Nebraska Statutes 43-4332. Disclosure of information by employee; personnel actions prohibited
Any person who has authority to recommend, approve, direct, or otherwise take or affect personnel action shall not, with respect to such authority:
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 43-4332
- Action: shall include any proceeding in any court of this state. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- Action shall: include any proceeding in any court of this state. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- Allegation: something that someone says happened.
- Inspector General: means the Inspector General of Nebraska Child Welfare appointed under section Nebraska Statutes 43-4307
- Office: means the office of Inspector General of Nebraska Child Welfare and includes the Inspector General and other employees of the office. See Nebraska Statutes 43-4313
- Person: shall include bodies politic and corporate, societies, communities, the public generally, individuals, partnerships, limited liability companies, joint-stock companies, and associations. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
(1) Take personnel action against an employee because of the disclosure of information by the employee to the office which the employee reasonably believes evidences wrongdoing under the Office of Inspector General of Nebraska Child Welfare Act;
(2) Take personnel action against an employee as a reprisal for the submission of an allegation of wrongdoing under the act to the office by such employee; or
(3) Take personnel action against an employee as a reprisal for providing information or testimony pursuant to an investigation by the office.