{"data":{"id":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-48-1127","jurisdiction":"us-ne","citation":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-1127","heading":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-1127","body":"The inclusion of military or veteran status as a protected class in the Nebraska Fair Employment Practice Act and sections 23-2525 , 23-2531 , and 23-2541 :\n\n(1) Is not intended to duplicate or mirror the protections offered by the federal Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994, 38 U.S.C. 4301 et seq.;\n\n(2) Does not require an employer or other covered entity to treat a servicemember who is absent from work differently than an individual who is not a servicemember;\n\n(3) Does not prohibit the granting of special benefits to veterans or servicemembers on an otherwise nondiscriminatory basis; and\n\n(4) Does not prohibit veterans' preference programs.","path":["NE Code","Chapter 48"],"source_url":"https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=48-1127","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:21Z","sha256":"3bfe6ae3b59e2b01428b2beb5cd43c4bf78303f41c2b6bc693b18d7046a7eef9","source_id":"us-ne","stale":false,"prev":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-48-1126","next":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-48-114"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}