A supervisor shall take appropriate disciplinary action if an employee commits one or more of the following:

  *1. Violation of, or failure to comply with, the State’s Constitution or statutes; an order of a court; codes of conduct; or published rules, regulations, policies, or procedures of the Nebraska Judicial Branch or the State of Nebraska.

  2. Failure or refusal to comply with a lawful order or to accept a reasonable or proper assignment from an authorized supervisor.

  3. Inefficiency, incompetence, or negligence in the performance of duties or failure to meet clearly established performance expectations.

  4. Unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensation, possession, or use of a controlled substance or alcoholic beverages in the workplace or reporting for duty under the influence of alcohol and/or unlawful drugs.

  5. Negligent or improper use of public property, equipment, technology, or funds, or conversion of same to one’s own use. This includes transmitting threatening, obscene, or harassing material through the Nebraska Judicial Branch or the State’s communication systems.

  6. Use of undue influence to gain or attempt to gain promotion, leave, favorable assignment, or other individual benefit or advantage.

  7. Falsification, fraud, or omission of required information on the employment application/resume.

  8. Unauthorized, improper use, or abuse of any type of leave, meal, or rest periods.

  9. Repeated tardiness or unauthorized leave, including unauthorized departure from the work area.

  10. Failure to maintain satisfactory and harmonious working relationships with the public or other employees while on the job or when performing job-related functions.

  11. Failure to obtain and maintain current license or certification required by law or policy as a condition of employment.

  12. Conviction of a felony.

  13. Repeated failure to make reasonable provision for payment of personal debts which result in multiple garnishments caused by two or more personal debts, excluding cases of court ordered child support payments.

  14. Insubordinate acts or language which seriously hampers the Nebraska Judicial Branch’s ability to control, manage or function.

  15. Acts which bring discredit upon oneself, the Nebraska Judicial Branch, and the state.

  16. Acts or conduct (on or off the job) which adversely affect the employee’s performance and/or the Nebraska Judicial Branch’s performance or function.

  17. Workplace harassment based in whole or in part on race, gender, color, religion, age, disability or national origin which manifests itself in the forms of comments, jokes, printed material, and/or unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors or other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature.

  18. Display or possession of materials and/or utterance of comments in the workplace that are derogatory toward a group or individual based on race, gender, color, religion, disability, age or national origin.

  *Note: Although county court clerk magistrates are governed by the Nebraska Revised Code of Judicial Conduct, they are disciplined in accordance with the Nebraska Judicial Branch Personnel Policies and Procedures.

  Employees shall not be disciplined more than once for a single specific violation. However, they may be disciplined for each additional violation of the same or similar nature.

Amended September 17, 2003; amended December 22, 2010; amended July 9, 2015; amended October 23, 2024, effective January 1, 2025.