LINCOLN- On Friday, a state labor court sided with the state of Nebraska over a case introduced by the 8,000-member Nebraska Association of Public Employees, which requested that the state provide records that could cost potentially $1 million to produce. This request was denied by the Nebraska Commission on Industrial Relations.
"The disputed requests are overly broad, unduly burdensome, and without any tie to potentially relevant or admissible evidence for the commission's consideration in deciding this dispute," said Commissioner Gregory Neuhaus. Justin Hubly, the Association of Public Employees's executive director, said he didn't see the decision as a significant setback.
At issue is Gov. Pillen's November executive order that aimed to end remote work for most state employees, with just a handful of exceptions. The order, which called for most employees to return to their offices by January 2nd, set off a firestorm of objections. Hubly said it will likely impact over 1,300 state employees.
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