Nebraska Statutes 20-327. Complaint; conciliation; conciliation agreement; effect
(1) During the period beginning with the filing of the complaint and ending with the issuance of a charge or a dismissal by the commission, the commission shall, to the extent feasible, engage in conciliation with respect to the complaint.
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 20-327
- Action: shall include any proceeding in any court of this state. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- Commission: shall mean the Equal Opportunity Commission. See Nebraska Statutes 20-305
- Complainant: shall mean the person, including the commission, who files a complaint under section Nebraska Statutes 20-306
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Conciliation: shall mean the attempted resolution of issues raised by a complaint or by the investigation of a complaint through informal negotiations involving the aggrieved person, the respondent, and the commission. See Nebraska Statutes 20-307
- Conciliation agreement: shall mean a written agreement setting forth the resolution of the issues in conciliation. See Nebraska Statutes 20-308
- Discriminatory housing practice: shall mean an act that is unlawful under section Nebraska Statutes 20-309
- Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
- State: when applied to different states of the United States shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories organized by Congress. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
(2) A conciliation agreement shall be an agreement between the complainant and the respondent and shall be subject to the approval of the members of the commission, which approval may not be delegated.
(3) A conciliation agreement arising out of such conciliation shall be an agreement between the respondent and the complainant and shall be subject to approval by the commission.
(4) A conciliation agreement may provide for binding arbitration of the dispute arising from the complaint. Any such arbitration that results from a conciliation agreement may award appropriate relief, including monetary relief.
(5) Each conciliation agreement shall be made public unless the complainant and respondent otherwise agree and the commission determines that disclosure is not required to further the purposes of the Nebraska Fair Housing Act.
(6) A conciliation agreement between a respondent and complainant which has been approved by the commission shall not be deemed an adjudication that the respondent has committed a discriminatory housing practice nor shall the conciliation agreement be the subject of an order for relief under section 20-337, unless the conciliation agreement is entered after an adjudication pursuant to an administrative proceeding or a civil action pursuant to state or federal law in which the respondent was found to have committed a discriminatory housing practice.