Opinion No. (1980)

REQUESTED BY: Dear Senator Reutzel:

In connection with your consideration of LB 733, you have requested the opinion of this office regarding the following inquiry:

"If an employee receives notice of up-coming jury duty, and reports this information to his employer, is the employer within his rights to switch that person's hours of work (shift) from day to night for that pay period?"

Your inquiry involves an interpretation of section25-1640, R.S.Supp., 1979, which provides:

"Any person who is summoned to serve on jury duty shall not be subject to discharge from employment, loss of pay, loss of…