Opinion No. (1993)

REQUESTED BY: Lawrence Myers, Executive Director, Nebraska Equal Opportunity Commission Does the Nebraska Equal Opportunity Commission (NEOC) have jurisdiction under the Nebraska Fair Employment Practice Act over a city which provides nominal compensation to members of a volunteer fire department?

No.

In the case of City of Fort Calhoun v. Collins,243 Neb. 528 (1993), the Nebraska Supreme Court held that volunteers who receive no direct or indirect financial benefit, fringe benefits, or reimbursements for expenses and who contribute assistance on a purely voluntary basis are not employees…