Nebraska Statutes 81-1322. State employee; terminated; returns within one year; sick leave computed; exceptions
For the purpose of sections 81-1320 to 81-1326, any state employee whose employment has been terminated, for other than disciplinary reasons, and who returns to state employment within one year from the date of such termination shall have his or her service for sick leave entitlement computed by combining prior continuous service with current continuous service disregarding such period of absence and shall have reinstated to his or her sick leave account all earned sick leave not used at the time of his or her departure, except that any employee who has retired or voluntarily terminated in lieu of retirement shall, if he or she returns to state employment, be considered a new employee for the purpose of sick leave entitlement.
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 81-1322
- 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.
- 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