Nebraska
Nebraska employers seeking to explain how the handbook and supplement should be read together and that neither the handbook nor the supplement alter an employee's at-will status should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.
Nebraska employers with 10 or more employees seeking to educate employees about the availability of volunteer emergency responder leave and to show their compliance with Nebraska's Volunteer Emergency Responders Job Protection Act should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.
Nebraska employers seeking to show their compliance with Nebraska's law regarding texting while driving, to promote driving safety and to limit liability from accidents involving employees who are driving and using electronic devices for work-related purposes or while driving a company-owned vehicle should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.
Nebraska employers that are in control of the place or premises and that wish to limit or prohibit weapons in the workplace should consider including this statement in their handbook. Employers should also consider including this statement in their handbook to prevent workplace violence, provide notice that weapons will not be permitted inside the workplace and show their compliance with the Nebraska law that gives employees the right to keep a lawfully possessed firearm inside a locked personal vehicle in a company parking lot that is open to the public.
In addition to federal posting requirements, a Nebraska employer should ensure compliance with individual state and local requirements for workplace posters. This chart contains information regarding Nebraska-specific notice posting requirements.
As mandated by the Nebraska Equal Opportunity Commission, every Nebraska employer covered by state civil rights laws must post the Nebraska Discrimination in Employment, Housing, Public Accommodations Is Prohibited by State Law Poster.