Nebraska Statutes 81-1320. Permanent state employees; sick leave; schedule
Permanent employees of the State of Nebraska shall be entitled to sick leave with full pay computed at the rate of eight work hours per month for each calendar month of service. Those employees who have completed five or more years of service shall be entitled to one hundred thirty-six hours of sick leave during their sixth year of employment and shall thereafter be entitled to an additional eight hours of sick leave for each year of service not to exceed two hundred forty hours per calendar year. Sick leave shall be earned in accordance with the following schedule:
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 81-1320
- Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
- Month: shall mean calendar month. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- 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
- Year: shall mean calendar year. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
During 1st year of continuous employment ……… 96 hours per year
During 2nd year of continuous employment ……… 96 hours per year
During 3rd year of continuous employment ……… 96 hours per year
During 4th year of continuous employment ……… 96 hours per year
During 5th year of continuous employment ……… 96 hours per year
During 6th year of continuous employment ……… 136 hours per year
During 7th year of continuous employment ……… 144 hours per year
During 8th year of continuous employment ……… 152 hours per year
During 9th year of continuous employment ……… 160 hours per year
During 10th year of continuous employment …….. 168 hours per year
During 11th year of continuous employment …….. 176 hours per year
During 12th year of continuous employment …….. 184 hours per year
During 13th year of continuous employment …….. 192 hours per year
During 14th year of continuous employment …….. 200 hours per year
During 15th year of continuous employment …….. 208 hours per year
During 16th year of continuous employment …….. 216 hours per year
During 17th year of continuous employment …….. 224 hours per year
During 18th year of continuous employment …….. 232 hours per year
During 19th year of continuous employment and thereafter …. 240 hours per year; Provided, that employees who are regularly employed less than forty hours a week shall be entitled to sick leave proportionate to their regular workweek; and provided further, that any employee who has been employed by the Legislature or Legislative Council shall, for sick leave entitlement purposes, be credited with one continuous year of employment for each two hundred sixty working days such employee was employed by the Legislature or Legislative Council.