2/2018Amended effective 6/2/2024